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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2004
Page
1
Traveling crew toiled at Camp Christy as pictured in a captioned image showing workers handling tasks on site with a focus on their activity and the setting.
Auditor Gary Schlappe warned Finney County should rebuild its uncommitted cash balance to prepare for unexpected costs and avoid tax mill levy increases. He cited a drop from 50 percent of the general fund in 1998 ($3.8 million) to 15 percent in 2003 ($1.4 million) and urged commissioners to reverse the trend. County Administrator Pete Olson echoed the need for a reserve, comparing it to household savings.
The Kansas House tentatively approved a sales tax district to fund a 450 acre artificial lake along Horse Thief Canyon near Jetmore for recreation. A nine member board would levy the tax in Finney Ford Gray and Hodgeman counties to finance development and operation of the reservoir and facilities. Ness County requested removal from the proposal.
Dodge City meteorologist Jeff Hutton addressed about 40 Finney County officials and residents at the Finney County Law Enforcement Center as Kansas and federal agencies lead storm spotter training. Gov Sebelius declared Severe Weather Awareness Week to test sirens and readiness statewide.
Guidance from the National Weather Service covers tornado sheltering steps and flood or lightning precautions. Seek interior rooms on the lowest floor, avoid windows, abandon vehicles, and lie in a ditch only if no structure is available. Inside avoid metal. outdoors avoid high ground and water. Do not drive through floodwater.
The Telegram previews an AP series on elevated death rates among Mexican workers in the United States and a local look at how area businesses protect Mexican employees. It notes a deadly pattern, including a Nebraska plant death and a 2001 California toll of 119 Mexican-born workers.
In Schuyler Nebraska AP report, 27-year-old Jesús Soto Carbajal dies after a meatpacking line accident on July 25 2000. He worked as a safety monitor and was trying to shorten the line when a knife pierced his chest above the collarbone. The tragedy follows minor injuries and a culture of line pressure at the plant.
TOPEKA AP House Republicans propose a 92 million school finance plan funded by higher local property taxes and budget savings. It would boost funding for disadvantaged and bilingual programs and implement a cost of living adjustment to attract teachers in high cost areas. Announced during a Statehouse news conference, the plan pledges no statewide tax increase.
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