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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 2009
Page
1
Azalea blossoms fill Woodward Park in Tulsa Oklahoma creating a vibrant display. Visitors stroll along winding paths admiring pink and white flowers while gardeners tend beds and note peak bloom timing. The scene captures springtime renewal and local park beauty.
Garden City Commissioners vote to raise residential water rates by about 26 cents per 1000 gallons, phased in over three years with bills rising after April 1. The increase targets a roughly 15 percent rise to help offset losses from Wheatland Electric Co op related to the reverse osmosis project, with new tiers set at 1.40, 1.50, and 1.55 per 1000 gallons across monthly usage brackets.
Verne Wilson recalls the Honor Flight experience that honored World War II veterans in Garden City as volunteers expand efforts to fund trips to the Washington memorial. Paul Sanford of the American Legion leads fundraising for 500 to 600 local veterans who want to participate, with guardians covering travel and care for $500 per veteran.
In Topeka AP reports lawmakers debate a new state transportation program to cover a decade of road and bridge needs totaling about 17.7 billion dollars. Senate and House panels consider raising taxes and fees, but funding remains uncertain and no immediate votes are planned.
Garden City Holcomb and Finney County staff have battled FEMA over revised flood maps while seeking removal of properties from the flood plain. The maps label Drainage Districts 1 and 2 as tributaries of the Arkansas River, sparking resident and former official concerns about overreach and the legitimacy of a nonflow drainage ditch in the mapped area.
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