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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 2002
Page
6
Tonight colder with lows in the mid 20s and north winds at 10 to 20 mph. Wednesday remains partly cloudy and cool with highs near mid 40s. Wednesday night will be mostly clear with lows in the upper 20s. See Page 10 for more details.
The Ottawa City Commission suspended the next two months' rent for Ottawa Municipal Airport to ease losses faced by fixed lease operator Tony LeMaster. He warned he may terminate the lease without relief, citing plummeted fuel sales post 9/11 and rising insurance costs. LeMaster seeks an additional 18,000 annual, plus fuel sales rights, while the city weighs future master plan needs and budget constraints.
Ottawa City Commission plans to award a bid to Big River Construction Co. for rip rap along the Marais des Cygnes river levee facing the dike east of 6th Street. The bid, about 953000 dollars, covers limestone blocks cut by a mobile plant. Corps approval of stone grades may affect final selection.
Ottawa city commissioner Rocky Fleer-Husted urges the city to acquire the old middle school from the school board to fund renovations, seeking a shared records storage site with county and schools. Mayor Ramsey says the building belongs to the school board and not the city, with some commissioners resistant.
Public school officials in Franklin County say delayed state aid payments will not prevent payroll this month but the postponement signals a weak trend. About 68 million dollars of April state aid was late with remaining funds date unclear as tax revenue delays persist. Ottawa Superintendent Jan Collins said USD 290 expects no immediate payroll impact while West Franklin district also faces delays.
Senate map proposed for a vote would move most of Anderson County out of the 12th district while keeping Garrett in the 12th. Tyson’s district would absorb all of Miami and Linn counties, most of Franklin County except two precincts, and part of Anderson County to fit population shifts. Governor Graves questions the changes and may veto.
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