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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 2001
Page
8
Tonight mostly cloudy with a low of 25 to 30. Light northeast wind. Wednesday partly sunny with highs 45 to 50 and a north wind of 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday night partly cloudy and a low of 25 to 30. For more weather details, see Page.
Ottawa city commissioners unanimously approve launching the Vision project alongside updating the comprehensive plan this fall. The Vision study, starting September or October, would last about three months, while the comprehensive plan would extend roughly nine months with funding from a planning services fund and bills after the new budget year begins. The projects will be guided by the planning commission with public meetings and surveys to shape the city’s future.
Sylvia Lowman, 59, has been identified as the victim in a Sunday mobile home fire in the 2700 block of Tennessee Terrace. Firefighters from Cutler Township, Franklin Township, and Ottawa Township responded at 1 18 p m. The body was found in a camper and later sent for autopsy as investigators await lab results to determine death and fire causes.
Ottawa Main Street will unveil a marketing study by HyettPalma on Wednesday night detailing a blueprint for downtown improvement. The report covers recruiting new businesses, grocery options, more restaurants and clothing stores, building upkeep, merchant cooperation, and a coordinated downtown strategy. Public access includes a 6:30 social hour and 7:30 presentation with a Q&A session.
OK Photo Radio Shack on Second and Main shuts after more than five decades of selling cameras, stereos, and electronics. Co owner Dan Shannon cites weak traffic and ongoing financial trouble as the cause. Shannon and his wife bought the business six and a half years ago, continuing the Radio Shack franchise and explaining the long run of personal effort to serve customers.
During a Monday work session Ottawa officials debated a proposed no smoking ban in restaurants and weighed a 1/10 cent sales tax to fund a new sewage treatment plant. A city survey showed mixed views, with 11 in favor of a ban, 19 opposed, and 17 undecided or nonresponsive, sparking questions about the measure’s momentum.
Kansas energy experts say reducing demand is cheaper than producing more energy. Gene Meyer of Kansas State University argues efficiency raises savings, noting Washington electric use cuts near 10 percent and Kansas ranks 42nd in energy efficiency. Lawmakers study a tax credit bill for efficiency as a broader plan.
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