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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 2012
Page
1
City Manager David Corliss proposes a downtown special tax to fund a 1.2 million parking garage beside the Lawrence Public Library adding about 75 spaces. Most downtown property owners would share the cost while seeking to ease downtown parking concerns.
Douglas County and Lawrence City Hall clash over 2013 budgets with a dispute over four extra full time emergency dispatchers. County requests 68,202 dollars representing 34 percent of the cost while the city would not add its share of 132,393. The County Commission heard funding requests from area agencies in a Monday session but did not vote.
Lawrence city commissioners will study new scenarios funded by sales taxes to boost the police department. Proposals include a $30 million headquarters project and 46 police positions over four years, with no property tax increases and a slower build pace than earlier.
Westar Energy invites 1,000 customers to join a Time of Use pilot to shift discretionary energy to off peak hours. Summer peak is 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. with off peak at 5.5 cents per kWh versus 13.5 cents. Winter peak runs 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with off peak near 5 cents instead of about 8. Households moving laundry and other tasks to off peak could save, say officials. Lawrence readers are noted.
The forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high near 90 degrees. Mild winds expected with no significant rainfall indicated. Read page 10A for complete details and regional alerts.
Hundreds of dead fish line the banks of a pond at the Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve in southwest Lawrence. Officials cite recent high temperatures that reduced dissolved oxygen in the water, causing a foul smelling die-off.
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