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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2001
Page
10
Pomona High School Band performs a free concert at 2 p.m. Sunday in Pomona City Park. Refreshments for donations support the band and Band Booster Club.
Admissions include Helen Knotts Barbara Needham both of Ottawa Merritt Wilson Princeton and Brad Gilges Baldwin Dismissals include Lillian Jackson Ottawa Police report arrest Larry A Barrett 25 of 3297 Indiana on driving while suspended a municipal warrant for failure to appear and habitual violator. Thefts note loss 20 flower box 1000 block S Cedar. Accident injuries report Matthew Slankard 17 of Labette failing to yield at stop sign. Brenda Boyd 19 of Abilene injured. Ambulance calls list multiple medical emergencies across several blocks Tuesday and today.
Harris News Service reports a Kansas bill moving to the governor would allow municipalities to speak for their citizens in utility rate hearings. Sponsor Rep. Ward Loyd says it could give ratepayers a more effective say on rate issues, while Salina officials see flexibility in a complex utility landscape.
Kansas regulators will investigate Western Resources Inc. planned corporate restructuring to see if utility service would be harmed. The nine page order from the Kansas Corporation Commission follows concerns that shifting value and debt between regulated utilities and Westar may affect finances amid a proposed rate increase and talks to sell KPL and KGE to PNM.
About 60 Franklin County officials attended a Kansas open meetings and open records seminar in Ottawa city council chambers Tuesday evening. Topeka attorney Michael Merriam and KU professor Michael Kautsch led the session, moderated by Ottawa City Attorney Bob Bezek, explaining quorum rules, executive sessions, and procedures to boost public confidence through access to government records.
The planning commission and building department should supervise a 350 acre quarry turned residential area near I 35 to keep growth traveler friendly. Leaders caution against edge development becoming a billboard and welcome manufactured homes where appropriate while pursuing aggressive code enforcement and pro development strategies.
Kansas lawmakers warn that while the current fiscal 2002 budget closed a 206 million dollar gap and raises general fund spending modestly, fiscal 2003 looms perilously. The rejection of a penny gasoline tax increase leaves 35 million short for 2003, signaling a tougher year ahead.
Senate President Dave Kerr said education benefited from a 67 million increase for fiscal 2002 as legislators ended the session by approving more than 2.26 billion in state aid. The plan raises base aid per pupil to 3870, expands at risk 4 year old programs, and funds special education at 85.3 percent of excess costs, amid budget gaps and mixed reactions from superintendents and lawmakers.
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