Downtown Vision joins Kansas Main Street program celebration
Garden City Downtown Vision Inc celebrates its acceptance into the Kansas Main Street program with a July 2 reception at the Finnup Center. Bruce Glass, president, outlined a year of planning and a 105000 dollar budget, praising volunteers and the chamber for support while noting accountability to both the city and Topeka Main Street officials.
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Garden City Downtown Vision Inc
Finnup Center
Conservation Education
E. Finnup Drive
Bruce Glass
Downtown Vision Board
Kansas Main Street
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Glass
Garden City Area
City budget talks continue without oil windfall aid
Garden City commissioners review the 2005 budget requests for the airport, municipal court, police, information technology and recreation commission. City Manager Bob Halloran says funds will be tighter due to no oil and gas valuation windfall despite Finney County gains. City valuation rose 2.8 percent to about 133 million, but state mandates loom. The Kansas Police and Fire retirement contribution rises from 3.8 to 4.41 percent, and the PER system from 9.49 to an unspecified higher rate by next year.
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Garden City Commissioners
Police Department
Information Technology and Recreation Commission
Bob Halloran
Finney County
Garden City Community College
Finney
Halloran
Kansas Police and Fire
Kansas Public Employees
State water plan push to local basin groups
Kansas Water Authority chairman Steve Irsik and state leaders urge action on water supply. They send ideas to local basin committees this summer, aiming to move beyond rhetoric and make a real difference for future generations.
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Topeka
HNS
Kansas Water Authority
Steve Irsik
Irsik
Ingalls
Water preservation proposals to begin next summer
Proposals to preserve water would start next summer if approved by the Basin Advisory Committees and state officials. Tracy Streeter, acting director of the Kansas Water Office, notes extensive planning over several months and describes the office as the authority's research arm.
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Tracy Streeter
Kansas Water Office
Garden City approves demolition of 807 N Fourth St home
Garden City commissioners vote to demolish the Columbus, Ohio woman's childhood home at 807 N Fourth St after failing to meet city deadlines for renovation. The city had labeled the structure unsafe in January and set a Saturday deadline, with the decision taken amid concerns over leaving an empty lot or unfinished project.
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N. Fourth St
Garden City
Columbus
Ohio
Helen Davis-Rodebaugh
Fourth St
Jeff Whitham
Davis- Rodebaugh
Mike Collins
Greg Schaller
Audit questions mar mad cow surveillance program
Washington AP report says Agriculture Department testing for mad cow disease has shortcomings that could understate prevalence though officials call the draft IG findings a snapshot. The plan now aims to test 260000 animals over 12 to 18 months, with changes addressing earlier testing gaps and public health protection remains the priority.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department Inspector General
Department
Ron DeHaven
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
DeHaven
Henry Waxman
California
Government Reform Committee
Waxman
Agriculture
Ann Veneman
United States
Madton
Wash
U.S
Washington State
Oregon
Idaho
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