Bricks to stay for now in East Lawrence survey
An informal East Lawrence survey shows 56 residents favor keeping brick streets exposed while five prefer resurfacing with asphalt after a 45 ton miller trimmed asphalt from three blocks. City officials caution decisions depend on more than public input and winter durability.
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East Lawrence
Lawrence
City Assn
Mikelle
Wildgen
Mike Wildgen
New York Street
Rhode Island Street
Power
County weighs future use of Valley View Care Home
Douglas County commissioners must decide if they want to be landlords before responding to United Way of Douglas County’s lease request for part of the 26,000 square foot Valley View Care Home at 2518 Ridge Ct. The building will be vacant as residents move to Brandon Woods Health Care Center. The county may also sell the adjacent two-acre tract.
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Douglas County
Valley View
Ridge Ct
United Way
Douglas County Senior Services
Craig Weinaug
Lawrence
Brandon Woods
Inverness Dr
Commission
Louie McElhane
McElhaney
Mark Buhler
Jim Chappell
Chappel
Downtown block eyed for upscale retail center in Lawrence
Developers plan to raze the 700 block of New Hampshire between Seventh and Eighth streets to create an upper end retail district with no apartments or offices. Lawrence attorney Winter Jr says negotiations with a Memphis developer and retailers are underway while residents fear a concrete back wall and loss of local character. The city may need to provide parking and officials will discuss the project in coming weeks.
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Wint Winter Jr
Lawrence
Winter Inc
Memphis Develop
Winter
Iowa
Oak Park
Jim Power
East Lawrence
Wal-Mart
Fred
Mil Winter
Sebelius Faces Inherited Admin Nightmare In Kansas Workers’ Comp
Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius told a legislative committee she inherited an administrative nightmare from Ron Todd in managing 9,200 workers’ compensation claims. She defended pressuring insurers to file new lower 1995 rates by November 1, explained the 1993 reform reduced employer premiums by 25 million, and said many cases were lost or mismanaged before she took office. She aims for year-end audits and a 1996 report on case status and potential liabilities.
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Torrxa
Kathleen Sebelius
Ron Todd
Kansas
Sebelius
Todd
Lawrence
Insurance Department
Labor and Industry Committee
State
Workers’ Compensation Fund
Heat delays persist as Lawrence and Baldwin schools dismiss early
Lawrence Superintendent Al Azinger cancels classes at Pinckney School and West Junior High for a fourth day due to heat, with early dismissals at 1 p.m. and 12:42 p.m. Neither building is air conditioned. Baldwin Superintendent John Nuspl cancels classes at Baldwin and Marion Springs elementary schools after delays from a fire cleanup. Marion Springs opened late, and Baldwin Elementary remains closed.
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Lawrence
Baldwin District
al Azinger
Pinckney School
West Junior High School
Pinckney
Azinger
Access
Baldwin
John Nuspl
Marion Springs
Marion Spring
Nasp
Baldwin Elementary
Nuspl
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Sharon Finley
Eudora
Powell Brothers Ice
County Eyes Care Home
Valley View Care Home
Mike Yonera
Ron Wilson
Josephine Burnett
Wilson
U.S. 24
Midland Junction
Kansas City
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