County weighs eStar spillway fix options
County public works director Keith Browning says none of the three options from a 1989 study will entirely stop flooding. Commissioner Charles Jones notes the spillway is not a flood control remedy and the county plans to address the spillway first. The Kansas Division of Water Resources ordered a plan to fix the deteriorating spillway and raising the dam could be costly. Debris phone message line referenced.
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Douglas
Public Works
Keith Browning
Lone Star
Browning
Charles‘ Jones
Kansas Division of Water Resources
Dean Nieder
Forest View Ministries plans phased campus for Nazarene church
Douglas County approves initial phase for Forest View Ministries a 16037 square foot multipurpose building on 91 acres east of Wells Overlook The project aims to provide worship space sports fields and community programs with an $800000 budget and construction to begin after a building permit is issued Pastor Rev Don Dunn states the campus will serve not only the congregation but the wider community with a holistic approach to spiritual health and educational activities.
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First Church of the Nazarene
Douglas County Commission
Don Dunn
Forest View Ministries
Wells Overlook
Victory Bible Church
N. 1000 Road
Dunn
Douglas County Commission weighs 911 tax extension plan
Douglas County Commissioners urged the Kansas Legislature to extend the 70 cent monthly 911 tax to cellular and mobile phones. The Kansas Association of Counties promotes tax equity as about 30 percent of 911 calls in Douglas come from wireless devices. The board also discussed junk cars and approved asbestos removal for the old Lawrence city hospital as part of a 14.1 million project to build a new health building. A 22,770 contract was awarded for supervision and testing of the asbestos.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Kansas Association of Counties
Emergency Communications Department
Lawrence-Douglas Count Health Department
Bert Nas Community Health Center
Douglas County Visiting Nurses Assn
Professional Service Industries Inc
15Th
KU smart card program expands for spring semester
KU extends its smart card plan with a five year deal involving Commerce Bank and CyberMark to expand on campus use. New ID cards with chips and magnetic strips can replace cash for meals, printing, vending, and small purchases at Lawrence campus facilities. Card readers are installed in Robinson Center and dining halls, with bus pass plans not materializing. Confiscation rules deter unauthorized entry and ticket trading at Allen Fieldhouse.
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Pease
Miles
Commerce Bank of
Lawrence
CyberMark
Tallahassee
Fla
Commerce Bank
Compuer Center
Robinson Center
Jat
Allen‘Fieldhouse
Tic Suiey
Corres
Fieldhouse
Tom Hutton
EU Office of University Relations
Legislature passes disaster relief plan for grain elevator blast
The House approved a 2.8 million disaster relief bill to fund the Adjutant General's Department and cover cleanup costs from last summer's Haysville grain elevator explosion. Senate committees advanced farm export and oil industry relief measures as lawmakers weigh state financing and federal aid eligibility.
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Toreka
Senate
House
DeBruce Grain Inc
Haysville
Adjutant General's Department
State General Fund
Y2K Contingency Funds for Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Memorial Hospital approves a $2 million line of credit with Commerce Bank to cover operating expenses if Y2K computer conversion delays reimbursements. LMH expects monthly Medicare payments of $2 to $3 million, but officials foresee possible cash-flow gaps during early 2000. HCFA spokesman downplays the risk, noting typical timely reimbursements.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
LMH
Commerce Bank
LMA
Gene Meyer
Health Care Financing Administration
HCFA
Change begins in cradle says child welfare expert
Oregon child welfare expert Robin Karr-Morse told a Kansas symposium that crime prevention starts with early care. She urged home health visits for new mothers and high quality child care, arguing early intervention saves far from prison costs.
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Oregon
Kansas
Robin Karr-Morse
Karr-Morse
Karl-Morse
Itth
Kendrick Blackwood Phane Message Contact
Kendrick Blackwood contact details show message number 832-7221 and email kblackwood ijworld.com for direct correspondence. The note references a phane message associated with Blackwood and provides a communication route.
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Kendrick Blackwood
Kblackwood
Ijworld.com
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