City to mull fireworks ban amid safety concerns
Lawrence city commissioners plan a Tuesday review of fireworks regulations possibly leading to a year round ban. Commissioner Nalbandian pushes public input for Fire Code Board study while Moody fears overreach and cites Christmas lights and jack o lanterns as fire hazards. Meeting 6 35 p m at city hall with other items including blight rules and Sixth Street project.
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Fire Code Board of Appeals
Sixth Street
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Massachusetts
Bob Moody
Moody
Douglas County considering 2.5 mill capital levy hike
Douglas County 1999 budget proposes a 2.5 mill increase to fund the first capital improvements plan through 2007. County administrator Craig Weinaug notes CIP costs ($1.53 million in 1999) align with the levy, but final funding awaits yearly budget approvals. Projects include space development, emergency sirens upgrades, juvenile detention center expansion, road improvements, and fairgrounds buildings.
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Craig Weinaug
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Stull
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U.S. 40
Lecompton
Kasold Drive
31St Street
South Lawrence
Lawrence
Sixth Street
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Fairgrounds
Advance voting starts in Kansas primaries this week
Kansas voters will begin casting advance ballots Wednesday under a 3 year old law that allows 20 days of early voting. About 1.5 million registered voters are expected, with no results until election day August 4.
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Kansas
Johnson County
Kris van Meteren
David Miller
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Health dept seeks 10.6% funding increase
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department asks city and county for a 10.6 percent boost as state and federal grants shrink. Administrator Kay Kent notes real grant funding has fallen about 22 percent over five years after inflation, with maternal and child health grants down 15 percent.
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Health Department
Kay Kent
General Health Services
Kent
City department seeks 10.6 percent funding boost
The department asks local government for a 10.6 percent funding increase this year. City and county would cover 46 percent of the department budget if approved, down from 70.2 percent in 1973 and 44 percent by 1993. The next year's budget is about $1.8 million, unchanged from this year. See Health, page 3B.
Wheat harvest upsides fade as corn acres rise in Kansas
After a strong wheat harvest, area farmers shift focus to corn. Kansas reported a record wheat yield but storage in northeast elevators stayed stable. Art Johnson notes fewer wheat acres due to corn and soybeans rotation while Douglas County wheat area fell about 10 percent. statewide, 900,000 fewer wheat acres. Yields reached 60 to 62 pounds a bushel, yet overall production declined. Garry Keeler adds rain supports other crops, not wheat, in this region. Wheat’s role has diminished in the mix, the See Wheat, page 3B.
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Franklin County
Gales
Garry Keeler
Douglas County
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