GCCC moves to buy Wagner Apartments for student housing
Garden City Community College trustees move to acquire 28 apartment units from Wagner Apartments to house up to 56 students starting this fall. The resolution of intent covers four of eight seven unit buildings on 1808 to 1809 E Laurel St and requires two publishings and a 30 day protest period before final action.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Wagner Apartments
E. Laurel St
Garden City Telegram
Dee Wigner
GCCC
Wagner
College
Carmen Wagner
John
College and
Garden City Community College
Brownback defends STAR bonds amid oversight push
Gov. Sam Brownback defended the value of STAR bonds as lawmakers demand greater accountability for this sales tax financing tool. They eye reforms as a massive plan to relocate the American Royal to Kansas includes a hotel arena and children's museum, funded by the controversial mechanism. Legislative talks seek limits on future STAR projects until reforms pass.
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Sam Brownback
American Royal Horse and Livestock Exhibition
Kansas
Heartland Park
Topeka
House
Senate
City Commission approves rusted water main cleaning plan
Garden City commissioners on Tuesday authorized cleaning 9 746 feet of cast iron water mains in areas south of Kansas Avenue and west of Taylor Avenue and south of Mary Street and west of Main Street. Mayer Speciality Services LLC of Goddard will perform the work as part of a long running program begun in 2013 to address rust colored water and pressure issues from aging pipes. Since 2012 several neighborhoods have reported rust and low pressure prompting cleanup efforts including work since 2018 on Second Street Kansas Avenue Hackberry Evans Theron Place and other sections.
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Garden City
Kansas Avenue
Taylor Avenue
Mary Street
Main Street
Mayer Speciality Services, LLC
Goddard
Second Street
Hackberry
First Street
Evans Street
Theron Place
Pats Drive
Belmont
Evans
Center Streets
Hazel
Market grain prices at Garden City Co-op
Prices for wheat corn and soybeans are listed with bids and closes. Wheat at 132.95 high 2.88 low 129.65 stand 132.95. Corn 13.53 soybeans 7.90. Futures shown for Apr June with 132.12 122.62 128.62 119.07.
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Garden City
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