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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 2009
Page
1
Tessa Blood captures Jarrod Hilger brushing his little brother Hunter's hair in Garden City. The candid moment emphasizes family bond and everyday life scenes from local residents.
Nine candidates compete for four Holcomb school board seats amid tight budgets enrollment decline and federal mandates like No Child Left Behind. Andy Mahoney of WBS moderated a forum with seven candidates present. Jered Salas and Douglas Schmidt were absent due to work conflicts.
Matt Jones and Katy Pauley vie for USD 363 school board Position 6 on April 7. Jones, educated at USD 363, has a daughter in the district and family history on the board. Pauley moved from Garden City nine years ago to enroll her children locally.
The Wichita County USD 467 Board refined plans to convert the current middle school into a K-6 building with a dome, and relocate high school to grades 7-12 with a PE dome. The $4.5 million package includes energy upgrades and a new vocational agriculture building, plus a $500,000 grant from Wichita County Economic Development for the PE dome. The district will contribute up to $700,000 for the high school dome from capital funds, with total enrollments 123 high school, 106 junior high, 239 grade school.
City engineer Steve Cottrell notes salaries dominate the engineering budget with little room to trim. Departments aim to hold 2010 budgets near 2009 levels while reducing current year costs where possible. The engineering staff stands at four, down from six to seven years ago, with retirements and non replacements trimming headcount. Budget meetings wrap up with a formal proposal to the Garden City Commission, preliminary figures due for April 21.
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