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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 2013
Page
4
The Lawrence city commission convenes at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall to discuss agenda highlights including moving forward with the Farmland site. Meeting documents are available online at lawrenceks.org.
MRALS Commissioners plan to set a March bid date for infrastructure construction at the former Farmland Industries fertilizer plant. The city is converting the site into a business and industrial park and aims to spur development.
The city will form a benefit district on Kansas Highway 10 near Lawrence to fund infrastructure like 5700 feet of concrete streets 4700 feet of storm sewers 9300 feet of sanitary sewers sidewalks and water lines. Assessments start after tenants move in bids open March 12 with the city covering debt until then.
Consent items include approving minutes from Jan 15 and other boards, claims, licenses, and mayoral appointments. Bids set for Feb 19 26 and Mar 5 for brick work mowing contracts water main extension and more. renew GPS contract at 42895 yearly. ordinance first reading sidewalk dining standards. multiple rezoning ordinances for Farmland property areas. special use permit for Westar station. initiate rezoning along 23rd St. proposals for pump station design services. funding approvals for Iowa Street reconstruction KDOT agreement. temporary signs approvals. professional services contract with Olsson Associates. establish a Community Improvement District and apply for KDOT enhancements. regular agenda includes rehab plans 1106 Rhode Island St and Downtown Lawrence Inc sign. consider occupancy limit text amendment. set hearings for street water main and sanitary districts. set bid date for Farmland infrastructure. receive Performance Audit on Taste of Water.
Union said Rep. Shanti Gandhi and Senate Leader Hensley would attach an amendment requiring the KNEA to reimburse local school boards for transaction costs, about six cents per deduction, potentially killing the bill. Critics say no coercion exists and the move fits a broader GOP play book to silence union members in politics.
At a Friday meeting of the Lawrence-Douglas County Joint Economic Development Council officials discussed placing a vocational training center at the former Farmland Industries site. Board members questioned location visibility for employers while city leaders noted a potential use by the school district. The group did not decide, as the city may entertain requests to use part of the 200 acre redevelopable Farmland property for a vo tech campus.
Fort Hays State University announced that its longtime student paper the University Leader has published its final print issue after more than a century. Editor Molly Walter cited dwindling funds, declining advertising, and a $12,500 funding cut by student government as decisive factors.
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