Finney County Sets 2015 Legislative Platform Outline
Finney County Commission reviewed its 2015 legislative platform without changes, calling it a discussion tier. Key items include fixture tax exemption and opposition to expanded tax exemptions for machinery and equipment, plus advocacy for local officials to participate in the legislative process. The panel may also push for a tax review of oil and gas production methods and a possible repeal of severance tax in favor of production-based taxation. Next, the Kansas Association of Counties policy may influence Finney’s priorities. A $150,000 loan for Cornerstone Metal Recycling was approved from the county revolving loan fund, with matching funds from multiple sources, to help buy and outfit a plant at 1724 Lincoln Road, Garden City. The project aims to create 10 full-time jobs, with a 6 percent five-year loan and shared liens and insurance requirements.
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Finney County Commission
Randy Partington
Partington
Finney County
Kansas Association of Counties
Roman Halbur
Halbur
Oklahoma
KAC
Commission
Finney County Community Development Block Grant
Cornerstone Metal Recycling, LLC
Great Plains Development, Inc
Bob Wetmore
Great Plains Development
Garden City Area Industrial Development Committee
GCAID
Finney County Economic Development E-Community
Startup
Kansas
Great Plains
Lena DuVall
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Lincoln Road
Garden City
Cornerstone
Ture
DuVall
Wetmore
Steven Martinez
Robert Pacheco
Jeff Steele
Kelly Muniz
Finney County Sheriffs Office; Anita Garcia With the County Clerk’s Office
Robert Lee
Raymond Lopez
Public Works Department
Local businessman honored for support of deployed reservist
Garden City businessman Jim Hemmert of J & J Heating and Air received the Seven Seals Award from the Kansas ESGR for aiding Sgt. Juan Barajas Leon and his family during deployment. The ceremony at the County Administrative Center praised Hemmert for fixing the veteran’s faulty boiler and keeping his home safe. Barajas thanked Hemmert in person for the relief and support during his service, noting his family faced no hardship thanks to Hemmert’s work.
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Garden City
U.S. Army
Kansas Committee
Guard and Reserve
Department of Defense
Jim Hemmert
Seven Seals
Hemmert
Juan Barajas Leon
N. Ninth St
Alan Barrett
ESGR
Afghanistan
Barajas
Dan Wimmer
Barrett
ESGA
United States
Kansas
Jim Hammett
J & J Heating and Air
Garden City mayor to speak to Horace Good students
Mayor Roy Cessna will visit Horace Good Middle School from 9 30 to 11 a m Wednesday to discuss his role and civic leadership with social studies classes. Students are in an essay contest called If I Were Mayor run by the League of Kansas Municipalities with six regional winners earning 125 cash prizes and a final state winner earning 250. The event aims to boost civics education and literacy with refreshments for attendees.
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Garden City
Roy Cessna
Horace Good Middle School
League of Kansas Municipalities
State Capitol
Family Literacy Night and Orchestra Concerts Planned
Gertrude Walker Elementary invites families to a literacy night on Thursday from 5 30 to 7 00 p m with a road trip theme and various activities at the school. The Garden City High School Auditorium at 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd will host concerts with the middle school orchestra at 6 p m featuring 122 students and the high school orchestra at 7 p m featuring 120 students. Both free events are open to the public.
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Gertrude Walker
Garden City High School
Buffalo Way Blvd
Florence Wilson hosts parent engagement meeting at elementary
Florence Wilson Elementary School will hold a Parent Engagement Meeting for kindergarten and first grade families at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The session will outline expectations and skills for advancing to the next grade, with literacy and math activities for home practice and a pizza dinner for attendees.
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Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Alaska
Hawaii
Florence Wilson Elementary School
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Boel Estate
E. Mary
Stephanie Bogner
Accar Braker
Nuamer
GC Mayor
HGMS
Florence Wilson
Axel
Hias
Facebook
Carlton
Fleming
Elvis
Chihuahua
FCHS
Finneycohs.org
Millie
Vicki Bulkley
Rer
Diures
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