Local smoking ban sparks debate over patios and rights
Discussion centers on Garden City ordinance allowing outdoor smoking areas at eateries 50 feet from entrances. Town figures note mixed business impact and legal considerations as Kansas cases and statewide polls influence views. fines for violations outlined while some owners see bold leadership rather than controversy.
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Jax Sports Grille
McGee's
Rod Wadel
Wadel
JR. Behan
Leon Jordan
Finney County Citizens For Limited Government
Kansas Supreme Court
Lawrence
Sunflower Foundation
Kansas
Crouch
Garden City
Mike Utz
Gerstner
Syracuse Sand Dunes Recreation Park Opens Near Syracuse
The city opens 1300 acre Syracuse Sand Dunes Recreation Park touted as the Midwest's premier family rec area. Troy and Bill Walker with family visit from Hutchinson and Waynoka join other visitors from Topeka Garden City and Wichita as officials detail rules fees and expected growth.
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Syracuse Sand Dunes Recreation Park
Midwest
Syracuse
Walker
Hutchinson
Waynoka
Troy Walker
Jessica
Cady
Adison
Bill
Betty Walker
Little Sahara
Kansas
Jenny Frey
Zach Brucker
Frey
Brucker
Syracuse Sand Dunes
Hamilton County
Topeka
Garden City
Ulysses
Lakin
Colorado
Wichita
Crae Barr
Sahara
Bill Walker
Syracusesand
Gerber leads Youth Services with focus on troubled youth
Gerber brings compassion from his own tough times to his new post directing Youth Services. He recalls sitting with a youth in detention for three hours as the young man considered suicide, a moment he calls a success when the youth later reformed. The agency, serving six counties, partners with Area Mental Health Center and others to steer youths toward classes, drug and anger treatment, and accountability.
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Gerber
New Post
Jennifer Burrows
Youth Services
Finney
Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Scott
Wichita
Area Mental Health Center
USD 457
Finney County
Pete Olson
City Commission considers new animal shelter facility
Garden City leaders discuss a new animal shelter with air filtration and extra space to house aggressive animals. City or county sites with no extra cost are eyed, with projected costs from 465000 to 614000 split between the two governments. High priority in the December Capital Improvement Program. county hesitance noted due to cost.
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Garhart
Garden City
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Stmatze
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Holly
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Syracuse's Park
Urgat Alista
Monuay
Abraham Rodriguez
Garden City High School
San Francisco
Rodriguez
Emily Behlmann
Ebehlmann
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