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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2003
Page
7
The Ottawa Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6 30 p m Wednesday at the district central office 123 W Fourth St to discuss and review its facilities survey. An executive session for a possible land acquisition discussion is scheduled to follow.
A dense schedule of local meetings and activities across Ottawa Wellsville and surrounding areas includes Ottawa Community Arts Council Board at City Hall, Business and Professional Women at First Christian Church, Story Time at Ottawa Library, Masons at Masonic Hall, Convention and Tourism Committee at Old Depot Museum, Franklin County Commission at Courthouse, Ottawa City Commission at City Hall, Children’s Story Time at Wellsville Library, Lichmond Public Library Story Hour, and various senior center and recreation meetings. Community groups such as Rotary, La Leche League, Baldwin Bird Club, Union Chapter 15 Order of Eastern Star and Wellsville recreation bodies hold sessions or hours throughout the day with planners’ contact numbers listed for information.
The Daily Report lists names of residents in Ottawa and Garnett including Bernice Fields Mary Fields Dorothy Gifford Ruth Herring and Mary Fields birth announcements. Readouts show multiple arrests on Monday including Jamie Drake Nathan Boggs James Roach Brandon Jacobs and others with bond amounts and warrants. A non injury accident on I-35 involving Norman Meiers is noted along with theft reports and other local dispatch items.
County Commission and Planning Commission clash over water availability rules for rural subdivisions. Some want 10 acre or smaller plots exempt, while others push 20 acre minimum. Critics warn cutting limits could hinder growth and land sales. County counsel urges plan amendment to the 2002 framework.
Heidi Kingsolver of the Franklin County Cancer Foundation and artist Jim Sallenbach stand by the Memory Tree at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Ribbons for memory or celebration cost $5 at RMH or the foundation office, first 100 donors receive a handmade ornament, and all proceeds stay in Franklin County to aid living expenses, transportation, and medical equipment as the foundation targets $900 to $1,000.
Galena Kansas explores a change of government with a proposed August ballot item to adopt a modified mayor council system. A change-of-government committee unanimously backs the plan, citing past city manager issues but noting new hire Jamie Bell could prove effective.
Ottawa officials approved a 76000 proposal to replace the Forest Park Pool filtration system with an automated chlorination setup. The plan aims to meet insurance safety concerns, support future expansion such as a water slide and zero entry, and will be financed through a mix of city reserves, a contribution from the Ottawa Recreation Commission, and a five year loan.
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