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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1976

Page

6

Former Kansas highway chiefs defend department over costly study

Former state Highway Director Andy Gray and his predecessor John Montgomery criticized a Wilbur Smith and Associates study updating the 1963 Jorgenson Report as revealing only a dime’s worth of new information. They rejected the notion that Kansas highways were allowed to deteriorate, stressing professional staff integrity and the realities of limited funding.

Topeka Kan Andy Gray Gray John D. Montgomery Jorgenson Department of Transportation Wilbur Smith New Haven Conn Chicago Montgomery Junction City State Board of Regents Robert B. Docking Docking Robert F. Bennett Associated Press Bennett Highway Department Gov. Bennett Kansas Kansas Highway Department United States

County mulls unanimous approval rule for protested land use

Douglas County Commission weighs a proposed zoning amendment requiring a unanimous vote on protested conditional use permits. The plan follows a district court ruling that the prior process was unconstitutional and sets a 70 percent protest threshold. Public hearings could occur in February.

Douglas County Commission City County Villages, Inc Pleasant Valley Lawrence McClanathan Arthur Heck Pete Whitenight I. J. Stoneback China Heck Whitenight

Finney proposes moving freeway fund to Kansas banks

Kansas Treasurer Joan Finney asked the Pooled Money Investment Board to place the 78 million dollar freeway construction fund in interest bearing time deposits at Kansas banks. She argues state control would cut fees and keep costs flat. The board meets January 20 to consider the plan amid bond-backed funds from the Department of Transportation.

Topeka. Kan Kansas Joan Finney

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