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2002
ORDER
of the City
of Eskridge,
Monday,
I, 7:00 p.m. at
Mayor Kraus
CALL
Turnbull, D.
Mercer were
others that
were City
Turnbull,
Hanson
Elliott.
D. Fox moved
agenda with
• Turnbull
aye.
the regular
for June I0,
}eclal meeting
Fox moved
minutes C.
and all aye.
D. Williams
additions to
ordinance
After
and
Fox moved to
C. Turnbull
aye. D.
Joe Mercer
progess In
done
Parks.
Rex Turnbull
his progress
plant and
C. Bowers
a boat dock
for Jay
D. Fox
aye.
D. Fox moved
Stauffer's re-
an already
C. Turnbull
aye,
Fox moved
of a
Triplett
C. Bowers
b. Williams
a remodel-
for Jerry
seconded
the city clerk
Peels was
same to his
natural rock
from the
C. Turnbull
the shore-
D. Fox
aye.
Bill Ridinger
COUncil to con-
12 foot limit
of boat
No
D. Fox moved
sign on the
House, C.
and all aye.
Jack Foster
behind a
fence at the
not pass
with street
Lt "the corner
corner on
Was to take
present his
next meeting
t Waiver for the
I " City easement
ration that such
fence will not be replaced by
the city if required to remove
for work on utilities and as
long as it remained a day care.
This waiver was to be made up
by the City Attorney with all
requirements noted. D.
Williams seconded and the
motion carried by a 3-2 vote.
At 8:06 p.m., C. Turnbull
asked to have streets and
overhanging trees paid more
attention to. It was pointed
out that the trees are the re-
sponsibility of the property
owners. She stated that one
case was that a tree was
blocking the view of a stop
sign. No action taken.
At 8:14 p.m., D. Mercer
showed photos of the existing
boat dock and wood walkway.
Mercer suggested expanding
the boat ramp, making a boat
slip or a way to tie boats up
for people camping or in RV's,
and expand camping areas. No
action taken.
At 8:32 p.m., D. Williams
moved to allow the church to
use the rock shed nearby for a
storage shed to house lawn
equipment and etc. C. Bowers
seconded and all aye.
At 8:35 p.m,, Mayor Kraus
mentioned that someone
wanted to decorate the metal
building south and west of the
barracks to make it more ap-
pealing. While no one had a
problem with this. no action
taken.
At 8:36 p.m., D. Mercer
stated that she thought she
could have the repairs done at
the bathhouse for $300. D. Fox
moved to approve $300 for
that project, D. Williams sec-
onded and all aye,
• At 8:38 p.m., D. Mercer
moved to expand the camping
area to the areas around the
barracks. The motion died for
the lack of a second.
At 8:50 p.m., the city clerk
stated that the caretaker's
house had been rented
continuously throughout the
winter but needed some
attention, replacing shower
walls and the appliances that
were used and in poor shape
when purchased. The city
clerk was advised to get
estimates.
At 8:45 p.m., D. Mercer
moved to approve the low bid
of $13,200 by Ehrhart Exca-
vatlng, authorize engineer to
issue Notice of Award, Mayor
to execute contract and issue
Notice to Proceed upon City
Attorney's approval of con-
tracts, bond and insurance for
the Lake Wabaunsee tower
demolition, D. Fox seconded
and all aye.
OTHER COUNCIL
BUSINESS, NEW OR
CONTINUING - PERSONNEL
At 9:00 p.m., Mayor Kraus
stated that there were various
options for fencing the new
water tower. D. Mercer moved
to fence the whole two acres
with barb wire, C. Bowers sec-
onded and all aye.
At 9:04 p.m., D. Williams
moved to give the Fire De-
partment $I 50 for this year's
fireworks display. D. Fox sec-
onded and all aye.
MAYOR - COUNCIL
CONCERNS & COMMENTS
At 9:06 p.m., being that the
full council was present,
Mayor Kraus once again ap-
pointed D, Fox Council Presi-
dent. There had been a previ-
ous motion to appoint D. Mer-
cer president too, therefore
both Council Persons elected
to abstain and let the remain-
ing three members vote their
choice. Two votes were cast for
D. Fox and one for D. Mercer.
D. Fox remains Council Presi-
dent.
At 9:08 p.m., D. Williams
stated that there were some
after hours entry into the pool
and wanted to know if the
would look into it, No action
taken.
At 9:21 p.m., C. Bowers
stated that she was wanting to
add a window to her barracks
at the lake but the City has a
power box in the way. Bowers
requested the City to move the
box if possible. City Clerk is
to get estimates from Ridgway.
ADJOURN
At 9:22 p.m., D. Williams
moved to adjourn. C. Bowers
seconded and all aye.
Rex Kraus
Mayor
ATFEST:
Joe A. Elliott
City Clerk
Read and approved this 8th
day of July, 2002
Rex Kraus
Mayor
ATI"EST:
Joe A~ Elliott
City Clerk
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The Wabaunsee County Signal-Enterprise, Thursday, July I I, 2002
that arrest could be made and frightening dark side just
All Letters to the Editor
must be signed and will be
printed exactly as written.
They will be printed in the
order they are received.
They do not necessarily
.reflect the viewpoint of this
paper. Letters to the Editor
are limited to 500 words
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rate of advertisement.
Dear Editor,
In Mark Falk's letter last
week, I think he felt as if he
had to defend his son and how
the "bus incident" was han-
dled. I also think that this is
understandable, but Mark's
letter doesn't address the issue
that I believe Bill Schwalm's
letter brought up.
