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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 2000
Page
7
Wednesday brings mostly cloudy skies with a 40 percent snow chance and highs in the upper 20s. Clearing overnight lowers to around 5 above. Thursday remains very cold and dry with highs in the teens. See Page 2 for more details.
City commissioners on a bus tour inspected nine dwellings in Ottawa, noting severe internal decline despite decent exteriors. Buildings at 503 S Hickory and others near 101 S Main faced condemnation as abandoned properties attract crime and drag down neighborhoods. Demolition costs range from 6 000 to 10 000 dollars with 30 000 annually budgeted. efforts to impose a drop dead date were debated to accelerate action.
Ottawa officials hold a second public hearing at 7 pm Wednesday on three options to fund a new sewage treatment plant. One plan mixes a one eighth percent sales tax with sewer surcharges starting 2004, others propose no tax or higher sewer bills. all funds go to a Wastewater Capital Improvement Fund for a 20 year loan.
Franklin County commissioners advanced their search for a county administrator by reviewing a candidate profile from consultant Robert Saundersof Liberty Missouri. Saunders presented a summary of 13 distributed questionnaires showing desired education and experience among applicants.
Fire departments from Waverly Harris Richmond and Williamsburg battled a Sunday morning blaze at Vernon Sylvester’s Williamsburg home. Officials say the second story and flue area may be involved while contents were not insured. Attic fire in Pomona and a shed fire in Richmond followed, with investigations ongoing and due to road conditions delaying response.
Former employees allege improper influence at the company handling Kansas Lottery computerized games. GTECH, based in West Greenwich, runs the $7 million yearly contract that expires June 30, 2002, with extension talks slated for May or June. A Lawrence Journal-World report cites a May meeting where a GTECH administrator urged staff to gather information on lottery officials, and raises questions about receptions sponsored by GTECH earlier this month. A former GTECH employee described the meeting. other unnamed sources corroborate. Kelly Fisher filed a state Human Rights Commission complaint in September, saying she was pressured to “wine and dine” Ed Van Petten alone, a claim he denies.
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