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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1999
Page
9
At 9 a.m. Monday in Massachusetts, officials will consider issuing bonds repaid from a 1994 voter approved sales tax increase. The meeting will cover bond value and proposed uses for the funds.
County residents backed a 1994 sales tax hike to fund general governmental needs, jail expansion and operation, a new health facility, and property tax relief. Staff propose using the revenue for the new jail and health facility, old jail renovations, a west side addi tion to the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, a fairgrounds building, and Lone Star Lake spillway repairs.
The agenda includes approval of a site plan for University Photography at 1804 E 1500 Road. It also covers a joint Douglas County Emergency Management Board resolution with cities in Douglas County, awarding vehicle bids, the county self funded health program, negotiating a pharmaceutical contract for health insurance, a special project employee in the clerk’s office, and a resolution amending special assessments for the west branch Yankee Tank Sewer District.
Obituaries note pending services for Jeffrey D. Christian of Wamego and Charles L. Adcox of Tonganoxie with dates and survivors. William W Karnes of Overbrook, Irene Wise Spence Williams of Topeka, and family memorials listed. Funeral homes and burial plans across Osage and nearby counties included.
U S Senator Pat Roberts seeking rail rate relief as shippers report high costs and slow service. Aides cite Powder River Basin coal cases and grain car shortages. Railroads oppose the bill, arguing deregulation and consolidation boosted efficiency and lowered costs.
Kansas has 19 short line railroads totaling 2 700 miles, up from 30 miles in 1984. Major lines shed unprofitable branches to these operators, who run cheaper, often multinational crews and feed traffic to bigger railroads for long hauls.
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