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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1982
Page
6
A Wednesday meeting addressed a misunderstanding over recreation funds distributed to communities in West Franklin. Officials clarified allocations under U.S.C. 287 to prevent future disputes and ensure fair distribution.
Bids on the Main Street revitalization came in under engineer estimates. Meadows Construction Co. submitted the apparent low bid of 742,740 for the complete package, with the city to pay 55.7 percent of the total cost and property owners to cover the rest. The commission will decide next Monday at 4 p.m. after engineer Mark Boyer reviews all bids and options, including sidewalk reinforcement and brick crosswalks.
The Justice Department and AT&T accept Judge Greene's conditions for the Bell System breakup with one modification suggested by the department. AT&T will file to accept the conditions. markets calm after two volatile days as GNP growth is revised lower to 1.3 percent for Q2.
Missouri Pacific workers failed to set down a 30 year old shed at a new East First Street site. The structure from Herington toppled when gravel shifted as a semi-trailer moved away. It had previously been at Radium and Bison. No damage to the shed. after jack work and two backhoes it rested on the new site.
Twelve eastern Kansas cities faced a Monday deadline to ratify letters of intent with the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency to buy 40 to 60 MW of BPA power. Ottawa voted 10 MW for 20 years. others hesitated or declined, risking the deal. Ottawa, Baldwin, Garnett, Osawatomie and Wellington are key players in a potential 34.8 MW total, with three hurdles remaining including KCC financing, wheeling agreements, and bond market viability.
In Topeka, Multimedia Cablevision Corp reportedly donated 1000 to Sam Hardage's gubernatorial campaign on June 15, 1982, under review for possible breach of a 1911 law extending limits on political contributions to utilities with public franchise rights. A related incident saw a Topeka bank return 200 to Democratic candidate Guy John Carlin.
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