Boundaries debated as districts near equal population
Johnson and Commissioner Jere McElhaney discussed redistricting aims to avoid sweeping changes while Charles Jones urged including rural areas in District 1 to reflect growth. Current districts target about 33,320 residents each. District 3 is over, District 2 under, and District 1 under by about 1,800. The issue returns in two weeks with year-end completion planned.
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Jere McElhaney
Charles Jones
Jones
Lawrence
Commission
McElhaney
Farm Bureau hears call to cut nitrate runoff paperwork burden
Keynote speaker urged smaller operations to monitor water and reduce paperwork while large firms handle compliance. Adams noted 250 Farm Bureau members attended a meeting where landowner conservation and agroindustry groups offered program recommendations. About 400 farming members vote within Douglas County, 4 000 total members.
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Farm Bureau
Kanwaka 4-H Club
Brian Pine
Board of Directors
Douglas County
Carnahan Finds Stride as Missouri Senator in Washington
A year after the plane crash that killed Governor Mel Carnahan, Jean Carnahan moves from grieving widow to influential U.S. senator leading aid efforts for laid off airline workers. She backs Bush tax relief, guides education and health care bills, and chairs Armed Services and Commerce committees.
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Washington
Missouri
Mel Carnahan
Jean Carnahan
U.S
Roger Wilson
Carnahan
Bush
Congress
Tom Daschle
D-S.o
Armed Services and Commerce
Lawrence Commission weighs tighter tax abatements
Lawrence City Commission discussed revisions to the tax abatement policy with the Tax Abatement Task Force. The plan raises eligibility hurdles, emphasizes worker wages and company benefit, and adds annual reviews while allowing modification for poor performers. The threshold for a super-abatement drops from 30 to 20 million dollars. approval expected in early November.
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Lawrence
Alan Zimmerman
Jim Henry
American Eagle Outfitters
DST
Lew Phillips
Henry
Ernie Angino
David Dunftield
Steven Maynard-Moody
Lawrences Bioterror Drill Focuses On Public Safety Tax Cuts
Lawrences forum on bioterrorism response highlighted safety as top concern with some members urging tax cuts to spur the economy. Participants want a single federal info hub and stronger disaster planning with Kansas City and Lawrence coordinating. Rep Dennis Moore noted cross metro impact and shared preparedness efforts, modeling after Kansas City schemes.
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Congress
Michael Gratton
Kansas City
Lawrence
Mid-America
Phillips
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Moore
Floodplain debate shapes safety and property rules in Douglas County
A Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission subcommittee heard public comment on proposed floodplain regulations centering on safety and property rights. Proponents cited protecting the community while opponents warned of false security and tighter housing limits. The plan would restrict floodplain use to open space and agriculture and cap impervious cover at 50 percent on platted land, with further steps to come at late November and December meetings.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
al Pendleton
Douglas County
John Chaney
North
Lawrence
Chaney
Jeanne Ellermeier
South Lawrence
Services for Alvin A. Arnold Pending in Ottawa
Alvin A. Arnold, 74, of Williamsburg, died Saturday October 13, 2001. Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home in Ottawa will announce arrangements.
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Alvin A. Arnold
Williamsburg
Lamb-Roberts- Heise Funeral Home
Arnold
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