City commission weighs survey extension and options before filing
The commission debated extending the Garden City citizen survey deadline 30 to 45 days as it weighs whether to proceed to court over a stalled resolution. Sam Lane of Organizational Synapse LLC noted misread community involvement and aims to recruit via civic groups to hit a 379-participant target.
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Behan
Mesa
David Crase
Sam Lane
Organizational Synapse LLC
Garden City
Lane
Commission
Reynaldo Mesa
Garden City Fire Dept weighs staffing amid expansion plans
Fire personnel discuss optimal on duty numbers with eight firefighters as minimum, four per station plus one at Garden City Regional Airport during flight times. Current staffing sits at 10 on duty, five per station and one at the airport. City officials plan meetings with Sunflower and county commissioners to map expansion impact and funding.
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Garden City
Fire Department
Allen Shelton
Shelton
Collins
Reynaldo Mesa
Commission
Sunflower
Bob Halloran
Mesa
Safety rules guide city and district playgrounds
Standards from the International Playgrounds Equipment Management Association guide equipment safety in city parks and Garden City Public Schools. Inspections by manufacturers and audits by EMC Insurance ensure proper installation sand depth and safe fall zones, with annual repairs funded by park and district budgets.
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International Playgrounds Equipment Management Association
United States
Canada
Wade Inman
AAA Playgrounds
Edmond
Ohlo
Garden City
EMC Insurance
Tony Faulkner
Tangeman
GCRC
Washington
Geier
Parks Department
Capital Improvements Fund
Faulkner
Holcomb Facilities
Bennett
State Committee drafts 466 million education plan
The plan, led by Sen. John Wratil, increases base state aid for all districts and adds funds for special education and at risk students. At risk programs dominated two days of discussion as lawmakers respond to 2005 court concerns and a January cost study. Projections show budget solvency in coming years, despite conservative opposition to tax hikes or gambling expansion.
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John Wratil
Leawood
Legislative Division of Post Audit
Mance
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Kansas Arts Commissionee
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Wil Lala
Kansas Garden City
Sden Plains
Cledit Union
Gpcu.org
Kansas
NCUA
Siena Healing Arts Building
St. Catherine Hospital
Bishop Gilmore
Dodge City
Siena Healing Arts
St. Dominic Church
Athol
AWA
Hosp.org
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