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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 2001
Page
1
A regional 4-H member from Area 4 ends a winning streak by capturing the state award. The recipient, from the local county program, earned top honors amid a field of active 4-H youths and was praised by program leaders for dedication and leadership.
Market Tonight clear and cool with lows near 50s to 55. Friday sunny with highs around 80 to mid-80s, noted from northeast to southwest. Friday night partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the southwest and mostly clear elsewhere. temperatures in the 50s to 60s across regions.
Brief online note announces local news coverage and sports editorials available at The Telegram website www gctelegram com. It directs readers to the site for current local reporting and opinion content.
At 11 a.m. the Dow Jones average stood at 10,646.19, down 1.21 from this morning's opening. The drop signals cautious trading as investors digest early gains and weigh market direction.
Wheatland Electric Co op and Garden City inch toward a treated water supply. KDWR officials weigh consumptive use while Wheatland and the city plan pipes and a storage tank funded by the city’s capital improvement fund. Burns and McDonnell leads the design work as the Arkansas River water rights and a Colorado dispute loom.
Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar said the Arkansas River Compact dispute with Kansas remains unresolved after the Supreme Court awarded Kansas $22 million. Kansas sued Colorado in 1985 claiming excessive water withdrawals violated the 1949 compact. The Court sided with a master's findings against Colorado in 1995.
Since 1996 Garden City has collected over 2.7 million in franchise fees and natural gas royalties. Two city owned wells produced 286 427 in royalties last year with more from others. Officials say royalty income funds the general fund and helps hold property tax levy down as royalties rise with higher gas profits.
Halloran proposes using unanticipated revenues from gas to help residents facing bills. Eligible citizens include those meeting Kansas social services criteria and seniors on fixed incomes. DiPiazza says staff will discuss utility fund issues with Garden City Commission in July as excess franchise fee revenues are used for electric, water, and sewer bills.
City officials warn gas revenues for 1996 2000 are likely to exceed prior years as natural gas prices rise. Heating expenses for city facilities including Garden City Regional Airport are up, with Big Pool reportedly unheated. The heating budget is expected to be at least 50 percent higher than last year.
Finney County residents faced ongoing issues with gas wells in Holcomb and Garden City. Amoco Production Company repeatedly resisted landscaping and aesthetic improvements near wells on Fair Street and Wildcat Park, despite past city requests and partial funding efforts from donations.
A six day series examines Kansas natural gas wealth and tax exemptions shaping policy. The Kansas Corporation Commission weighs implications as Finney County faces depleting wells and a potential economic ripple.
Rain halted wheat cutting as harvest nears completion in Kiowa, Anthony, and Danville where 99, 90 percent of fields, and state estimates set a 303 million bushels production for 2001. USDA and Kansas State economists note 8.4 million acres to be harvested with gains and losses across Sumner Dodge City areas.
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