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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 2001
Page
6
Tonight will be cooler with mostly clear skies and fog forming in spots. Lows 25 to 30. Friday warms up and becomes breezy with increasing clouds late in the day. Highs in the lower 50s. See Page 2 for more weather details.
Ottawa officials expect the Kansas Main Street marketing study for downtown to be unveiled by March 8 or March 21 with results guiding revitalization efforts. Ed Baldridge notes the study benchmarks strengths and desired improvements such as a grocery store more restaurants and coordinated merchant effort. Local sessions included citizens and out-of-town residents who described why they visit downtown and what changes would help. The study contracted Hyett Palma, a Virginia firm, to assess Ottawa and propose work plans for the five year Main Street program.
The $300,000 project, directed by Jim Bradley, builds a backbone sewer line and lift station along Eisenhower Road to serve hundreds of acres southwest of Ottawa toward I-35. The plan aims to open an development corridor, with Deerfield Addition by Barkley Salb already underway, and warns of finite capacity if delays continue.
Principal Dale Fox announces an after-school experience at OMS offering three hours of supervised activities. With a $22,000 grant from Juvenile Justice Authority, 180 students have already signed up as of Wednesday. The program runs 3 to 6 p.m. featuring classes, snacks, and rotating activities twice weekly.
Public schools in Ottawa will make up three canceled days by extending each day by ten minutes. The shift adds five minutes to morning and five to afternoon, starting next Tuesday until further notice. Superintendent Jan Collins and principals discussed the plan to meet state minimum hours.
The city adopts a jet water method to replace a deep aging sewer line along Hickory between First and Fifth streets. Contractor can complete a one block replacement in about 10 hours, avoiding months of excavation. The old line leaks sewage and draws in other pollution, affecting the treatment plant. The new plastic pipe, pushed into place by hot water jet, minimizes disruption.
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