County aims to keep Franklin County budget without tax rise
Franklin County Commissioners seek a 2005 budget that avoids raising the county property tax levy. They warn the task is tough due to rising fuel costs materials and health insurance. Chairman Ed Taylor hopes stable mill rate with rising valuations offsets higher costs while noting last year’s valuation rose about 8 percent and current levy remains about 58 mills for a 100000 home.
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Franklin County
Don Hay
Don Stottlemire
Stottlemire
Commission
Ed Taylor
Rezoning Hearing Weighs Walgreens Site on Hickory Street Ottawa
City planners considered rezoning a 14 000 square foot Walgreens parcel at Hickory Street east of Main to mix commercial uses while neighbors urged caution. Opponents fear noise traffic and lower property values, favoring C 1 zoning with more green space. Planning staff warned of residential impact but said mitigatable. A continued meeting was scheduled for May 19 at City Hall.
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Hickory Street
Werner
Main
15Th
John Richeson
Ottawa
Richeson
Charles Benjamin
Lawrence
Main Street
Benjamin
Ottawa Planning
Edwin Smith
Walgreens
Howard Paul
H.T. Paul Com
Pany
State Board of Pharmacy
Commission
Cal Lantis
Steve van Ostran
City Hall
Franklin County Eyes New Human Resources Department
Franklin County commissioners may create a county human resources department to handle hiring payroll insurance and benefits for about 200 employees. The proposal aims to fund two to two and a half HR staff at roughly 120000 yearly with a target to be in place by early next year.
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Herald
Franklin County
Franklin County Commission
Blaine Finch
Finch
Taylor
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main
Israelis raid Gaza border search for remains of five killed
Hundreds of Israeli troops fanned out along the Egyptian border to search for remains of five comrades killed when a Palestinian attack blew up an Israeli armored vehicle. Israeli missile strikes on a Palestinian refugee camp killed 11 and wounded 29 others.
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Rafah
Gaza Strip
Kansas Supreme Court to hear school finance appeal in September
Attorneys request a stay of Governor Bullock's December order preserving the March appeal. The Kansas Supreme Court will decide within two weeks on the stay, while Gov. Sebelius outlines finance issues. The December ruling deemed the system inadequate and inequitable and is under review.
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Supreme Court
Ron Keefover
Whitney Watson
Phill Kline
Bullock
Kansas Supreme Court
Kathleen
Sebelius
State Supreme Court
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N. Hwy
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D.V.M
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Kuts
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