Page 10 University Daily Kansan, April 24, 1981
Carlin signs downtown district bill
By GENE GEORGE Staff Reporter
A bill settling up a framework for a downtown improvement district in Lawrence was signed into law by Gov. John Carlin Wednesday.
The measure, which allows the city to approve a self-administered improvement district to encourage downtown redevelopment, will go into effect July 1. But there is a clause in the bill that prevents the city from using it until a comprehensive downtown redevelopment plan is adopted.
State Rep. Jessie Branson, D-Lawrence, who carried the bill in the House, said the city of Lawrence was obliged to adopt such a plan by June or July.
The original bill, introduced by State
Sen. Jane Eldredge, R-Lawrence, was scrapped by the House Local Government Committee, which introduced a substitute form.
Branson said the House version of the bill gave the city powers of eminent domain, but added several safeguards that allow the city's power of condemnation.
"I'm somewhat concerned that the bill might have too many restrictions." Branson said yesterday. "But I don't believe that the bill would have gotten out of committee without those restrictions."
Several groups representing downtown business interests lobbied
hard in the House for the restrictions, Branson said.
- No districts can be formed unless they comply with the city's Plan 95, the comprehensive downtown plan.
Other restrictions include:
*Public hearings must be called when the proposed district goes to the planning commission and later to the City Commission. A third public hearing will be held in the city began enforcement domain procedures to acquire property for the district.
- One-fourth of the property owners who represent at least one-fourth of the designated district's assessed value can petition the city to form the district.
Panel to hear student views on budget bill in fall semester
The Student Senate Rights Committee last night voted to tie up the bill to restructure the budget process, and the governor has said effect for fall supplemental hearings.
The committee decided to hold hearings on the bill next fall to allow the groups affected by it to present their views.
The authors of the bill had hoped to senate the Senate during its final meeting next week.
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2. NTSO members and potential members, a picnic at the Centennial Park Shelter House, starting at 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 26. Bring your own everything and socialize; we will also be electing next year's Executive Committee.
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The bill would establish a committee to hear all budget requests presented to the Senate, freeing the standing committees to concentrate on different projects.
Miki Gordon, committee cochairman, that as far as he knew, Senate committees had never held hearings on pending legislation.
Under the current system, five committees hear requests.
Some members of the Rights Committee said that the bill was too important to be rushed through at the end of the semester.
“If you present a bill at the last Senate meeting, it’s like having it shoved down your throat,” Pat McQueen, committee member, said. “You can't think or react clearly to it or prepare a good argument.”
In connection with the budget bill, David Adkins, Student Senate executive committee chairman, wrote two bills calling for the merging of the Cultural and Academic Affairs committee and the Sports and Services committees.
The Rights Committee decided to hold hearings on these bills after the Senate voted on the budget bill in the fall.
Jeff Evans, former Sports Committee chairman, appeared before the committee to argue against the bill merging sports and services.
"I don't think consolidating any of these committees to make them more effective is going to work," he said. "To be blunt, if a committee isn't doing anything, get rid of the chairman, not the committee."
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