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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 2004
Page
1
A compact note in Volume 75 No 75 notes trains passing each other with a brief caption. It highlights leadership qualities in a reflective, human interest tone. The item reads like a newspaper card teaser signaling a photo or cartoon about rail traffic and leadership themes.
The Garden City USD 457 budget work group urged 100 percent funding for high, middle, and elementary instruction in the upcoming 2004-05 spending plan. Other 12 programs should receive 98 to 95 percent if state aid drops. Board to review recommendations after state actions and local option budget decisions.
During the Five-State Multicultural Conference a panel led by Penney Schwab of United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries discussed Garden City’s diverse population. They noted Finney County grew from 18 000 to 40 500 in 25 years as beef packing expanded, and clinics work due to bilingual staff and cultural understanding.
Clayton and Rosemary Studley lost their home of 34 years on Third Street when a blast at 4:41 p.m. sent smoke through the house. Firefighters battled winds up to 38 mph for over two hours, but the couple’s photos and Rosemary’s wedding rings survived. The couple will mark their 49th anniversary next month. The fire started in the basement and a large amount of ammunition continued to go off as crews worked into the night.
Voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide renewal of the county building fund which allocates up to one mill of property tax for renovations replacements and new construction. Initiated in 1974 the fund has been renewed in 10 year cycles with about $377000 per year and $3.7 million over a decade. County commissioners approved reauthorizing the fund in December.
Finney County taxpayers gathered enough Feb signatures to push a ballot measure with election costs estimated at 8 000 to 10 000 dollars. The county building fund has funded the attorney’s office EMS building remodel Area Mental Health Center jail and public works facilities. About 309 759 sits in the fund and this year’s taxes would yield about 480 000, said County Administrator Pete Olson. Commissioners drafted a project list for potential funding.
Paul Garrison criticizes a proposed county resolution adding inoperable vehicles to the nuisance definition. He argues property rights allow owners to act on their land within reason and that commissioners should not have powers beyond ordinary citizens. Garrison lives in Garden City and owns county rental properties.
Finney County Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Finney County Administrative Center on 311 N Ninth St second floor commission chambers. The text includes an offhand remark about personal rights and safety, with the rest truncated.
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