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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 2002
Page
1
Officials expressed concern over proposed redistricting plans that could split cohesive communities. They argued the changes might dilute representation while emphasizing the need to balance population and geographic realities. Public hearings were scheduled for next month.
Tonight the region is cloudy in the north and west with partial cloud cover in the southeast. A chance of flurries or freezing drizzle occurs in the north central area. Cold with lows from 10 to 15 in the northwest and up to the upper 20s in the southeast. Tuesday remains cold and cloudy with a chance of freezing rain or rain in parts of the southeast. Highs range from 25 to 30 in the north and west to the upper 30s in the southeast.
The Telegram directs readers to its internet site www.gctelegram.com for local news sports and editorials. The message highlights online access to ongoing coverage and content beyond the print edition.
City commission discussion centers on reauthorization of a half cent sales tax approved in 1994 and set to expire in 2005. A Tuesday decision will choose between a mail ballot or traditional polling places with election timing potentially at end of May or early June if mail ballots are used.
Holcomb City Council votes a stricter nuisance ordinance as Police Chief Jeff Sharp announces intensified enforcement. Officers will notify residents of violations and give 10 days to fix issues. Fines reach up to 100 dollars per day per violation plus court costs or city cleanup billed to owners.
Police say David Reeves, 26, was charged with two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and two counts of aggravated intimidation after parents reported alleged misconduct at Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center. SRS previously judged no crime. Reeves was moved to a sixth grade class before the arrest. Bond set at $100,000.
Maj. Gen. Mike Symanski, commander of the 89th Regional Support Command, visited the Garden City Army Reserve 467th Engineer Firefighting Detachment at 909 E Fulton St. He had earlier been in Salina and rerouted to check on unit status and morale and discuss possible mobilization. The 89th RSC covers Kansas Nebraska Missouri and Iowa.
In Topeka the Legislature leans toward a tax increase as reluctance to cut education spending grows. Since the 2002 session began, opposition to tax increases eased, and Gov. Bill Graves’s proposal for a 65 cent cigarette tax rise drew little reaction from Republicans near a budget push.
Ways and Means Committee chaired by Steve Morris and Senate President Dave Kerr consider raising tobacco and alcohol taxes to raise 87 million in the next budget year while abandoning a $39 per student public school aid cut. Graves warns cutting core programs is bad politics amid a 426 million revenue shortfall for 2008.
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