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NO. 118 NUMBER 8 ALMA, WABAUNSEE COUNTY, KANSAS 66401 USPS 496-340 THLrRSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2002
residents formed a
of cars and trucks on
drippy, Wednesday
30th, for the
Wabaunsee County
Award's Tour.
coffee and rolls
Office in Alma
sloshed down
gravel roads in the
section of the
to view four projects
Junior Breymeyer pointed toward his property
as he explained his terrace and waterway
conservation practice.
Lsee County
District and
Research and
Service annually
afall tour that
and visits
of several
practice awards.
January, an awards
Will be held where
of the land will
recognized and
awards for
stop on Wednesday
was to view the
practices of
Jean Breyrneyer.
his terrace
practice on an
back page, col. I
Paul McClure, far left, explained his grassland
operation and how he controls weeds and brush.
:ANE GAS EXPLORATION BEGINS IN
WABAUNSEE COUNTY
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Jm Company initiated the exploration
coal-bed methane when they began
of Maple Hill Monday morning.
Following several months of
controversy involving the coal-
bed methane gas industry,
exploration in Wabaunsee
County officially began
Monday morning, November
4th, 2002.
Drilling crews arrived south
of Maple Hill, on Mill Brae
Ranch, erected a drilling rig,
and prepared to start their
2500-foot descent into the
earth. According to Engineer
Steven Hash the process will
begin with a 12.25 inch hole
that will be drilled 350 feet
into the ground. That process
will take one day. At that
point a 8 5/8" casing will be
installed in the well, and a
cement solution will be
pumped into the hole, forced
up around the outside of the 8
5/8" casing completely filling
the area around the casing as
well as any cavities that may
be anywhere between the
surface of the ground down to
the 350 foot depth. This
process will seal the top 350
feet of ground providing
assurance salt water, that will
later be pumped from deeper
levels, will not be allowed to
enter the top 350 feet of earth.
Following that process the
drill will dig deeper into the
earth to a depth of
approximately 2500 feet. That
is where the Mississippian
Limestone Formation lies.
Hash said it would take about
a week of 24-hour-a-day
drilling to reach that depth.
cont. to page 7 O, col. 7
USD #330 VOTERS GIVE
OVERWHELMING APPROVAL
TO BOND ISSUE
Patrons of Wabaunsee East USD #330 gave overwhelming
approval to a $6,820,000 bond issue that will provide a K-8
facility to be built at the Mission Valley High School site.
Late Tuesday evening, 93% of the votes were counted and the
tally stood at 901 votes in the "Yes" column and 402 in the
"No" column. All votes in Wabaunsee County had been
counted by 10:30 p.m. Less than 100 votes in Osage and
Shawnee Counties remained to be reported, but the/r outcome
was insignificant.
Nearly every precinct in Wabaunsee County carried the
question with the following results: Harveyville - Yes - 179, No
- 79; Keene - Yes - 146, No - 64; Hessdale/Lake Wabaunsee -
Yes - 52, No - 24; Maple Hill - Yes - 53, No - 14; Chalk - Yes -
1, No - 8; Eskridge - Yes - 189, No - 87. Advance voters voted
in favor 47 to 18. Voters in Shawnee County carried the
question 261 - 120 with one precinct remaining to report.
That total included the Dover Precinct, which approved the
question 178-70. cont. to page 78, col. ]
FOURTH ANNUAL VETERAN'S
DAY PARADE ACTIVITIES
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11
On November 11, 2002 the Gateway to the Flint Hills'
Coalition in Eskridge will sponsor the Third Annual
Veteran's Day Parade and Activities.
This event was started three years ago as a way of honoring
the Veterans of Wabaunsee County. Whether Veterans are
still active or members of the National Guard or Reserve
members of the Coalition felt it necessary to show
support for their sacrifices. As one member of the Coalition
put it, "We want our children to realize the freedom we enjoy
is because of our Veterans. Even though we sometimes take it
for granted, we know we must work together to ensure the
freedom and life style we enjoy."
Monday's celebration will begin with a Flag Raising
Ceremony at Heritage Village at 9:30 a.m. A parade down
main street Eskridge to the city park will follow. A formal flag
raising ceremony with music and songs will be held there. A
Flag Retirement Ceremony will follow for anyone that has an
old flag.
There will be a number of contests including the
oldest/youngest veteran, the veteran that traveled the
farthest, and the most complete uniform. A complementary
lunch will be served across the street from the City Park at
the St. John's Catholic Church Parish Hall.
During the activities, contest winners for several categories
will be announced. Students from throughout Wabaunsee
County were encouraged to participate in coloring and essay
contests. Six first place $100 United States Savings Bonds
and five second place $50 United States Savings Bonds will
be awarded.
COMMISSIONERS APPROVE
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FOR ROCK QUARRY
NEAR MAPLE HILL
A public hearing was held Monday morning, November 4th,
in the Wabaunsee County Commissioner's Room. The hearing
was held to listen to arguments, both for and against a
conditional use permit request made by Mill Brae Ranch,
Maple Hill. Ranch Manager Mark Nikkel and Attorney J.B.
King of Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, Topeka, requested
the permit be granted so they could remove and sell I/mestone
rock from sections 35 and 11 on Mill Brae Ranch.
A neighboring landowner, Frank Sabatini, and his attorney,
John Waugh, Eskridge, were also present. Sabatini filed a
protest against the conditional use permit.
King spoke to the commissioners first. He reminded them
that Mr. Nikkel had appeared before the Wabaunsee County
Planning Commission in October with a request for the
conditional use permit. He added that the planning
commission members not only recommended approval of the
request, but also voted unanimously in favor of the
recommendation. King went on to explain that his client had
provided a list of information concerning the quarrying
operation as well as information detailing how they intend to
reclaim the quarry after the rock is removed.
Waugh argued that Nikkel and Mill Brae Ranch owners,
Roger and T.D. Steele, had not f'ded the proper application
forms. Waugh went on to say that although he and his client,
Mr. Sabatini, did not wish to be "nit picky" about the issue, it
was important that the forms be completed properly and that
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