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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 2002
Page
8
The Ottawa Planning Commission will meet at noon on Thursday at City Hall to discuss a zoning agreement with Franklin County, duplex rules for Fairway Vista, and downtown zoning issues. The session is open to the public.
The Daily Reports hospital notes list admissions Billie Joe Weidner Loren Gilmore and Mil dred Hyde. Dismissals include Jerry Warren and Jaime Wise Tate. A newborn daughter to Billie Jo and Scott Weidner is noted. Police and sheriff files cover arrests for DUI open container battery and more, plus thefts vandalism and accidents in Ottawa and nearby areas.
Reginald L. Robinson, 45, long-time chief of staff to University of Kansas Chancellor Robert Hemenway, was chosen by the State Board of Regents as the new president and CEO. He will join this fall with a $135,000 salary and $1,000 monthly car allowance, replacing Kim Wilcox. Robinson also teaches civil rights and criminal law and emphasized funding for higher education.
Ottawa commissioners authorize City Manager Weldon Padgett to hire a consulting engineer to design a new taxiway at Ottawa Municipal Airport. FAA funds 450,000, city share about 50,000, funded from reserves. Plan aims to start next year, delaying private sale option. Padgett will share airport operation results with the board.
Wichita AP Republican Tim Shallenburger and Democrat Kathleen Sebelius both urged Kansas to help undocumented immigrants become legal quickly. Shallenburger favored open borders and easy paths to legality, while Sebelius stressed integration and removing barriers like driver license requirements. Debated at Wichita Rotary Club as race tightens with education fallout.
City officials, led by Bayne, pushed to adopt K-273 to make Dane Street eligible for county upkeep. The council approved the plan, transferring maintenance from the state to the county from the southern city limits to I-35. KDOT will remove state highway signs after annexation approval is official.
Commissioners report several negative calls after The Herald feature on Cedar Ninth roundabouts. Public hearing invites Cedar Street homeowners to view impact on driveways bushes and trees as plans to begin in about three to four years are discussed.
Elizabeth Coblentz the Amish Cook will greet readers and sign books Wednesday at Affordable Maytag in Ottawa, one stop on a Midwest tour. Publicist Kevin Williams notes the column appears in 99 newspapers nationwide and she has written three cookbooks.
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