Ottawa Sees Interstate Growth With New Motels Planned
Ottawa eyes rapid interstate driven growth as two to four new motels are planned near East 23rd Street and K-68 interchanges. Developers expect restaurants, meeting spaces, and a truck stop, with sewer upgrades and a 23rd Street Princeton Road rebuild to accommodate traffic and spur housing and retail along the K-68 corridor.
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East 23Rd Street
Ottawa
23Rd Street
Princeton Road
Taxpayers deserve answers on revenue department problems
State leaders urge a post audit of Kansas Department of Revenue amid disclosure of uncashed checks found by temporary workers and a refund hotline failure. Critics say the GOP majority protects bureaucrats, while taxpayers deserve an unbiased review and explanations for longer refunds and low call response rates. Kansas, Topeka, July, 1999.
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State Revenue Department
Kansas Department of Revenue
Karla Pierce
Pierce
Kansas
Statehouse
Department of Revenue
Bill Graves
Anthony Hensley
Senate
Jim Garner
House
Topeka
Senators and Representatives Contact List for Topeka and DC
Readable excerpt lists offices for President Clinton and U S senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback and others. Includes addresses in Washington D C and Topeka Kansas with phone numbers and room numbers in the State Capitol. Contains partial, fragmented contact details.
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D.C
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Pat Roberts
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Palirobe
Sam Brownback
Jan Eonck
Rence
U.S
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Washington, D.C
Kansas Democrats bloom in Kansas as new momentum grows
Syndicated columnist David S. Awbrey notes Kansas Democrats under Tom Sawyer aim to build ground up, recruiting precinct leaders to counter GOP dominance. With moderates in the party and figures like Dennis Moore and Kathleen Sebelius rising, Democrats seek a centrist stance on poverty and trade to attract independents and Republicans in urban and suburban areas.
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Kansas
Sawyer
Wichita
Joan Finney
Bill Graves
U.S
Dan Glickman
Jim Slattery
John Carlin
Dennis Moore
Kathleen Sebelius
Jim Garner
Anthony Hensley
Clinton
Democrats
Washington
Kansas City
Vince Snowbarger
Congress
Kosovo
Moore
Todd Tiahrt
David S. Awbrey
Lawrence
Kansas Revenue Department aims for top customer service amid delays
The Kansas Department of Revenue explains that the 1999 tax season faced challenges as it modernizes under Project 2000 begun in 1995. Despite 20 percent more refunds and 18 percent fewer staff, officials stress ongoing reforms, phone system fixes, and improvements to provide high quality customer service and transparent performance data.
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Kansans
Department of Revenue
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Kansas
City budget shows half mill increase
Letter writer Gary D Boyer criticizes a front page report on Ottawa city finances. He notes a 7 percent rise in property valuations and an additional 1 percent levy, claiming an overall 8 percent tax hike. He demands transparency on tax policy and budget restraint.
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Gary D. Boyer
S. Poplar
Gdboyer
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Reader Forum Submissions Guidance From Ottawa Herald
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters with address and phone number. Send to Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald 104 S, Cad ar Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to letters ottawaherald.com. Submissions should not exceed 500 words.
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