City OKs contract and tax break for AE Outfitters expansion
Ottawa officials and American Eagle Outfitters agreed to a 10 year property tax exemption starting January 1, 2008 to support a two site expansion doubling the Ottawa distribution center. Projected to add about 300 local jobs by 2011, the plan fronts a 540,000 square foot upgrade on two adjacent tracts near N Davis Road and E Wilson Street with Retail Distribution West LLC operating the unit.
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Herald
Ottawa
American Eagle Outfitters
Kansas
Weldon Padgett
N. Davis Road
American Eagle General
Michael Fostyk
Retail Distribution West LLC
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American Eagle Outfitters Distribution
Ottawa voters weigh confidentiality in mail-in tax ballot
Franklin County Clerk Shaun Perry reported mail-in ballots for a proposed half cent sales tax in Ottawa have started arriving. She explained outside envelopes must be signed by the voter and include a valid address, with signatures checked against the system, while actual ballots stay face down to protect anonymity.
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Ottawa
Franklin
Shaun Perry
Perry
Editorial: city sales tax a bargain if promises kept
The piece notes that ballot validity can overlook minor address differences like 405 Main St. versus 405 N. Main St. and prohibits PO box use. Perry defends the mail ballot system as tested, with disabled voters already familiar with it and others new to the process. Voters have until March 7 to mail or drop ballots at the courthouse, with Outawans directed to See BALLOTS, Page 10.
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Early morning Ottawa robbery at Phillips 66 station
Ottawa Police seek a black man in his early 20s about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 190 pounds who robbed a Phillips 66 cash register at 216 E. 23rd St. at about 545 am. Debie Feitz, the manager, said the thief entered behind the counter and left with cash from the register while a pile of cash lay on a desk unseen. Police pursue leads and have not released the amount stolen.
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Feitz
Ottawa
Ron Puterbaugh
Nuclear Security Bill Lets Wolf Creek Guards Use Deadly Force
A House bill in Kansas would authorize guards at Wolf Creek nuclear plant to use deadly force against intruders and shield the plant owner from civil liability if guards reasonably believe a clear threat exists. The measure adds a nuclear trespass felony with up to 36 months in prison and targets other critical sites is not addressed.
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Wichita
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