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By Elvyn Jones
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November 3, 2015
- The Baldwin City Council gave unanimous support Monday for a drive to fund and build a community center in the city.
Baldwin City Recreation Commission Board President Ginny Honomichl brought a request to the council for support the BCRC’s exploration of options to build and finance a community center. The BCRC board was ready to start a push for a community center and would take the same request for support to the Baldwin school board at its Nov. 16 meeting, she said.
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November 2, 2015
- City Council to begin with blue ribbon presentation
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October 16, 2015
- Baldwin City Council to consider Kwik Shop development plan for lot to west on Monday. Meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Baldwin City Public Library.
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By Elvyn Jones
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October 13, 2015
- Although common sense tells Brad Smith that an event the size of the Maple Leaf Festival ought to produce a noticeable bump in the city’s sales tax collections, he has been unable to document that assumption.
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By Elvyn Jones
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October 6, 2015
- After more consideration, Baldwin City will ask the Kansas Department of Transportation to upgrade the caution light at the U.S. Highway 56/Eighth Street crosswalk.
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By Elvyn Jones
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October 6, 2015
- Baldwin City residents are evenly split in their support for a city building plan that would include four proposed capital improvement projects discussed extensively in the past year, a survey of registered voters conducted this summer found.
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October 5, 2015
- Presentation of results from citizen’s survey on proposed capital improvement projects on agenda
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By Elvyn Jones
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September 28, 2015
- Change is good, Laura Hartman said in summary of her recent move Baldwin City Hall.
For the past 10 years, Hartman has been Baldwin school district’s board clerk. She left that post to become Baldwin City clerk.
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By Elvyn Jones
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September 22, 2015
- On Monday, the Baldwin City Council approved the appointment of Brad Smith to the position as interim city administrator as the council looks for a replacement of the departed Chris Lowe.
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September 21, 2015
- Meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Baldwin City Public Library
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By Elvyn Jones
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September 15, 2015
- His boss says Baldwin City choose a good time to hire the city’s first assistant public works director.
It was announced at the Sept. 8 Baldwin City Council meeting that Dave Flipse was hired to the newly created position. City public works director Bill Winegar said the hire came at a welcome time.
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By Elvyn Jones
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September 15, 2015
- Those responsible for two road projects involving entrances to Baldwin City are confident work on the improvements will be completed in time for the Maple Leaf Festival.
Commuters who have been using Douglas County Road 1055 to drive to Vinland and Lawrence despite the route’s summerlong closure at CR North 500 Road found the road closed Monday morning at Baldwin City north city limits.
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By Elvyn Jones
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September 9, 2015
- The Baldwin City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to authorize issuing $3.275 million in bonds for improvements to the city’s sewer utility.
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By Elvyn Jones
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September 9, 2015
- Mayor Marilyn Pearse told the Baldwin City Council on Tuesday she hoped to bring at the council’s Sept. 21 meeting a recommendation for a consultant to help with the search for a new city administrator.
