City ponders new downtown site for arts center
Lawrence considers an alternate location on the 900 block of New Hampshire Street for the arts center to replace or supplement the current Carnegie Library site. Mayor Kennedy cites the plan amid ongoing SHPO feedback and a nearby redevelopment project known as Downtown 2000. The decision awaits the April 6 election outcomes.
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Lawrence Arts Center
Marty Kennedy
Arts Center
Ninth
City Commission and
Arts Center Board of Directors
New Hampshire
Kennedy
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State Historic Preservation Officer
SHPO
Carnegie Library
Carnegie
City Commission
Lawrence
Salvation Army
Jeff Shmatberg
9-10
S.C
Jeff Schmalberg
Schmalberg
Erv Hodges
Commission
Hodges
Lawrence mayor names new members to commissions
With under a month left as mayor Marty Kennedy appoints Lawrence residents to key advisory groups. Paul Werner joins the Lawrence Douglas County Planning Commission and Michael Morley with Virgil Dean join the Historic Resources Commission. Other appointees join the Internet Resources Advisory Board. Commission members approved the appointments unanimously.
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Marty Kennedy
Lawrence
Kennedy
Paul Werner
Lawrence-Douglas County
Internet Resources Advisory Board
Dennis Bejot
Julie Boyle
Louise Hanson
Sally Halvorson
Doug Heacock
Ronnie Leffler
Bill Roach
Phyllis Watkins
Lawrence approves annexation and rezoning to guide growth
Lawrence commissioners OK 27.8 acres for a new ele mentary school opening in fall 2000 and reserve 25 acres for residential development with a possible sale price up to 1.25 million. They also rezone land along 15th Street for housing while keeping the high school site under consideration. The city also advances transit survey results, street repaving on Sixth Street, and a public hearing process for a new 115,000 volt line by Western Resources. They plan joint use of Free State High School athletic fields and begin sidewalk projects on Iowa and Sixth streets with bids due by March 23.
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Harvard Road
15Th Street
Kathleen Williams
Lawrence
Kansas University
City Commission
Mary Davidson
Citizens For Public Transportation
Bob Moody
Moody
Paul Fairchild
Western Resources
KPL
Mockingbird Hill
Clinton Parkway
Wakarusa Drive
Southwest
31St Street
Kasold Drive
Tony Smith Wildcat
Steve Smith
Pinckney
Free State High School
Overland Dr
Free State
Lawrence Amateur Baseball Assn
Holcom Baseball Assn
Iowa Street
15Th
19Th
Iowa
Mike Wildgen
Sixth Street
Wisconsin
California
Federal Reserve to print extra currency for Y2K concerns
Federal Reserve will add about 50 billion dollars to currency inventory by year end to reassure the public there is sufficient cash if banks see surges in withdrawals at the Y2K rollover. Kansas City Fed president Tom Hoenig said the system is prepared and current circulation remains around 500 billion dollars globally.
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WicuitTa
Federal Reserve
Tom Hoenig
Federal Reserve of
Kansas City
Hoenig
Finance
Wichita State University
United States
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
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Lawrance Dillon
Wal-Mart
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Bob Georgeson
Jayhawk Club
Hollywood
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Haskell Avenue
Independence Inc Community Children’s Center
Douglas County Community Corrections
First Step House Women’s Transitional Care Services
Haskell Indian Nations University
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Citizens For Public ‘Transportation
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