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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 2002
Page
1
Picture This Emil Music and Igor Nikolic, both former GCCC students and athletes, gather at Igor's going away party.
Garden City commissioners work on trimming the 2003 budget as the current 37 mill levy would rise 7 mills. Cuts from Tuesday’s meeting reduce the levy by a few mills, with a planned follow up in a week. City staff shifted from 45 mills to 37, about $1 million, cutting vehicle purchases, delaying a third fire station, and implementing a hiring frost. Per $50,000 home, taxes rise to $214.83 from $177.85. Changes include using health insurance reserves, reducing pool bond funds, and sharing premium costs with employees.
Tim Shallenburger, Kansas Republican gubernatorial candidate and state treasurer, proposed tougher high school graduation standards and funding changes to ensure every public school student receives a suitable education. He urged more money in classrooms and greater local district flexibility while criticizing influences from television and popular music as contributing to a moral tailspin.
Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh closed the U S congressional filing season at 5 p m declaring the filing deadline for United States Congress as closed The Aug 6 primary and Nov 5 general election remain on track for four districts The only candidate filing Tuesday was Dan Lykins a Democrat in the 2nd District who will face Republican Jim Ryan in November The Kansas redistricting law had extended the deadline after a federal suit and three judges upheld the districts
Wichita AP Moran, seeking his fourth two year term, faces no intra party challenger and no Democrat candidate. He plans to focus on the job and campaign more in new areas of the district once the campaign mode starts. Lawmakers redrew district boundaries.
McDonald’s senior director John Hayes spoke to Kansas cattle producers in Russell about a foreign beef test in 400 Southeast U.S. restaurants. He said no expansion beyond the test is planned, reaffirming McDonald’s status as the largest U.S. beef buyer while noting a desire to source non grain fed cattle and a small percentage of beef from New Zealand and Australia.
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