Planners weigh public input for comprehensive plan updates
City planning commissioners reviewed public forum suggestions and discussed clerical amendments to the comprehensive plan. They eyed adding job creation language, library program details, historical preservation incentives, and a gravel street section, while approving a tractor club storage building on BNSF property at 621 N Locust St.
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Cal Lantis
Ed York
Wynndee Lee
Garnett soldier returns from Kosovo in homecoming
Kelly Meyers returns from an eight month NATO and U S mission in Kosovo where his unit treated 4231 patients at Camp Bondsteel. In Garnett his daughters Tara and Makayla greet him in tears while his wife welcomes him with kisses, as friends help repair their home. He plans a March family vacation and will return to Wal Mart Distribution Center in Ottawa.
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Hail storms boost Ottawa sales taxes in 2004 gains
Ottawa and Coffeyville see sales tax upticks as hail damage spurs roofers and wind shield vendors, briefly lifting revenues after July storms. January and February 2004 figures show continued gains, with 5.35 to 6.88 percent increases over prior year, signaling local economy strength.
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Senate advances Sebelius school aid plan
Gov Kathleen Sebelius education first plan advances in the Kansas Senate with a request to raise taxes to fund 304 million in education over three years. Democrats tried to drop the property tax component but the bill won broad early backing and faces final action Thursday morning.
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Manhattan
Christine Downey
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