Just Food relaunches recovery program boosts donations
Keever said 2015 donations rose with monetary gifts totaling 565,422 dollars and 799,682 pounds of food, up from 2014 levels. The program started late in 2014, collecting about 600,000 pounds in 2015. Fundraisers such as Jay's Dinner raised 5,400 dollars, and a concert with Kelley Hunt will support the food bank.
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Traffic concerns shape plan for 80 acre complex site
Diana McNish warns 23 foot wide North 1300 Road cannot handle traffic. Developer Joe Comparato favors safer North 1250 Road access and urges avoiding North 1300 Road. Larry McElwain requests noise protections for a nearby wildlife sanctuary. planner Jim Flory requires two years of vegetation screening and no on site well irrigation. Shuttered lights on the field and restoration of North 1300 Road and East 1750 Road before start of any use are required. County also revises personnel policies, postpones longevity pay, and awards contracts totaling 1.149 million to Bryan Ohmeier Construction for Coal Creek and Washington Creek bridge replacements.
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Banana-Collecting Historian Charley Stansifer Funced at KU
Professor Charley Stansifer earned degrees from Wichita State and Tulane, taught at Kansas, and directed Latin American studies. He built KU Latin American collections, served on the Kansas Paraguay Partnership board, and championed Central American theses digitization. dementia limited his later years. memorials planned via KU Endowment for the Stansifer Scholarship Fund.
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Public vote shapes design for Bert Nash crisis center
About 30 community members and staffers voted on preferred features for a new crisis center south of Sandra J Shaw Community Health Park. Favored elements include a detox room, family spaces, bright indoor outdoor areas, and an exterior like a resort lodge reflecting Kansas. Public input will continue with another workshop in a month. The project clock starts with a $6 million to $10 million price range and involves property swaps with the Lawrence school district. Douglas County plans the funding memorandum with Bert Nash. Commissioner Jim Flory, finishing Jan 9 2017, aims to have groundwork in place.
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