City delays Seventh Street improvements vote
The Ottawa City Commission voted 3-1 to delay the Seventh Street improvement project amid petitions and questions about the proposal. Commissioners urged a concrete design and engineering study before a ballot decision, with Mayor Dorothy Nichols abstaining and George Marstall dissenting.
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Diane Yeaman
Ottawa City Commission
Seventh Street
George Marstall
Marshall
Dorothy Nichols
Ed Beck
City, Task Force Ponder Sales Tax
Ottawa officials discussed a half-cent sales tax to fund street and storm sewer rehab with about 40 attendees, spurred by a Royals playoff game. Mayor Dorothy Nichols outlined projected revenue of 150,000 to 200,000 dollars yearly and a $1.82 monthly burden on the average family, while Bob Pence presented the Task Force findings on budgeting and efficiency.
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Jay Bemis
Courts
Kansas City Royals
Greater
Bob Pence
Chamber
Gary Jordan
Jordan
Nichols
Ottawa
City Commission
Pence
Department of Public Safety
Rhodesian Leaders Granted U.S. Visas
The Carter administration will issue visas to Rhodesian Prime Minister Tan Smith and three black members of Rhodesia's Executive Council. An official announcement is expected later. Smith and Rev. Ndabaningi Sithole may travel to New York Saturday then to Washington early next week.
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Washington
Carter
Tan Smith
Rhodesia
Executive Council
U.S
United Nations
Smith
Ndabaningi Sithole
Ottawa Planning Commission approves mobile home zoning changes
The Ottawa Planning Commission approved 5-1 amendments to mobile home park zoning with a 10-foot setback and a five-acre minimum, amid debate over visibility and potential higher rents for residents. The article also covers the Vatican funeral of Pope John Paul I and other local planning matters.
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Paul Gaynor
Gaynor
Ben Park
Diane Yeamans
Ottawa Planning Commission
City Commission
Virginia Anderson
Dotty Wellington
Anderson
Wellington
Sherrill Howell
Vatican City
John Paul I
St. Peter's Basilica
Paul VI
John Paul
Sistine Chapel
Pope John Paul
Planning Commission
Noel Douglas
Country Club Heights
Douglas
Don Powell
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Beck
Causco Company
Independence, Co
Robert Mills
State Board of Tax Appeals
Baldwin City
Lawrence
Wellsville
Royals Stadium
Reggie Jackson
Jackson
Yankees
Mike Gullett
Pope
Church
St. Peter
Ronnie Johnson
N. Cedar
Country Club Heights Subdivision
Douglas Subdivision
Franklin City
Olin Wollen
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