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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1981
Page
1
National Oscar spotlight beams on a delayed Academy Awards extravaganza with broad coverage. Local election roundup continues in Part III from page 10. Ottawa Relays draw nearly 800 prepsters this week on page 4.
Ten candidates debated superintendent search, competency based education and patron communications at Ottawa Junior High in a 90 minute Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce forum. About 50 attendees, half from the district, heard three minute openings and questions lasting nearly an hour.
Ottawa City Commissioners voted unanimously to build a sewer main for southside development and to make the two hour Main Street parking limit permanent. The project from US-59 and 23rd Street to the west of the Santa Fe tracks costs about 87000 dollars with developers paying hookups. Wal Mart owns the vacant tract slated for McDonalds first, with opposition from neighbor M E Reinecke over city subsidies. The plan allows future growth west of the railroad and assigns lateral costs to property owners. The parking change makes downtown two hours for most areas, with private and off street lots exempt and a two hour limit retained on the 200 block of Main.
The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee voted 6-5 to send Gov. Carlin's severance tax proposal to the Senate with a recommendation that it not pass. Proponents shifted positions as amendments to strip revenue distribution to schools and tax relief were defeated or altered, leaving the bill dead on arrival.
The House advanced a constitutional amendment to redefine property tax classifications. Braden calls the reform a major breakthrough while detailing rates for real property, public utilities, agricultural and residential properties, personal property, and equipment. The measure includes staged exemptions and possible changes to taxation bases.
President Reagan leaves intensive care for a George Washington University Hospital suite as doctors report stable vital signs and continued recovery from a chest wound. White House aides say he remains in charge, with Vice President Bush handling ceremonial duties.
County Attorney Wendell Barker said Keith Adriance, 53, died of a gunshot wound after a blaze destroyed his single story home. A shotgun found near his body was identified as his, and investigators noted the fire started before death with propane tanks in the basement contributing to explosions. The body was found in the basement after an eight hour search. Adriance was alone at the time.
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