University Daily Kansan, March 3, 1983
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Altered downtown plans presented
Sizer Realty Co. Inc., Kenner, La., publicly presented last night its plans for downtown redevelopment. Dean Palos, left, a city-county planner who has worked extensively with downtown redevelopment, talks with Sydney Lassen, chairman of the board of The Lawrence City Commission is expected to take further action on the plan March 27.
By NED STAFFORD
Staff Reporter
The Lawrence City Commission, the Downtown Improvement Committee and the public were shown the latest proposals for downtown redevelopment last night by the city's developer of record.
The DIC had asked at that time, however, that some changes be made to the proposals; counsel was not available.
Representatives of the developer, Sizeer Realty Co. Inc., Kenner, La., presented modified versions of two proposals that the DIC approved last month.
THE REDEVELOPMENT is to be in the area between Massachusetts and Rhode Island streets and from Seventh to Ninth streets, which are slightly different location of the redevelopment.
Dean Palos, a city-county planner who has worked extensively on the redevelopment project, said "I'm very pleased with where we are."
**SCHEME 4,** which provides for a one-story department store on Massachusetts Street, also would be the more expensive of the two proposals. It is expected to cost about $21.5 billion. Smaller to construct the street that fuses the land with the possible costs to the city.
Scheme 4, the favored scheme of the DIC,
would re-route New Hampshire Street to the
east to allow room for the redevelopment,
which would be used to initially occupy about
340,000 square feet.
Other costs may include re-routing utilities and building parking ramps and pedestrian
Scheme 1, a backup plan, would leave New Hampshire Street as is, but the scheme also allows in a later phase for a department store on Massachusetts Street. The initial area proposed in Scheme 1 is slightly more than 300,000 square feet.
Pete Whitenth, chairman of the DIC, and several other committee members said that the department store on Massachusetts Street should be a two-story structure, rather than the one-story structure the schems now call for.
A TWO-STORY building, they said, would mean that less land would be needed for the house.
Sydney Lassen, chairman of the board of Sizerel, said that Schedule 4 allowed for an area near Sgt. Preston of the North. 815 New Hampshire St., to be owned by the city. The city could then rent out "wall stores" in that area
He said the area could be run by a quasi-public corporation.
Richard Kershenbaum, a member of the DIC representing Easl Lawrence, said that Sizeler should not leave the city responsible for the outside space of the redevelopment. If wall shops are profitable, he said. Sizeler would want to own them.
"I don't think the city is equipped to get into the retail leasing business," he said.
development business. To deny that is not proper."
LASSEN SAID, "I think Lawrence is in the
Robert Teskia, a consultant to the city on downtown redevelopment, said that Sizeler had made improvements on both Schemes 1 and 4 but that the schemes could still be improved.
Lassen said the city could provide for an Urban Development Aclon Grant, which he said the city would pay for.
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Merritt said he supported the changes that Heinemann's bill would make.
discussions of city commissioners, he said, it does not prevent a city manager from talking to the community about the problems.
But Stephan said, "Under this bill, only when a quorum is present would the Open Meetings Act apply. This bill closes meetings which have heretofore been open."
JOHN KOPEK, associate executive director of the Kansas Association of School Boards.
Open
members of a school board should be able to meet privately without violating the Open School Law.
Applying the act to school boards is quite different from applying it to other public bodies.
JOEI BOHR, president of the Association of News Broadcasters of Kansas, testified against Heinemann's bill and in favor of the committee's bill.
members could accomplish any action without the consent of a fourth."
"The Kansas Supreme Court just over a week ago affirmed our longstanding view that it takes four votes on a school board to pass a motion, no matter what the subject." he said.
"It may seem inconvenient and even frustrating at times not to be able to discuss pending matters informally," she said, "but it can be equally frustrating to members of the public when a matter of key concern to them is used in a way where their input cannot be heard.
"Therefore, it seems to our members ludicrous to call a gathering of three board members to attend."
By NED STAFFORD Staff Reporter
The top six candidates in Tuesday's primary election savored their victories yesterday and started mapping out strategies for winning one open seats on the Lawrence City Commission.
Ernest Angino, chairman of the KU department of geology, said of his second-place finish, "I am pleased but I wanted to be number one."
He also said an industrial park was needed to accommodate future industrial growth.
David Longhurst, Ernest Angino, Mike Amyx, Don Binns, Barbara Maxwell and Bonita Yoder were the winners in the field of 13 primary candidates. The six will compete in the April 5 round. The last two will now held by Mayor Marci Francisco and Commissioners Tom Gleason and Don Binns.
