Longtime Finney County farmer Dean Gigot dies suddenly
Dean Gigot, 84, a cornerstone of Finney County farming and pioneer of center pivot irrigation, died Sunday at home after breakfast with his wife Betty Jo and friend Leland Crist. He helped build a family farming legacy noted by Fortune Magazine as the world’s largest corn grower in the late 1970s. His death leaves a wide circle of kin across Garden City, Holcomb, and Amarillo, Texas.
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Holcomb school board approves $13 million bond election
After a long discussion the Holcomb School Board unanimously backed a resolution to place a $13 million bond issue on the November ballot. The funds will finance a $14.5 million construction program with safety and security upgrades across all three schools, plus a new gym and activity center for the middle and high schools. The plan adds a 6.15 mills levy, costing a $100,000 home about $70.73 more in district taxes next year. $1.5 million would come from the district capital outlay fund and other improvements include parking, road work, secure entrances, storm shelters and upgraded HVAC systems.
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Prairie Ridge housing project gains RHID incentives approval
Gar den City USD 457 Board endorsed Prairie Ridge RHID tax incentives for a third housing phase. The plan would fund 32 two and three bedroom homes in two 16 unit buildings on North Campus Drive with 15 year tax revenue capture to reimburse infrastructure costs. City uses four growth tools including RHID and TIF to support public improvements.
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