Ottawa plans stall on grant as city’s income high
Ottawa players find the city’s average income exceeds the 51 percent low to moderate income threshold set by the Kansas Department of Economic Development. The denial blocks a 21,000 grant for updating the planning guide, pushing the city to consider a two phase update or using city funds to complete a 33,000 comprehensive plan update.
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Melissa Bauman
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Ottawa
KDED
Lyle Dresher
Kansas
Dresher
Ottawa Planning Commission
Cities Plan Liability Overhaul After Supreme Court Ruling
The League of Kansas Municipalities urged amendments to the Tort Claims Act to counter the Fudge v Kansas City ruling that held city police partly liable for a drunken driver crash. Concordia city attorney David Retter led the push, with Overland Park’s Robert J. Watson also speaking, as lawmakers study insurance costs for government entities. The proposal aims to restore the pre Fudge standard that governmental care is owed to the public at large, not to specific individuals, and would bar punitive damages against government officials.
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Topeka
Kan
League of Kansas
Supreme Court
David Retter
Concordia
League
Capitol
Overland Park City
Robert J. Watson
Ty Insurance
Fudge
Kansas City
Wyandotte
James 5. Fudge
Kansas City Star
League of Kansas Municipalities
Kansas
Debtbusters discuss a people’s budget in Kansas
A Kansas Debtbusters event at Washburn University, organized by the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce, explored a $111 billion deficit cut plan. Panels recommended tax hikes on luxury goods and deep cuts to defense, foreign aid, and entitlement programs to balance the 1991 budget, while weather and local forecast follow.
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Topeka
Kan
Roosevelt Center For American Policy Studies
Congress
Reagan
Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Washburn University
Defense and Foreign Affairs
Joe Rich
Debtbusters Panel
Rich
Lynn Highee
Ktpk Radio
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Five Critical Issues Identified For Ottawa School District
Ottawa U.S.D. 290 staff at an in service session narrowed dozens of proposed concerns to five core areas for the coming year. They aimed to advance effective schools by setting clear goals, with groups ranking issues such as class size limits, staff morale, district communication, staff development, and student parent responsibilities.
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Ottawa U.S.D
Jay Bemis
Ottawa
U.S.D
Nancy Hale
U.S.C
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Harv
City Commission
Commission
LMS
Steve Zuk
Capital Bridge Company
Lincoln, Neb
Watson
Focal Kansas National Education Association
Hale
the Herald
Pave
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