City's 6 winners in primary ponder campaign concerns
Longhurst, owner of the House of Usher, 838 Massachusetts St., said downtown redevelopment was necessary to keep downtown the heart of the city.
Longhurst, who finished first in the primary,
said "I feel terrified about it. But it has baggage
already."
THE TOP TWO vote-getters in the general election will receive four-year terms on the commission. The third-place finisher receives a two-year term.
Mike Amy, a barber at Amyx Barber Shop,
842% Massachusetts St., said of his third-place
finish. "I feel tremendous. I woke up this
king and was probably the happiest man alive."
Amyx said that job opportunities for Lawrence youth would continue to be a main issue in his campaign. He said the city needed to explore possible sites for an industrial park.
ANGINO SAID he would continue to stress that any plan for downtown redevelopment should retain the charm of the present downtown. He added that a need for industrial development in Lawrence.
Don Binns, the only city commissioner to file
for re-election, said he was disappointed with his fourth-place finish.
"There was kind of a tendency towards 'three all the burns up.' Many don't realize that I'm on fire."
BINNS SAID that he would stress his commission experience during the campaign
BHNNS "SAID" that he would stress in commission experience during the campaign.
He said that Lawrence developers should not be put off in their dealings with the commission.
Barbara Maxwell, director of guidance at South Junior High School, said of her fifth-place finish, "I am very flattered that so many people would have faith in me and vote for me."
The vote totals for Tuesday's primary, which are complete but still unofficial, were as follows: Longhurst, 3,082 votes; Angino, 3,046 votes; Mike Amyx, 2,714 votes; Binns, 2,665 votes; Maxwell, 2,038 votes; Yoder, 1,861 votes; and Phillin Endicott, 1,679 votes.
Downtown redevelopment and an industrial park are important for the future of Lawrence, she said. Many shoppers go elsewhere to shop, taking money out of the Lawrence economy.
SHE SAID that besides downtown redevelopment and an industrial park, the franchise agreement between the city and the local gas company and the needs of local community-service agencies should be addressed in the campaign.
Corbett Collins received 1,662 votes; Don Brownstein, 1,258 votes; Bob Isaeson, 768 votes; Florence Tyler, 758 votes; Milton Collins, 542 votes; and Larry Cole, 395 votes.
Bonita Yoder, a local attorney, said. "I think I did well, well in coming in sixth place. It feels good, but I would have liked to have made the cut in a higher place."
TURNOUTS FOR the primary election have not been higher than 25 percent since 1975.
The turnout in Tuesday's primary — nearly 28 percent of the registered voters — was among the highest in recent years. Of the 30,805 registered voters in the city, 8,561 voted.
Besides the six primary winners, also campaigning for the general election will be Francisco and David Allen, a KU student. Both intend to seek election as write-in candidates.
Storm changes royal couple's plans
By United Press International
SAN FRANCISCO — Queen Elizabeth II and Nancy Reagan, their sea voyage canceled by a destructive storm that moved the queen to sympathy for its victims, instead flew in yesterday and was greeted by a low-key announcement hastily it caught protesters with their placards down.
The queen dispatched a letter to California Gov. George Deukmeijan saying she and her husband, Prince Philip, "have been very saddened by the loss of life and damage caused by the attack on civilians and ensuing their sympathies to you and everyone in the state who has been affected."
Shea said it was expected to arrive in San Francisco, 400 miles to the north, Friday morning, in time for preparations for the dinner the royal couple plans to throw Friday night celebrating the Reagans' 31st wedding anniversary.
The president remained behind yesterday at his ranch outside Santa Barbara. Calif.
A RAINBOW shimmered over San Francisco International Airport as the royal couple and the first lady landed in a presidential jetliner and were greeted by Mavor Dianne Feinstein.
THE ARRIVAL by U.S. Air Force jet 17 hours ahead of schedule set off a scramble by city officials, police, hotel executives, the White House, and the Michiganagan group who were planning demonstrations.
The queen's spokesman, Michael Shea, said the royal yacht Britannia set sail from Long Beach, Calif., yesterday afternoon, sailing into the storm without the royal couple.
The mayor, who Tuesday accepted from an Irish nationalist group a copy of Amnesty International's report on Northern Ireland, said there was nothing inappropriate" during the queen's visit.
Although she told the Irish group she would do her best to present the report to the queen, the mayor—questioned by British reporters — said she would “there would be the opportunity to do so.”
THE QUEEN and Prince Philip, at the halfway point of their historic 10-day California tour, abruptly scuttled a 400-mile cruise up the coast to San Francisco because of the storm.