Voters renew county sales tax repeal? no, extension approved
Finney County voters appear headed to extend the Building Road Maintenance Project sales tax through 2021 with 3 710 yes to 2 920 no from 27 of 32 precincts. Officials say the levy funds road and building projects for the county and Garden City, with about 800 000 to 850 000 annually for infrastructure.
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Finney County
Garden City
City of Holcomb
Randy Partington
Partington
Maple Street
VFW
Plymer
Dave Jones
Jones
Garden City weighs parking as Legion building apartments move forward
City commission agrees to seek Planning Commission rezoning for CSS Properties plan to convert the old American Legion building at 125 Pine St into a high end apartment complex. Parking remains the primary hurdle as owner negotiates nearby spaces while Windsor Hotel plans loom in Downtown developments.
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American Legion
Garden City Commission
Planning Commission
CSS Properties, LLC
Pine St
Candace
Carlos Gamino
Legion Post 9
Kansas National Guard Armory
S. Main St
Pine Street
Gaminos
Gamino
Dan Fankhauser
John Doll
Garden City
Doll
Kansas Municipal Insurance Trust
Kansas Cities
Kansas League of Municipalities
Kids Vote at Elementary School Mock Election
Students at Victor Ornelas Elementary join a mock national election with horses dogs and granola as voting issues. First graders vote Obama or Romney based on hobbies while eight and seven year olds recount ballots and learn the process. The activity, part of Kids Voting USA, aims to foster future civic engagement and includes grade level ballots and Spirit Day polls.
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Luis Meraz
Victor Ornelas
Roni Knight
Sarah Vanek
Jairo Depaz
Barack Obama
Thomas Cisneros
Obama
Karina Romero
Mitt Romney
Elias Ozaeta
Romney
Knight
Vanek
Kids Voting USA
Erik Moreno
Itzel Moreno
Denise Romero
Finney County Public Library
Garden City High School
Romero
Moreno
Kids Voting
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