February 11, 2012

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Comment history

Manager searching for cost savings

85,000 a year......dont remember seeing any local job posting for that one

December 10, 2010 at 4:58 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

New Development

maybe town royal north?

December 7, 2010 at 4:52 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Not out with old

I guess I can see both sides of the argument. The quonsets serve their purpose for a week and a half a year....maybe more if you include storing some items for local businesses.
The quonsets are also decades old and way out of repair. They are at the front of the fairgrounds and they are most of what the people coming into Emporia from US 50 see to judge our fairgrounds by.
I've already seen an opportunity go by to improve by moving the "county" fair back to the county when a business wanted to move the fairgrounds out to where it is probably more appropriate for it to be.
If the "county" fair has to be in the middle of the west side of our city, the least we can do is make it a nicer place to visit for all.
How about this.....
Move the quonsets to a more appropriate place on the fairgrounds, say to the south end of the open area next to the grandstands??
Put the Bowyer building where it is planned.
Maybe the citizens of the community who want the quonsets saved could contribute to having them moved and preserved??
And lastly, I doubt ET Anderson wanted the fairgrounds preserved in the state it was in when he was around. I'm sure he would appreciate updates and making the fairgrounds an area that the whole community would be proud of.

November 7, 2010 at 12:37 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Jeff Cope nominated to replace Sheriff Gary Eichorn

Congrats Jeff! Great choice from a field of many very viable candidates.

October 29, 2010 at 10:56 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Residency requirements

no biscuit, that wasn't directed at you. it's just all the other comments above that make the assumption that the firemen and paramedics are overpaid and they have to respond from their homes for calls to service.
now, for anybody who wants a taste of what being a fireman is really like...they do take volunteers in the city and county....

October 21, 2010 at 4:21 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Residency requirements

Does anybody in this discussion realize that we have full time EMT's and Paramedics in the station 24/7? From what I understand, they work on 24 off 24 and then at the end of several of those shifts, they get three in a row off. The only time that they may have to respond to a catastrophe from their house is when they get called in from being on their days off, which could include days they are in Wichita, KC, or Topeka shopping or eating, just like a lot of us do on our days off.
During their working day in addition to calls for service, they have to maintain equipment, train, do presentations, check fire hydrants, do fire inspections...and on..and on...and on.
As far as salaries for fire and medics, or for that matter any other public servant, they are easily accessable as they are public knowledge. I would suggest calling the city to ask where to find the list.
Lastly, PLEASE do not do away with the paramedics in Emporia. I know a few people here in town and have seen a few who have been passing through town and had an accident who are still alive today because of the fine staff, both medics and EMT's. Folks, you get what you pay for.

October 21, 2010 at 12:27 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Lowe’s project gets extension

maybe i'm missing something, but where is the 352,000+ coming from when the budget is tight, so much so that they want to raise taxes and cut employees??
sounds like maybe we could pass on the overlay and start thinking about resuming normal spending on things like re-hiring employees so that the citizens of Emporia won't be shorted services.

July 8, 2010 at 2:40 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

City looks at budget

i understand that replacing the water meters will pay for itsself in 10 years, but what about the money we are going to spend right now?? i would ask the commissioners to consider if we have the money right now without cutting services or laying off employees. also, if the SAVINGS is 218,000...what is the total cost to the city and why can't that money be used right now for more important things?

July 1, 2010 at 4:07 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Sports Briefs

wow, fantastic win for the home teams!!..too bad not much of a write up and no pictures online. two emporia teams winning, another taking third, and the 18 team taking 4th in the state and it's just a couple of paragraphs....what would it take to get better coverage for the softball teams? especially when they seem to be doing better than the boys baseball teams?

June 28, 2010 at 4:40 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Bid awarded for 18th Ave. project

pretty soon we will have isolated the entire northwest side by lack of passable roads....guess thats one more reason to call of school

January 7, 2010 at 3:54 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

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