Cemetery plan rejected. drainage flaws prompt new design
Lawrence city commissioners unanimously nixed Memorial Park Cemetery drainage upgrades citing unresolved concerns. Residents Gilda Young and Darryl Graves pressed for relocating a maintenance yard away from Cadet Avenue homes after last summer’s flood and diesel tank failures. Cemetery owners pledge to fix issues and bring a new site plan reflecting runoff and storage concerns.
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Memorial Park Cemetery
Lawrence
Bob Schulte
Gilda Young
Cadet
Price Banks
Darryl Graves
Young
Naismith
James Naismith
Kansas University
Wetlands forum highlights KU clash over trafficway
Wetlands preservationists and supporters of routing the South Lawrence Trafficway argued the 650 acre area near Haskell and Baker wetlands offers spiritual, educational and wildlife value. Douglas County officials defended the eastern 31st Street route, noting mitigations and fewer wetland losses.
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South Lawrence
Kansas University
Haskell and
Baker
31St Street
Roger Boyd
Baker University
Mark Buhler
Douglas County
Dan Watkins
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Josephine Fire Larne Deer
Wetlands Preservation Committee
Haskell Indian Nations University
Haskell
Chuck Haines
Environmental Protection Agency
Gerry Shimek
Heart Walk Scheduled for KU Campus Saturday Morning
The American Heart Association’s American Heart Walk begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at Watkins Health Center on the KU campus. Sponsored nationally by Lederle Laboratories and Quaker Oats, proceeds fund biomedical research and cardiovascular education in the state. For info or to participate call Laura Smysor at 841-6956.
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American Heart Assn
Watkins Health Center
Lederle Laboratories
Quaker Oats
American Heart Assa
Laura Smysor
Legislator Pushes Converting Hospitals Into Prisons in Kansas
Rep. Rochelle Chronister advocates studying state hospitals for the mentally retarded or ill to convert into high security prisons. The plan follows a $25 million Department of Corrections prison expansion request, aiming to keep hospital closings debate on local community impact and client welfare rather than economics. Kansas has three mental retardation hospitals and four mental illness hospitals. officials have sought to reduce hospital populations since the late 1980s.
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Topeka
Rochelle Chronister
Rheodesha
Department of Corrections
Chronister
Larned State Hospital
Osawatomie State Hospital
Topeka State Hospital
Rainbow Mental Health Center
Kansas City
Kan
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National Guard Armory
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Jouf
Ines Ma
Vermont
Bed & Breakfast Inn
Valley Falls
Kansas
Eric
East Lawrence
Eric PY Stem Bye
Tare Schmidt
Poladvs
Eric Schmid
Gina Burman
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