There are actual crimes
that occur in Wabaunsee
County. We have a major
problem with underage drink-
ing. Citizens call 911 about is-
sues such as suspected drug
dealing, break-ins, theft, and
parties involving alcohol and
kids. In many cases, they feel
that the county attorney's of-
fice and sheriffs office keep
blaming the other for dragging
their feet. In the midst of ac-
tivity with the potential for
true harm to health, life and
property; Wabaunsee County
spent money and time to pros-
ecute students who engaged in
a prank that caused no dam-
age.
The students involved in
this bus incident admitted it
to the school administration
and accepted their punishment
as a consequence of their
actions. They had no reason
to believe that going to the
county attorney, as Mark's
son did, and talking to him
was in any way necessary.
If this county's justice sys-
tem is so concerned about the
welfare of a bus, maybe an In-
vestigation should be
launched to find out who is
responsible for leaving the bus
doors open and the boys in-
side. That would be a good way
to waste even more money.
Diana Katt
pool committee would post no
trespassing after hours and • glance. Unfortunately, people
violators be subject to arrest, in Wyoming and Montana
The City Attorney advised have discovered there is a
down the road. Groundwater
depletion and pollution, cou-
pled with numerous other
problems, have propelled
thousands of farmers, ranch-
ers, rural homeowners and
environmental groups to join
forces in opposition to further
development until proper
rules of regulation can be en-
acted and put in place.
I have urged the Wabaunsee
County Commission to take
the lead In getting factual in-
formation and disseminating
it to the public. I would urge
anyone who relies on well wa-
ter for household or livestock
use to check carefully on scary
problems now appearing In
other states.
I realize the $200-$400 per
acre lease rates in Montana
and Wyoming may be irre-
sistible but losing your water
ten years from now would be
similar to selling your
birthright for a bowl of pot-
rage.
You owe it to the next gen-
eration to at least become In-
formed.
• Stephen Anderson
Alma
Vera
Roadsters
The Vera Roadsters are ac-
customed to traveling great
distances for adventure.
Sometimes It is just too hot
for anything, let alone a road
trip. So, the members decided
to just drive a short distance
to Stuckey's Dairy Queen on 1-
70 for the July outing. We all
drove the short distances from
our homes for an 11:30 lun-
cheon date. Here we enjoyed
the many choices of burgers,
fries, chicken, salads or ice
cream. The food at Jack's rl-
vals many of the area fancy
restaurants for both flavor
and presentation.
After a couple of hours of
dining and visiting, President
Norma Stuewe called the
meeting to order. We discussed
the upcoming months of 2002
and planned future meetings
and trips. The September and
November meetings will be
held in members homes with
the hostess choosing the activ-
ity or presentation. During
October, a road trip to Council
Grove is planned and in De-
cember there will be a trip to
an area dinner theatre. There
will be no meeting In August,
due both to the heat of the
summer and the busy sched-
ules of the members with fam-
ily vacations and other activi-
ties. By the time September
rolls around, we will be ready
for more rewarding events
with the members of the Vera
Roadsters.
Marilyn Blev/ns
Social Reporter
LOCAL STUDENT
COMPLETES
ADVANCED
ASTRONAUT
TRAINING AT
KANSAS
COSMOSPHERE
Katie Turner, daughter of
Jack and Tina Turner, Alma,
attended Level 2 of the Future
Astronaut Training Program at
the Kansas Cosmosphere and
Space Center in Hutchinson,
Kansas, June 19-June 24.
The weeklong camp, for
which students may apply af-
ter successfully completing
Level 1, featured advanced
simulator training, with the
elements of space walking re-
ceiving extra attention. In
preparation for an extended
space shuttle mission to the
International Space Station
aboard the Cosmosphere's
state of-the-art shuttle simu-
lator, campers underwent a
full day of scuba training and
underwater EVA exercises
with certified dive instructors.
The participants in Level 2
also took part in aviation
training in an F- 101 cockpit
and an F-16 trainer acquired
from the Air Force. Advanced
simulations included building
and launching large rockets
and building complex robots
for a Mars mission. Campers
also traveled to Lake Afton
Public Observatory near
Wichita for a special night sky
viewing.
The intense week-long pro-
gram, which was developed by
Cosmosphere staff, incorpo-
rates actual astronaut training
with briefings on subjects
ranging from how the body
reacts to space flight to princi-
ples of rocketry. The nation-
ally recognized camp strives to
motivate and inspire careers in
space education in an envi-
ronment, which stresses
teamwork and problem solv-
hag.
Campers also learn about
he history of the space pro-
gram in the Cosmosphere's
Hall of Space Museum, which
houses one of the largest
space artifact collections in the
world. The museum features
the actual Apollo 13 command
module Odyssey and the larg-
est collection of Russian space
artifacts outside of Moscow.
Campers also utilize the Cos-
mosphere's planetarium and
IMAXg dome theater through-
out the week.
Established in 1985, the
Future Astronaut Training
program is one of the coun-
try's top residential space edu-
cation programs and is open
to students entering grades 7-
10. Since its beginning, more
than 7,500 young people from
across the country and around
the world have participated in
the Cosmosphere camp.
For more information on
the Future Astronaut Training
Program call 800-397-0330,
ext. 304, or visit the Cosmos-
phere's website at
X~,~r V¢ .coslno .oro.
BOON! OR
BOONDOGGLE?
With the plague of drought
and depression era grain and
livestock prices, the prospect
of leasing large tracts of
Kansas land for coal bed
methane production seems
like a great boon at first
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