MONDAY,OCT.8,2001
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3A
New building to have Dole's name, papers
Former senator visits home state, addresses attacks
By Luke Daley Kansan staff writer
Bob Dole returned to the University of Kansas on Friday to help break ground for a new institute bearing his name.
The Robert J. Dole Institute for Public Service and Public Policy will house some of Dole's transcripts and papers accumulated during his years in office.
"Hopefully, it will encourage young people to become involved with politics." Dole said.
The former U.S. Senate majority leader and Republican presidential nominee cracked several jokes about his recent appearance in a Pepsi commercial and made other light-hearted remarks about running for president five years ago.
Dole managed to keep a serious tone though, as he spoke about the recent terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. to an audience of around 500.
"Those who did this to America, I don't believe really know
Former Senator Bob Dole receives a T-shirt with a picture of the 1941 Jayhawk from Richard Norton Smith, Director of the Dole Institute, and Janet Murguia, Executive Vice Chancellor for University Relations, at the groundbreaking ceremony for KU's Dole Institute. The Robert J. Dole Institute for Public Service and Public Policy will house some of the former senator's past transcripts and papers.
America." Dole said.
America, Dole said. "Gone is the trivialization of public life that produced a system wherein more Americans watch the Super Bowl than vote for president of the United States," he said.
he said.
Dole was joined by his wife, Elizabeth Bale, Gov. Bill Graves and Chancellor Robert Hemenway. Polly Bales, longtime supporter of the University and of Dole, and Richard Norton Smith, director for the Dole Institute, also attended.
As all six took part in the groundbreaking ceremony — an event held indoors at the Lied Center, because of rain the previous night — each shoveled a scoop of dirt out of a plastic box.
"We always knew that it would be called the Dole Institute," Hemenway said during the opening ceremony. "Senator Dole has influenced public policy for years."
Smith, a well-respected presidential historian, said that the institute would be a nonpartisan building available to all.
"Public service is our mantra just as it has been Senator Dole's life long mission," Smith said.
During the press conference preceding the groundbreaking
ceremony. Dole talked about his recent collaboration with former partisan rival Bill Clinton in establishing a scholarship fund to
benefit families of the victims of ter give one to Clinton, too." the terrorist attacks.
When presented with a KU T shirt. Dole jokingly said, "I'd bet Contact Daley at 864-4810
Johnson County expected to reject Oz proposal
The Associated Press
OLATHE, Kan. — The Johnson County Commission has the final word on whether the Wonderful World of Oz theme park gets built on an abandoned Army ammunition plant, state officials said.
That would appear to make the final word "no" — although some opponents of the $861 million project still haven't relaxed.
"I have the sense that the commission slammed the door shut and threw the lock on it," said state Sen. Karin Brownlee, R-OLathe.
"But you never say never," Brownlee said. "You just want to keep looking back over your shoulder"
The approval process has been controlled by state legislation that gave Oz access to state-issued bonds for the project.
The commission's vote Thurs
day to end any further review of the project stopped that approval process.
Lt. Gov. Gary Sherrer, also Kansas' secretary of commerce, said the state would respect the commission's decision.
"The local government has a right in a project of this magnitude to be part of the process," Sherrer said.
"I don't think this is an appropriate case where we could sacrifice the community for the good of the state," he said.
Don Brown, a spokesman for Gov. Bill Graves, said the state would not work around Johnson County for Oz.
"We're not in the process of developing options for the Oz folks," Brown said. "That's their task, not ours."
The commission on Thursday rejected a feasibility study for the Oz company's proposal to
acquire the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant near DeSoto from the federal government, clean up environmental contamination there and build its theme park on part of the 9,065-acre site.
To use the state legislation giving it access to millions of dollars in state-issued bonds, known as Star bonds, Oz needed the commission's approval.
By Lauren Beatty and Jenna Goepfert Special to the Kansan
Lawrence residents and city planners are going in circles over the roundabout issue.
Roundabouts and traffic-calming circles are similar in design and function, but differ in size.
The Lawrence City Commission passed two resolutions to build a traffic-calming circle at 17th and New Hampshire streets and the city's fourth roundabout at 19th street and Barker Avenue.
A roundabout is a raised island in the center of an intersection that directs traffic counterclockwise to promote pedestrian safety.
A traffic-calming circle is much smaller and can be built without purchasing surrounding property.
Jane Campbell, Lawrence resident, lives on the corner of 17th and New Hampshire streets. She said she used to live in Europe and the roundabouts were highly effective there. She said in the United States, however, roundabouts didn't work.
"I have two complaints." Campbell said. "One, people don't know how they work. Two, they are not big enough for the traffic flow."
Campbell said she wasn't aware of the proposed roundabout in her neighborhood and said she didn't want it to be built.
"I would veto it," Campbell said. "I've only known of one accident here not so long ago. I think a four-way stop would be just as effective."
Residents at 19th street and Barker Avenue said the existing four-way stop was sufficient to control traffic. LeaMarie Herron said she hadn't noticed any traffic problems since she moved into her house at the corner of the intersection.
She said the real problem in her neighborhood was the volume of traffic that came through. She said a roundabout wouldn't decrease the number of cars.
"I don't see a need for it," Herron said. "It's a solution looking for a problem."
David Woosley, city traffic
"It's a solution looking for a problem."
LeaMarie Herron Lawrence resident
engineer, acknowledged that there had been some negative feedback. But he said the benefits of traffic circles outweighed the drawbacks.
"I think they're controversial because they're something new and people aren't used to them," Woosley said. "We've had quite a few positive reactions about the ones we built this summer."
The intersection at 19th street and Barker Avenue saw an average of 14,000 cars pass through in a 24-hour period, according to a study of traffic signals conducted by the city commission. Nineteen accidents have taken place there since 1997.
City engineers said replacing stop signs with roundabouts reduced the number of crashes while improving traffic flow.
City planners were so pleased with the results, they built two more.
Three roundabouts exist in Lawrence. The first was built at Monterey Way as an experiment to see how it would work, Woosley said.
"The two we built this summer were to address specific problems," Woosley said. "One is in front of a school and as the area develops we'll have students crossing the streets and we thought that would be safer for them."
The third roundabout was built at 8th and Michigan streets.
The Chi Omega fountain at the University of Kansas operates like a roundabout, but is technically not considered one. It only operated like a modern roundabout after yield signs were installed, said Tom Waechert, assistant director of design and construction management at KU.
Andy Miller, St. Louis freshman, said when he rode his bike on campus, drivers usually didn't pay attention to the yield signs at the fountain.
ROUNDABOUTS:
Locations of roundabouts:
Monterey Way and
Harvard Road,
24th Street and
Inverness Drive,
8th and Michigan streets
Location of new roundabout:
19th Street and Barker Avenue
Location of new traffic calming circle: 17th and New Hampshire streets
"Roundabouts don't really suit the purpose for all users on the street," he said.
The city's engineering department is getting ready to hire consultants to design the new roundabout and traffic calming circle. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year and end sometime in 2002.
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