County weighs Sunflower ethanol plant project and land needs
County officials say Sunflower’s ethanol plant may seek tax breaks, but decisions won’t depend on incentives. Land for rails and roads could prompt property purchases and possible eminent domain concerns, while traffic and Holcomb residents’ safety require safeguards. Debates include agreement terms as Conestoga Energy Partners builds Bonanza Bio-energy for July production.
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Hellerich
Sunflower
Cliff Mayo
Mayo
Busi
Depperschmidt
Scoular
Conestoga Energy Partners LLC
Bonanza
Kansas counties seek expanded federal aid after storm
Haskell Finney Grant Gray Greeley Hamilton Lane Scott Stevens Wichita Kearny and Stanton among 42 of 44 western Kansas counties eligible for additional FEMA disaster aid beyond debris removal and emergency protective measures. The figure tops $362 million in damage across the 44 counties with $352 million in electric utilities.
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FEMA
Kathleen Sebelius
Bush
KDEM
Kansas
Sebelius
Ities
Haskell
Finney
Grant
Gray
Greeley
Hamilton
Lane
Scott
Stevens
Wichita
Kearny
Stanton
National Weather Service
Darlene Lucas
Pioneer Electric
Satanta
Smoky Hills Wind Project faces siting and landowner concerns
Kansas lawmakers push wind farm siting rules as TradeWind in Lincoln and Ellsworth counties aims for 250 MW with Sunflower Electric and others expected to buy power. First 100 MW phase to start in March under Freeman Construction. Landowners like Gordon Homeier back leases, while opponents warn of prairie and scenic damage. Kuether seeks environmental guidelines from a 2003 task force, urging transparency to nearby landowners and county officials.
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Lincoln
Ellsworth
Sunflower Electric
Hays
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
Smoky Hills
Kansas
Freeman
Kuether
Ellsworth County
Gordon Homeier
Lincoln County
Homeier
Virgil Huseman
Flint Hills
Huseman
Windsor plan for downtown hotel restoration weighed
Developer Klein cites past rehab successes at Plains Hotel and Elklund Hotel while evaluating the Windsor project in Garden City. The vacant building holds about 90 rooms now and will drop to 60 65 after renovations. Parking and streetscape pose small hurdles. power plant expansion nearby could benefit the plan. A final viability presentation is set for Feb 27 at Downtown Vision offices. Investors would follow if restoration proves economically feasible.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Clayton
N.M
Windsor
Klein
Finney County
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Holcomb
Garden City
Preservation Alliance
Vision
N. Main St
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