Grain dumping fees under review by ag officials
State and federal agriculture officials scrutinize elevator charges for storing grain on the ground, with guidelines to curb practices. Officials anticipate rules this week aligned with federal warehousing act, aiming to ban discriminatory ground storage fees while acreage storage space and weather conditions threaten farmers this harvest season.
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Greg Krissek
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Tom Tunnel
Kansas Grain and Feed Assn
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Hutchinson
Shopping center plan gains initial OK in Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission unanimously approved rezoning and a 1.56 acre site plan for the northeast corner of 23rd and Harper. Lonetree Development tentatively includes a convenience store and possibly a first-of-its-kind bank, plus another business, with drive-in banking and a dry cleaning option noted. The plan hinges on future access decisions for the east site, with city commission review planned for October 13.
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Downtown rezoning on New Hampshire Street approved
The planning commission unanimously rezoned the west side of New Hampshire Street from eighth to 11th streets from C-4 General Commercial to C-3 Central Business District. The move eases building setbacks and parking rules and aims to spur redevelopment downtown Lawrence. Chair Andy Ramirez said the change supports downtown heart and soul development. A separate plan to develop 122 acres at Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway was postponed to next month at a developer’s request, with plans for residential and commercial properties.
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11Th
Lawrence
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Sixth Street
South Lawrence
Duplexes Approved for Presbyterian Manor Plan
Planners unanimously approved a land-use permit for nine duplexes on 4.3 acres west of Presbyterian Manor's main offices at 1429 Kasold. Neighbors voiced non opposition but raised concerns about drainage and wildlife in the area during Wednesday's planning commission meeting.
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Lawrence medical plaza seeks rezoning for outpatient centers
Residents debated emergency access routes with Randall Road favored by some while Tiffany Drive was preferred by planners for faster emergency response. Officials cleared a rezoning step to allow four outpatient surgery centers at the Lawrence Medical Plaza east of Sixth and Maine. Marilyn Bittbennder said the project involves outpatient surgery only, with Lawrence Memorial Hospital backing the plan and planning chair Andy Ramirez calling it not a threat to the community hospital.
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Iyput Planning Commission
Lawrence Medical Plaza
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Maine
Marilyn Bittenbender
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Andy Ramirez
Two sentenced in death of husband in Cherokee County
In Cherokee County a husband, Patrick Livingston, 43, was shot in the head and died in his rural front yard on January 29. Two Texas men, Alton R. Sheffield and Darrell W. Wilkerson, were sentenced after pleading guilty on related charges. Sheffield received 11 years eight months for conspiracy to commit murder, while Wilkerson drew four years seven months each for solicitation to commit first degree murder and aggravated robbery, to run consecutively. They testified as part of a plea deal.
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Darrell W. Wilkerson
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Wilkerson
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Waco
Kansas
Livingston
Pamela Livingston
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