City panel debates library costs and street paving plans
City officials clashed over library staffing and services with figures showing $160,000 yearly labor costs versus McPherson's $90,000, while discussed adding a new building and whether to continue art, video, and fax services. The commission delayed a bid vote on brick street paving, planned a resident poll on brick versus asphalt, and considered a new industrial park site in a closed session.
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Tom Sachse
Calliham
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Ottawa
School budget hearing and mill levy changes outlined
The Herald reports a public hearing on the budget set for 7 p.m. August 14 at the district office, 420 S Main. Reappraisal increases and mill levy cuts offset each other, with a 16 percent valuation rise likely yielding little tax change for many property owners. The district aims to raise $2.53 million in taxes next year and spend $1.08 million more on education, while general fund spending rises to 6.82 million. The mill levy shifts from 3 to 1 mills and the board ratified the 1989-90 teacher contract, planning a 180 day school year by 1992 and several pay and scheduling changes for staff.
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S. Main
Ottawa Recreation Commission
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Jack
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Don
Duncan
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Prairie rattlesnake Methusaleh dies at Tabor College
Methusaleh, a prairie rattlesnake kept in a Tabor College cage since 1960, is dead at an estimated 31 to 32 years old. Biology professor Max Terman calls it a noteworthy longevity record, surpassing the San Diego Zoo's 19-year captive rattler. The snake will be preserved in a freezer for taxidermy before display. A Western diamondback at the college may soon challenge the longevity mark.
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Kan
Tabor College
Max Terman
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