County rejects Douglas County 400000 development funds
HUD rejected Douglas County's preapplication for 400000 in Community Development funds for this year and next. County officials said the action, after a near misses score, will affect housing rehab, water projects in Baldwin, Eudora and Lecompton, and restoration of historic sites in Lecompton and Lawrence.
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Douglas County
Peter Whitenight
County Commission
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lawrence
Whitenight
HUD
Pottawatomie County
Kansas County
Baldwin, Eudora
Lecompton
Baldwin
Otto Selzer
Lane University
Constitution Hall
Lawrence Arts Center
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Ernest Coleman
County Federal Funds
Coleman
Water rate hikes eyed after new plant costs rise
Consultants say sewer hikes offset higher costs to operate the new $10 million secondary sewage treatment plant, 95 percent complete and due mid March. Water rates rise 90 percent over five years tied to Clinton Reservoir bonds. initial spring increases favor small users while large users face bigger jumps.
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Black & Veatch Inc
Kansas City
Ron Hardlen
Hardten
Clinton Reservoir
School Closings Debate Shapes District Boundary Plans
The board rejected multiple closure options, voting against shutting Grant New York and India Kaw Valley while preserving the Deerfield 75 bus plan to Pinckney. Public outcry a 350 residence petition helped block New York shutdown and prompted boundary shifts between Hillcrest Sunset Hill subdistricts.
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Deerfield
Pinckney School
Deerfield School
Bill Bradley
15Th and
Kasold
Hillcrest School
Sunset Hill School
Grant
New York
India-Kaw Valley
KCC Releases Gas Priority List For Shortage Scenarios
Kansas Corporation Commission outlines curtailment priorities during severe gas shortages. Top group includes all residential customers, small commercial units under 500 MCF monthly with no alternatives, and hospitals. Second are agricultural uses. next are various industrial categories with and without alternative fuels.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Kansas
ECC
Kansas gas priorities unlikely to shift in Lawrence
Kansas Public Service Gas Co official William Salome says the Kansas Corporation Commission guidance on natural gas priorities will affect only a small share of state use and won't change current patterns in Lawrence. He notes Cities Service Gas Co in Oklahoma already follows a federal curtailment plan close to the ECC plan, with eight categories based on customer volume and no separate agricultural or oil-use priority.
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Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Lawrence
William Salome
Kansas Public Service Gas Co
Cities Service Gas Co
Oklahoma
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Cities
Fed
Salome
Cities Service
City pool of grants seeks neighborhood improvements
City hall received numerous grant requests totaling millions for area revitalization. Pinckney and East Lawrence propose housing rehab and new neighborhood centers. Old West Lawrence and North Lawrence seek planning, sidewalks, and tree removal. Mental health, crime prevention, and elderly services also request funding.
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Pinckney Neighborhood Assn
Clinton Park
Lawrence Preservation Trust Inc
Old West Lawrence
Parks and Recreation Department
East Lawrence
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Lawrence-Douglas County
Douglas County
Kansas Council On Crime and Delinquency
North Lawrence
Utilities Department
North
Lawrence
Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum
Community Learning Center
Douglas County Amateur Baseball Assn
Penn House Inc
Lawrence Community Theater
Lawrence Arts Center
Community Development Department
Dust Storm Rips Western Kansas Warnings
Dust storms sweep western Kansas with winds over 70 mph creating zero visibility. Roads closed including I 70 and multiple US highways. Cities like Dodge City Garden City Liberal and Goodland report dust and blizzard conditions. Wheat crop damage feared in irrigated areas.
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Dodge City
Kan
Kansas
Gar
den City
Liberal
Goodland
Pratt
Great Bend
Hays
Topeka
Garden City
Highway Patrol
Limon
Colo
U.S
Upper Plains
Kappa Sigs delay contract action on Baker Univ house
The Beta Tau Alumni Assn board postponed a final decision on constructing the Kappa Sigma house at Baker University Baldwin until late next month. Bids run through March 10 with committee review to follow. Fundraising, now about 197000 toward a 300000 cost, remains the key issue. A March 18 art exhibit auction in Kansas City will aid the drive. A severe weather spotter training session is set for Friday at Douglas County Fairgrounds Building 21. A statewide tornado drill may occur April 5.
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Kappa Sigma
Baker University
Baldwin
Robert McDowell
Beta Tau Alumni Assn
McDowell
Mother's Club
Kansas City
Chicago
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Lawrence
National Weather Service
Civil Defense
The
Weather Service
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David Chartrand
Commission
Ity
New York School
Oldfather
Bradley
Old
Cordley
Administration Center
20Th
Louisiana
ECKAN
East
E. 13Th
James Gang Foreign Auto Parts
City Hall
Children's Hour Inc
Children’s Hour
Douglas County Citizen’s Committee On Alcoholism
Oklahoma City
City Park
Hamilton County
Jamie Cheatum
Cheatum
Totti
Nash
Mesis
Maupintour
Nashville
Capitol
Music City
Grand Ole Opry
Opryland
Just For Fun
Maupin Tour
Hillcrest
Kansas Union
Kaw River Bridge
Kappa Sigs
Zoysia
15Th
Mass
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