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Wednesday, January 24, 1973
University Daily Kansan
Commission Approves Downtown Developments
By CHUCK POTTER
Kansan Staff Writer
The Lawrence City Commission granted preliminary approval Tuesday to a plan for improvements to portions of the Lawrence Street subway station to the Lawrence Project Area Committee (APC).
Brian Kuban, architect for Robertson, Peters and Williams, a local architecture firm, outlined the plan, which is to be developed in the Neighborhood Development Project (NDP).
The design calls for the redevelopment of an area south of the Kansas River Bridge
within the 600 and 1100 blocks of Massachusetts Street.
PAC included in its proposal four suggested revisions to an original plan conceived by the Lawrence Halpin & San Francisco landscape architects of San Francisco.
They were, first, that the length of a proposed traffic island extending west from the intersection of Massachusetts and Sixth St. would be created in Vermont and Sixth sts be studied.
Second, the design of the southeast corner of the intersection of Massachusetts and
Sixth streets is to be studied and possibly redesigned for truck traffic turning east onto Sixth from the northbound lane of Massachusetts.
THIRD, PAC SUGGESTED closing some curb cuts on both sides of the 600 block of Massachusetts St. to gain parking space. The fourth suggestion was that the planners make sure that no parking is made at the entrance of Massachusetts St. because of proposed changes in that area.
STEDHAM SAID that because the money was specifically earmarked for research and development, it would not affect the earnings of KPL.
"It will be controlled by an organization, that is composed of representatives from the Rural Electric Cooperatives, the Federal Trade Commission, private industry and municipal and wholesale users," Sheldon said. "It will cover the representatives from every aspect of the electric utility business."
According to Stefdam, the rate increase will raise money for research and land development.
"I's a very small change," Redmond said. "In fact" for the regular residential user, it will probably be less than five cents per month."
Sedlam said that the research and development would concentrate on the energy crisis to make sure that the next generation of electrical power would be available.
By JOHN BAILEY
Kansan Staff Writer
Energy Crisis Forces Power Rate to Increase
Local electricity bills will be going up slightly soon, according to Austin W. Stedham, division manager for the Kansas Power and Light Co. (KPL).
"One of the things that it will be used for is the development of the fast breeder
Only about three per cent of all uranium found in nature is fissional.
"If every atomic plant that was on the drawing board, built or under construction was operating, there wouldn't be enough uranium in nature to fuel them."
"This money just has to be spent," Stedman said. "And, rather than expecting the federal government, with which ever one is involved, every time they pay taxes, you have to believe that private industry has a better know-how and a better ability to do this research."
reactor", said Steetham. A fast breeder reactor) charges nonfashionable uranium
According to Steadham, the electric concerns in this area have never had a major impact.
Don Schake, director of the NDP, told the commission that PAC had to submit the preliminary plan for approval Tuesday so that the architects could begin work on the revisions and so that bids could be received by March 1.
"in fact, since I've been here," Steddham said, "there have been three rate decreases." Steddham has been in Lawrence for 15 years.
According to Steddham, the rate decreases came about as the result of improved technology.
"I think we are at the end of our rope," Stedham said. "And I would say that primarily because of the cost of fuel used to carry it, we would probably see increases in the years to come."
The commission also took the last step toward implementing a proposed sidewalk installation project in a large area in West Lawrence. The final item the commission had to deal with before a public hearing on the project Feb. 13 concerned the placement of sidewalks on Naimshi Drive between 19th and 23rd Streets.
The commission voted, 3 to 2, to put the sidewalks on the west side of Naismith. The commission voted, 4 to 3, to put the sidewalks on the east side of Naismith.
the 'owner of record' of the structure was Livvieston Mayhug, not Puckett, which would absolve Puckett of any salvage rights.
The project involves an extensive sidewalk network in an area bounded by the city center.
request from Harry Puckett, 1914 Kentucky, that he be allowed to salvage material from a building the city plans to allow pursuant to the minimum housing code.
THE COMMISSION again heard a
The building involved is at 1021 Delaware.
City Attorney Milton Allen pointed out that
assumed Puckett had an interest in the building.
City Manager Buford Watson responded
to the because Puckett had been paying
city taxes.
Therefore, Watson said, city officials sent notices to Puckett informing him that unless the building were brought up to housing standards, it would be torn down.
StudEx to Pick Free U Head
A new coordinator of the Kansas Free University if expected to be confirmed by the Student Executive Committee (StudEx) during its first meeting of the semester at 6 tonight in the Governor's Room of the Kansas Union.
Thomas Lee Miller, Lawrence
sophomore at the University of
Maryland. Miller will receive $140 a month salary.
Miller will succeed Charles Hand, former
Ku student, as coordinator of the Free U
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