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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 2001
Page
3
Early reports link speed as a factor in a fatal one car crash near Osawatomie killing four. A new Kansas law tripled fines for most traffic offenses, aiming to reduce speeding and reckless driving and bring state penalties in line with neighbors.
The letter from Vista and Frank Hanson of Ottawa criticizes local service workers for unfriendliness while praising the Bonner Springs Preservation Society for restoring a town school. It questions taxpayers funding for recreation and a new grade school, defends saving the old building, and warns of losing Ottawa’s historical look if demolition proceeds.
Kansas Regents propose a 110 million bond issue to finance facilities at KU Medical Center, Kansas State University, and Wichita State University to attract federal research grants. They seek ongoing annual 10 million funding from the Legislature to retire the bonds over five years. The plan targets KU Med 65 million, K State 42 million, and Wichita State 10 million.
Kansas readers learn that Tax Increment Financing is a costly tool used to subsidize private development. The column critiques definitions, cites myths and truths, and argues TIF shifts public money to private ventures, urging clarity and accountability for subsidies.
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