Eudora City Council Considers Budget

Tuesday, August 12 2008 @ 01:53 AM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local GovernmentThe Eudora City Council will meet one more time on Thursday before public hearings next Monday. The proposed city budget would be about $2.4 million.

Eudora City Coucil: Raise Taxes or Cut Jobs

Wednesday, July 16 2008 @ 12:46 PM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local GovernmentAccording to the Eudora City Administrator, the city council will need to make tough choices. They must either raise the mill levy, or cut jobs and programs.
(From the Eudora News)

Tonganoxie City Councel Meeting (and Agenda)

Monday, July 07 2008 @ 09:48 PM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local GovernmentThe Tonganoxie Mirror has an article about tonight's meeting (agenda included).

Douglas County Primary Election Lineup

Thursday, June 19 2008 @ 01:56 PM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local GovernmentThe Baldwin City Signal has an article listing the candidates for the upcoming primary election on Aug. 5th.

City Commission Gives OK to New Firetrucks

Tuesday, June 10 2008 @ 11:57 PM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local GovernmentDespite a tight 2009 budget, $2.3 million in spending is planned for new fire equipment. The link will take you to an article in the Lawrence Journal World which also has a video report from Channel 6 News.

Leavenworth County Assistant DA Fired After Filing for DA

Thursday, June 05 2008 @ 07:18 PM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local GovernmentAssistant DA Todd Thompson told his boss on Friday that he would be filing for the DA position in the next election. On the following Monday, he was dismissed.
(From the Tonganoxie Mirror)

Leavenworth County Public Works to go to Four Day Work Week

Wednesday, May 28 2008 @ 02:25 AM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local GovernmentThis summer, Leavenworth Public Works employees will reduce costs and increase efficiency by going to a 4 day work week for the summer. From the Tonganoxie Mirror.

Douglas County Commission minutes.

Sunday, May 18 2008 @ 06:18 AM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local GovernmentThe Douglas County Commission provides their meeting minutes on line. Here are the minutes for meetings in 2008. As of this posting, they only have up to the April 4th meeting minutes posted.

City Commission meeting audio now available

Sunday, May 18 2008 @ 04:07 AM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local GovernmentStarting in February, the City Commission started putting audio of their meetings on line, This in an MP3 of the May 13th meeting.

Baldwin School Mill Levy to Drop 7 Mills

Sunday, July 29 2007 @ 09:01 PM
Contributed by: Dave
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Local GovernmentThe school board approved the budget on Monday. The decrease is partially due to unexpected tax receipts from the county.

This comes after last years increase in the in the mill levy due to a budget deficit.