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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 2018
Page
3
Lawrence city commissioners adopted a 2019 budget of 206.5 million with a flat property tax rate and 7.8 percent water sewer rate rise plus 3 percent for stormwater. The plan funds new projects and a pilot for priority based budgeting to reallocate resources and identify funding aligned to city priorities.
After a two day jury panel process about 140 potential jurors were screened. A full nine women and three men with two alternates were sworn in at 6 30 p m for a three defendant Motel 6 murder trial in Douglas County District Court Judge Sally Pokorny presiding. Opening arguments are set to begin this morning with trial slated to run to August 24. Defendants Tyrone Carvin Ramone Singleton and Shawn Smith are from Kansas City areas.
The 2018 2019 school year starts for Lawrence district elementary students with early dismissals while most secondary students gain one more day of summer break. Several elementary schools adopt new hours from 8 45 to 2 20 p m or 8 00 to 1 35 p m with doors opening at 7 30 a m. Cordley Hillcrest and other campuses show building improvements and new sights.
The Douglas County Commission faces a decision on how to fund a behavioral health campus and expanded services with three options: a quarter or half percent sales tax, or issuing 12.23 million in general obligation bonds paired with a quarter percent sales tax. A 0.65 mill tax would accompany the bonds, raising about 13.08 dollars annually per 175 thousand home. The panel aims to finalize ballot language at the August 22 meeting in the Douglas County Courthouse.
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