Garden City CTB weighs balloon festival as revenue booster
Garden City Tourism Board reports record fourth quarter guest tax receipts reaching 175000 and approves an 854976 budget for the year with plans to host the Garden City Hot Air Balloon Festival on Sept 21 2024 relocation of the August date. The vote was 7 2 with support for the event and funding to promote other tourism activities including OSU golf and Way Out West Baseball Tournament. The board set aside funds for promotions and a two year lease for Rental Enterprise to support CTB operations.
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Garden City
Schoonover
John Washington
Garden City Recreation Commission
Amro Samy
Samy
Therese Cruz
Holiday Inn Express
Tve
Oklahoma State University
Todd van Cleave
Southwest Hitter Baseball Club
Way Out West
E. Fulton Terrace
Dan Fankhauser
Dick’ Fankhauser
Neil Kapadia
Best ‘Value Inn
CTB Board
Debbie Reyes-Sanchez
LaMona Johnson
Derik Johnson
Reyes-Sanchez
Kentner
David Crase
City Commission
Crase
Garden City Commission
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
E. Finnup Drive
Safety debate over Kansas smoke detector law following fatal fire
After a deadly fire in Finney County, advocates and officials spar over the 1998 Smoke Detector Act requiring detectors in all single family homes. Property owner Steve Burgess, who runs 300 rentals, says he installed detectors post fire. Critics urge stronger penalties and stricter enforcement, while local leaders discuss possible inspections and ordinance changes to improve housing safety.
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Steve Burgess
Kansas
Burgess
Garden City
Dodge City
David Rebein
Mike ‘Savoy
Nichole Savoy
Rebein
Savoy
Fire Department
Finney County
John Wheeler
Stati
Reynand Mesa
Mesa
Tor
Lability
Senate
Steve Morris
Hugoton
Morris
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Rascue
Allen Shelton
John Doll
Doll
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