County road repairs could take weeks due to floods
Franklin County Public Works Director Ray DeJulio told commissioners that repairing roads flooded and scoured by heavy rains could take up to six weeks. The southeast corner bore seven inches of rain, and contractors may be needed to re asphalting chip and seal sections. Residents may complain about muddy roads through the summer as gravel is replaced.
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Franklin County Public Works
Ray DeJulio
Franklin County
Chet Leach
Rantoul
Nebraska
Don Hay
DeJulio
Area jobless rate dips over year
Kansas officials report January unemployment changes across counties led by Franklin with 5.9 percent rate from a 14 844 labor pool and 869 unemployed. Statewide rate revised to 5.6 percent after annual adjustment. common seasonal factors cited. County figures include Anderson 6.2, Coffey 7.6, Douglas 4.6, Johnson 4.5, Miami 6.8, Osage 6.8 percent with December and January 2003 comparisons.
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Kansas Department of Human Resources
Frankilin County
Jim Garner
Human Resources Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Anderson
Coffey
Douglas
Johnson
Miami
Osage
Lane forced to close well raises city water costs
KDHE ordered the city to stop using its well as a primary drinking source effective March 1. The city must buy all water from Franklin County Rural Water District No. 6, costing an estimated 1,750 to 2,450 dollars monthly. Current bills stay the same for now as the council seeks options including treating the well, digging a new well, or purchasing all water. A March 29 special meeting will decide the next steps. Street names west of Kansas Avenue were relettered to align with the east side to improve 911 response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candace Jones
Herald
Lane
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Franklin County Rural Water District No. 6
RWD No. 6
Bill Chester
Chester
KDHE
Pottawatomie Creek
Mike Dalrymple
Kramer Engineering
Topeka
Dalrymple
Pottawatomie Township
Kansas Avenue
Senate to debate Sebelius highway plan in Kansas
Senate budget chairman announced hearings next week on Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’s transportation bill to finish the 13.5 billion program for highways airports and transit. Amendments will be drafted to gain support while critics cite added bonding debt. The measure would dedicate 3 percent of sales tax revenue to highways.
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Topeka
Senate
Steve Morris
Hugoton
Kathleen Sebelius
U.S. 50
Ottawa
Lawrence
Sebelius
County rezoning could yield up to 57 new homes in south county
The Franklin County Commission approved rezoning requests that may allow up to 57 houses in the southern half of the county. Developers plan about 40 homes along Old 50 Highway near Ottawa and 17 more near Rantoul. Environmental concerns were raised over a former hog farm but state health regulators vetted the plan and approved it.
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Franklin County Commission
Larry Walrod
Ottawa
Vermont Road
Hamilton Terrace
Rantoul
Jack Thompson
I-35
Rural Water District 4
Walrod
Homewood Farms
Overland Park
Homewood
Don Waymire
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Mike Horn
Cherrie Stottlemire
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Laurie Sisk
The
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Michael Haney
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