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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 2002
Page
1
Tonight breezy and partly cloudy with upper 60s lows. Wednesday brings mostly cloudy skies and a 40 percent chance of showers with highs in the lower 80s and overnight lows around the upper 50s.
Franklin County Sheriff Craig Davis welcomes the AMBER Plan a public alert system to speed abduction responses. The statewide program begins today with law enforcement and broadcasters collaborating to locate abducted children. Training for local officers occurs in Lawrence as the task force notes 31 saved children.
Franklin County and Ottawa face funding gaps if state diverts 1.3 billion in transportation funds to the general fund. Public works warns a $1.2 million county shortfall could force tax increases, while Ottawa would lose about 300 thousand delaying street projects. If needed, a tax hike could run about eight mills, adding roughly 150 dollars yearly on a 100 000 home.
Public hearing set for 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in Garnett on a proposed 1 cent sales tax increase and general obligation bonds to fund a new 5.2 million jail. The Oct 16 hearing precedes a Nov 5 general election where voters decide the jail funding measures.
Kansas towns contend with a state property tax exemption for upscale elderly housing run by nonprofits. Hesston Mayor John Waltner cites higher service costs for an 80 acre retirement complex. In Newton, retiree Bill Brown pays 1,500 yearly taxes on a 1954 home while residents of nonprofits pay none. statewide losses are estimated at 2.5 million annually. Critics say the exemption shifts tax burden to others, while supporters argue it spurs economic development and care. The Hesston villa, valued at 15.7 million, would lose 189,600 in tax revenue, potentially expanding services with 64 new living units.
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