City weighs half-mill tax for sidewalks and bike paths
Lawrence City Commission weighs a half-mill property tax increase in 2015 to fund bicycle paths, sidewalk repairs, and related projects. If approved, the funding could raise about $450,000 next year and help leverage grants for non motorized transportation network expansion. A $150,000 home would see about $8.60 extra yearly. A large crowd backed more bicycle funding at City Hall. Michael Almond of Sustainability Action Network urged support.
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Outstanding piano professor Richard Reber to retire at KU
Richard Reber, a piano professor at the University of Kansas, announced his retirement after a 50 year career. He joined KU's School of Music in 1964 after studying theory and piano at Eastman School of Music and earning a 1962 Fulbright to study at Vienna's Academy of Music.
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Immunity granted in Stand Your Ground case Oakley KS
A northwestern Kansas man, David Collins of Oakley, was granted immunity under the Stand Your Ground law by Thomas County Chief Judge Glenn Schiffner, leading to the dismissal of the aggravated battery case. Oakley attorney Billy Bork called the ruling potentially groundbreaking.
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