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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1973
Page
1
Sidney city council held a bustling Tuesday session with active citizen involvement. Ordinances included a hearing on extending the city’s waning authority up to two miles beyond corporate limits drawing attention from local residents and area farmers.
About twenty area farmers attended a hearing where nine opposed expanding zoning authority from one to two miles around Sidney. City Manager Ed Prince described the plan as necessary for orderly growth near interchanges and edges, noting no zones would be designated until the Planning Commission studies land use.
Prince told the council officials from the Nebraska Game and Parks office notified Sidney that funding for stages two and three of the park development plan has been deferred due to limited funds. Phase I was funded last summer and is set to begin this year, while Scottsbluff received outdoor pool funding and Hemingford and Minitare got small recreation funds. The Sidney project is not denied, only deferred, and Scottsbluff’s grant had been deferred previously. The council also approved a contract with Kirkham Michael & Associates for engineering on stage one.
City council postpones a second reading on the Water Filters ordinance and forms an advisory committee to study installation restrictions on appliances like water heaters dishwashers ice makers and sprinkler systems. Members include Fiegenschuh Weber Hijak Starr Hull Lukesh and one more consumer representative. The panel will advise which installations require master tradesmen versus lower skill work. A sewer district in South Country Club Heights was approved, covering areas along Summit Drive and El Rancho Road with bidding specs to be set and work anticipated this summer.
An ordinance introduced on first reading tightens dog licensing and impounding rules. Fees: $1 for male, $5 for unspayed females, no charge for spayed females. Impound: licensed animals 10 days, unlicensed 3 days, with new daily fines rising by offense level. Dangerous dogs must be confined. watch dogs allowed on fenced property. Fines up to $100 for owners letting dogs run loose. Council also supports Munson application.
Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co filed for residential rate increases in Sidney Dalton Gurley and 31 Panhandle communities. Mayor Gottschalk notes cautious council review tied to 1971 Supreme Court decision. Company cites doubled gas costs and rising labor and interest expenses as drivers.
Despite weekend wind and rain, Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce reports the Trade Fair and Travel Show as a huge success with total attendance estimated between 11 and 12 thousand. Local exhibitors praised organization and new participants boosted interest, while winners of twenty $100 gift certificates were named from Sidney and area towns. Questionnaires will be mailed to exhibitors to gather feedback on improvements and future scheduling.
Strong winds last weekend brought gusts to 54 mph in Sidney. Trees and branches blocked some streets though no major damage occurred. Mrs Bertha Holtman of 1224 6th St stands beneath a Chinese Elm she planted around 1954 that was blown down. City cleanup is near completion but resident debris slows progress. branches should be placed in alleys per city guidance.
The Interior Department and BLM dispute GSA plans to sell mineral rights on 17 500 acres near Cheyenne County prompting oil firms led by Trend Exploration Ltd to demand a full report. The last minute bid cancellation triggered criticism of fair play and calls from lawmakers for reinstatement.
Dave Hendee a Midland College senior in journalism joined The Sidney Telegraph as a summer intern He will report write news stories and take photographs for the news columns He is the son of Mr and Mrs Darold Hendee of Sidney and a Sidney High School graduate
Researchers from NCAR collected rain and hail samples near the Colorado Nebraska line on May 21 for an unseeded storm study. University teams from Wyoming and Nevada joined aircraft and ground crews in the weather research project.
Wheat markets surge as prices reach near record highs with bids around 2.55 per bushel. Farmers in Cheyenne County face delayed growth due to a cool wet season and late seeding, with mosaic disease and winterkill affecting crops.Officials note mixed yields with potential 40 bushels per acre if mosaic remains limited. Soybeans top 10 per bushel futures while corn hovers near 2.20. Rainfall totals 1.55 inches in May at the High Plains lab.
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