Local woman recalls heartbreak of Katrina victims
Ottawan Cindy Norton a Department of Social Rehabilitation Services caseworker led a 12 member Kansas team to Louisiana for a week to assist overwhelmed state officials. They saw thousands of survivors in line for aid with wait times of two to three hours. Salvation Army tents provided meals as victims, often first time users of food stamps, faced homelessness and sudden loss.
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Radcliffe returns from devastation after Katrina in Mississippi
Franklin County Emergency Management Director Alan Radcliffe returned from two weeks on Mississippi's Gulf Coast where he served as assistant logistics chief for the Kansas Unified Response and Recovery Team. He worked from MEMA's Forward Area Command Center in Biloxi as Katrina battered the region.
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Ottawa plans 608000 pool expansion with bids sought
Ottawa seeks bids to expand and rehab the Forest Park Pool at 608000 cost. City Manager Weldon Padgett aims to begin this year and finish before spring reopening with a zero depth entry and water-park features. The city also weighs annexing three East 23rd Street properties and boosting economic development funding with the chamber.
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Countdown Begins for City Sales Tax Election Proposal
The city advances a charter ordinance to raise the sales tax by a half cent with a 60 day comment period. If no remonstrance petition equal to 10 percent of last city voters is filed, the commission votes December 5. Without objection, four of five city commissioners must approve to allow a special election on the tax increase.
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City Considers 0.5 Percent Sales Tax to Stabilize Finances
City officials warn a sales tax increase is needed within 45 days of a vote to approve a charter ordinance. A half-cent levy would raise about 1.1 million dollars annually, with part to cut property taxes and bolster the general fund while the rest funds other city operations. The tax would sunset after 10 years. The city currently imposes a 0.6 percent tax, with 0.1 percent earmarked to repay a state loan for a sewage plant, and that portion would vanish when the loan is settled in under two decades.
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