Planning director resigns as vacancy opens after 11 years
Lawrence and Douglas County plan ning director Price Banks resigns effective June 1 after 30 years in public service. Banks will enter private practice and supports continued public service if possible. City Manager Mike Wildgen will lead a nationwide search for a consensus builder with planning experience and a master's degree, aiming to fill the post in three to four months.
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Douglas County
Price Banks
Kansas
Michigan
Banks
Mike Wildgen
Wildgen
Target
Iowa Street
Nieder Acres
Legislature Grapples Over COLA for State Employees
Amid budget stalemate Senate Republicans target the Kansas Association of Public Employees and oppose higher COLA. A 1.5 percent COLA was proposed starting October, while a 2 percent option sought by House Republicans and some Democrats failed 33 to 92 after wavering support. Senator Gus Bogina vented frustration, pledging opposition “over my dead body” to a larger raise.
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House
Gus Bogina
R-Shawnee
Rochelle Chronister
Rheodesha
Bogina
Ways and Means
Chronister
House Appropriations Committee
Kansas Association of Public Employees
Jayhawks Exhibit at KU Union Showcases Historic Birds
More than 200 Jayhawks of varied sizes and ages are on display through May 16 in the Kansas Union lobby. The exhibit, sponsored by SUA and the KU Alumni Association, features drawings, letters, statues, a neon sign, and a four foot wingspan wax Jayhawk, tracing the bird’s history from 1850s Kansas Territory to the current mascot. The display may extend to June.
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Kansas University
Kenneth Spencer
Susan Hoffman
SUA
Alumni
Kansas Territory
Lawrence
Union
Henry Maloy
Harold Sandy
Br. O'Neal Pattee
Alumni Association
Pattee
Mier
Youer
Journal-Worp
Two Wheels To Work Spark Kansas City Area Talk
May marks Bike to Work Month but some Lawrence residents treat every day as pedal powered travel. Keith McMahon of Kansas University bikes from Ninth and Ohio, noting China’s heavy bicycle usage and Beijing traffic. Kansas DOT coordinator Mark Bechtel promotes ISTEA funded bicycle programs and the Kansas Bicycle Plan, citing health and environmental gains while Bechtel often carpools.
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Lawrence
Keith McMahon
Kansas University
Ninth and
Ohio
McMahon
Mount Oread
China
Beijing
Mark Bechtel
Bechtel
Kansas Department of Transportation
League of American Wheelmen
Kansas
ISTEA
KDOT
KU Students Freeze in Dorms as Heat Cuts Endure
Kansas University residents face unheated rooms after last month heating shutoff in eight dorms now cooled by air conditioning only. Student Stacey Santner voices frustration over cold, costly housing. Officials cite annual season-shift of heat to AC and high costs of a retrofit.
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Stacey Santner
Santner
Fred McElherne
McElhenie
McEtherne
McElherne
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