Windsor Hotel preservation plan aims for senior living option
Garden City Preservation Alliance weighs a Vogel Properties proposal to convert the Windsor Hotel into a mixed use project funded by tax credits and public money. The plan includes senior housing on upper floors with public access and potential hotel elements. Some board members support reviving the landmark. others oppose the affordable housing concept and long term public access concerns. A decision on a real estate contract is expected at the Jan. 4 meeting.
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Preservation Alliance
Alliance Board
Garden City
Ross Miller
Miller
Deerfield
The
Alliance
Brian Nelson
Nelson
Arts Center On Main
Windsor
Main Street
Windsor Hotel
Vogel Properties
Korb Maxwell
Kansas City
Pete Marrone
Todd Marcus
Comprise Community Development
Susan Richards Johnson
David Crase
Betty Fercking
Beverly Schmitz Glass
Downtown Vision
Kelli Karlin
Topeka
Norma Nolte
Gary Whitehurst
Harness
N. Main St
New Garden City High School project adds turf and upgrades
The $92.5 million New Garden City High School project remains under budget by 7 million allowing a $975,000 concession and restroom building, concrete parking, and artificial turf on the football field. The stadium will seat 1,500 and the gym 2,500 with 384,000 square feet on 160 acres.
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Petition
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Garden City High School
Stewart Nelson
Gibson, Mancini, Carmichael
Nelson
Acad
Payroll tax cuts survive House stalemate
The two month deal would renew the payroll tax cut through Feb 29 along with unemployment benefits and a fix for Medicare payment cuts. The $33 billion package is funded by higher fees on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages and marked a political win for Obama amid a GOP revolt.
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Freddie Mac
Obama
Congress
GOP
Boehner
House
Senate
Chamber
Congressional Democrats
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
McConnell
Harry Reid
Jobless claims near 2008 low amid improving economy
Jobless claims dip toward 2008 lows as layoffs ease and hiring begins to pick up. Economists warn that political uncertainty and European debt woes could curb momentum, while leading indicators suggest steady growth into 2012. Unemployment may fall toward 8 percent before the November election.
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Sam Bullard
Wells Fargo
Dan Greenhaus
Btig LLC
Ronald Reagan
Greenhaus
Conference Board
Econ
Omy
Jan Shepherdson
Joel Naroff
Naroff Economic Advisors
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