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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 2001
Page
1
Local program seeks to assist residents with electricity and water bills. City agency partners with charities to broaden outreach and relieve financial hardship for qualifying households. Eligibility requires proof of income and residence, with applications open this month at community centers.
The Garden City City Commission will discuss aiding ConAgra Beef Co. employees at a Tuesday 1 p.m. meeting at the City Administrative Center. Proposals include installment payments for past due electric bills over three months, with verbal payment promises for up-to-date customers. The meeting also covers appeals and grievance policy changes, including a five member peer review board.
City and county officials plan weekly meetings with ConAgra Beef Co representatives on the plant progress after a Christmas night fire. Garden City officials urge keeping the plant open and assisting displaced workers with utilities. Company will provide updates and assess rebuilding options and needed assistance while avoiding speculation on site or location.
About 970 unemployed ConAgra Beef Co. workers filled unemployment benefit applications over three days at the Exhibition Building. Five sessions Wednesday to Friday drew large crowds, with 500+ filings midweek, 300 on Thursday, and fewer on Friday. Job Service Center manager Alan Riedel credited word-of-mouth for strong turnout. Translators remained on hand as late Friday afternoon arrivals were possible.
Emmaus House at 802 N Fifth St distributes food to ConAgra Beef Co workers and families. On Wednesday 162 boxes were handed out, far above the usual 60 to 90 as Robin Marsh notes growing demand while Pete Olson says ConAgra plans remain uncertain and gathering ideas continues.
Kansas women increased representation to 32.7 percent with 13 Senate and 41 House seats, keeping fifth nationwide. Shari Weber and Lana Oleen become House and Senate majority leaders, the first in Kansas for both chambers. Leaders credit ability over gender, noting past leaders in 1991 and 1995-96.
A Garnett based group, East Kansas Agri Energy, started raising the first of 25000 to finance an ethanol feasibility study to be sited just south of Garnett. Chairman Roger Brummel says they must raise the money by January 12 and asks for individual gifts of 1000 dollars. If approved, contributions earmarked for the study will be counted as See Study, Page A2.
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