Ottawa reconsidering recreation plans amid criticism of past effort
City leaders move to form the Ottawa Public Building Commission to oversee a new pool and recreation projects after last year’s $8.5 million water park plan faced criticism for timing, secrecy and high costs. The panel will include two city commissioners, two school board members and a recreation official. The plan focuses on replacing Forest Park’s aging outdoor pool first, then considering an indoor pool and recreation center, with open public engagement throughout. Taxpayers want basics over grand schemes and demand inclusion in the process.
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Ottawa
Franklin County Economic Development
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
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Franklin County
Forest Park
Immigrant contributions bolster U.S. economy and society
Mike Farmer of the Kansas Catholic Conference argues that legal immigrants benefit the economy through taxes and social security, raise wages for native workers, and quickly assimilate. He cites studies from CATO and the National Research Council and Pepperdine on English proficiency and homeownership, urging acceptance over anti immigrant rhetoric.
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United States
Cato Institute
National Research Council
National Academy of Sciences
CATO
Gregory Rodriguez
Pepperdine University
National Immigration Forum
Mike Farmer
Kansas Catholic Conference
Local kindergarten musical delight at Eugene Field School
A capacity crowd enjoyed the kindergarten and first grade musical at Eugene Field Elementary. Seven songs by Alan Cunningham and a 40 minute program showcased the dedication of teachers Renita Abel Marilyn McCurdy and Judy Meyer with 65 to 70 young performers led by narrator June Erisman.
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Alan Cunningham
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Judy Meyer
Alan
Williamsburg
Hawthorne
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Maysya Michael O. Tunnfell
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Charlotte May Pierstorff
Grangeville
Lewiston
Idaho
May
Cunningham
David Bailey
June Erisman
Eugene Field
Alexander
Dorothy Nichols
State budget cuts spark talk of government downsizing
Kansas lawmakers wrapped a session with a budget that trims roughly 150 million for the governor to allocate, setting up anticipated July 1 agency cuts. The piece questions whether the deep reductions signal a true breakwater and whether the 2002 session will shrink state government through further dismantling of agencies and programs. It notes conservative aims, fiscal pressures, and the risk of shifting costs to counties and cities.
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David Miller
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Martin Hawver
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