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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 2013
Page
5
The Lawrence City Commission meets at 6 35 p m Tuesday at City Hall on Sixth and Massachusetts. Channel 25 will cover the meeting and documents are available online at lawrenceks.org for public access and transparency.
Commissioners will consider a program to install an underground collection system in the 800 block of Ohio Street as part of efforts to contain a 2006 gasoline spill that contaminated local groundwater.
KDHE officials say groundwater contamination from a 2006 Presto Convenience store leak requires new trenching and monitoring wells to stop the underground plume. Work will dig a trench in Ohio Street and reseal, with street impact akin to a water line repair. Residents face no immediate danger, but commissioners delay two weeks over street damage concerns.
City agenda details several bid openings set for December 3 and December 17 2013 covering gym equipment for Rock Chalk Park waterline projects and a raw water treatment plant upgrade. It includes sales of surplus gear, a Banks Construction contract for 23rd Street waterline phase III, and multiple property and easement payments. Ordinances on second reading cover annexation zoning changes and numerous rezones including RS10 to RS7 and IL and OS districts plus a CN2 text amendment and eminent domain resolution for 23rd and Iowa Street projects. The agenda also notes traffic safety recommendations FAA letter, biosolids program contract with Parker Ag Services and transit coordination MOUs.
Wichita officials move to remove a small colony of bats from Curtis Middle School in the city’s southeast. Teachers spotted little brown bats in high classroom corners and behind posters. Principal Stephanie Wasko says students are curious, not afraid, while district crews seal entries and plan an environmental assessment after removal.
The Kansas City Zoo participated with other facilities in a Cincinnati study using Elvis the beagle to sniff bear waste for pregnancy. Elvis showed 97 percent accuracy overall, but Berlin’s pregnancy was not detected. Berlin remains in a den as keepers monitor her behavior and appetite.
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