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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 2006
Page
8
Ottawa Jaycees host the eighth annual Firecracker 100 Saturday with 6:30 am registration and a 7 am start from Forest Park. Riders choose 40 62 or 100 miles for a $25 fee, about 150 participants expected from Kansas and Missouri, with proceeds to a local cause.
Local tips remind families to keep pets indoors and use water to douse embers. Ottawa Jaycees host a fireworks display at Forest Park beginning at dusk Tuesday with the City Band performing at 8 p.m. A Monday night show at City Park begins at 7:30 p.m. prior to holiday closures.
Interim county administrator Jay Newton presented a 2007 budget that would cut the property levy by 9 to 10 mills but warned the plan is bare bones. He noted several department requests for funds, including a prosecutor, more emergency staff for ambulances, and road project funding. If funded in full, the mill reduction could drop to 6 to 7 mills, though current talks keep it near 9. final valuation rose above Newton's estimate, supporting a smaller levy.
May personal spending rose only 0.4 percent as gasoline costs surge, while income gained 0.4 percent. Inflation linked to spending rose 0.4 percent, core inflation 2.1 percent from May 2005. Payroll growth slowed to 75,000 jobs, saving rate sank to minus 17 percent, signaling cooling consumer activity.
County Appraiser Steve Brown defended his department during a Wednesday budget session. He said the residential appraisal average is 95 percent of actual sales prices and the statewide coefficient of deviation averages slightly over 13 percent. He noted the department complies with state guidelines amid complaints about accuracy and fairness.
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