Local GCRC faces scrutiny after lease, closures and study
Residents and former officials critique Garden City Recreation and Community Center over a 11 500 monthly Core Fitness lease and the downtown wellness center closure. They urge accountability, board training, and possible structural change to report directly to city managers, with a management study due soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Commission
Garden City
GCRC
Core Fitness
Lee Clanton
Clanton
Donna Gerstner
John Washington
Gerstner
Jim Howard
Washington
City Commission
Rec
Ferguson
Kansas school funding inequities reviewed in court ruling
The Gannon v. Kansas case continues as lawmakers faced $54 million in 2015 reductions to poorer districts, part of a two decade equalization program. Justices suggested cures exist, with debates on whether funds or policy changes are needed, and whether total K 12 funding is adequate. The dispute could prompt hundreds of millions more for schools if plaintiffs prevail.
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Gannon
Robb
Kansas
Kansas State Department of Education
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Banquet honors Garden City businesses and SDSI leaders
The Chamber banquet in Garden City awarded four local firms and SDSII leader Mark Hinde Non-Profit of the Year, American State Bank & Trust’s Marvin Anliker, Weber Refrigeration’s Brian Weber, Legacy Auto Center’s Jason and Jennifer Dougherty, and Western Motor’s Michael Rush as Ambassador. Illusionist Reza closed the night with a magic show at HGMS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Foundation
Finney County Extension Board
Garden City
Taylor
Chamber
Marvin Anliker
American State Bank & Trust Company
E. Mary St
Anliker
Brian Weber
Weber Refrigeration & Heating
N. Main St
Weber
Jason
Jennifer Dougherty
Legacy Auto Center
E. Fulton St
Jason Dougherty
Jennifer
Mark Hinde
Southwest Developmental Services, Inc
SDSII
Palace Dr. Unit C
Hinde
SDSI
Michael Rush
Western Motor
Steve Dyer
Reza
Clifford Hope
HGMS
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Hyunda
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