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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, October 1, 1991
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County extends tax agreement made with Alumni Association
By Heather Anderson Kansan staff writer
The Douglas County Commission voted yesterday to extend a tax agreement that the University of Kansas and the county made five years ago.
The commission and the association agreed that the Alumni Association would continue to pay the county $10,000 each year, instead of paying real and property taxes on the Adams Alumni Center, 1286 Oread Ave.
He said that the Alumni Association agreed in 1986, however, to pay the county $10,000 a year to help pay for any county services that the association might use.
Fred Williams, executive director of the Alumni Association, said that legislation passed by the Kansas Legislature in 1985 exempted non-profit alumni associations from paying real and personal property taxes.
"We felt it was the appropriate thing to do." Williams said.
Before the agreement was negotiated, the county had opposed the tax exemption application because of concerns that it would chris McKenzie, county administrator.
He said the two parties agreed on the
$10,000 payment at that time to avoid
the delay.
In order to qualify for the exemption, the county requires that the association keep a record of the activities that take place at the center. Only
alumni. University organizations and non-profit community groups may use the center.
Williams said that alumni contributions had financed the center's construction.
"It's been a good arrangement," he said.
Mckenzie reviews the center's record-compiled data. Williams said.
McKenzie told the commissioners that the alumni center was not open to do business for profit, and that the association had been keeping accurate records of the groups that used the building.
The agreement, which will take effect August 1, 1992, must be approved again in 1997.
Sigma Nu roofing nears completion
Three phases planned to renovate fraternity
By Stephanie Patrick
Kansan staff writer
ed to cost $130,000, he said.
Members of Sigma Nu fraternity now are being awakened in the morning by sounds of construction workers on their roof.
The roof is part one of a three-phase construction plan that includes replacing all the house's original windows and refurbishing the exterior.
The roof construction, which was started in July, is expected to be completed in a few weeks, said Greg Garbess, a Sigma Nu alumun and project manager for Joe Fritzel Construction of Lawrence, which is handling the first phase of construction.
Construction on the roof is estimat-
The roof is being replaced as part of large-scale renovations that are expected to continue until the summer with Ted Ripley, Sigma Npu president.
Garbess said phase one should cost Sigma Nu. 180 Sigma Nu. Place, about $25,000.
house.
The renovations are being executed in three phases so that the 79 men living in the house will not have to move, he said. Most of the renovations are scheduled for the summer when there are not as many men living in the
"Asfar asour daily routine, ithas not been interrupted by them too much," Rippey said.
He said the renovations were the second time the house had undergone a substantial reconstruction.
The building was built in 1907 as the Governor's mansion. Sigma Nu purchased the building in 1922.
In1963, thesouth wing,which included sleeping dorms, was added to the house.
Ripley said the new renovations were being paid for with donations from alumni. He said he did not know how much money the renovation effort had received from alumni or how much the total cost would be.
Central American nations buy old U.S. buses
By Mauricio Rios
Kansan staff writer
were privately owned.
The buses, which were painted different colors such as brown and beige, were probably 15 to 20 years old, he said.
When Don Chambers was in Central America this year, he saw something that reminded him of home — buses from Kansas.
"It was an astonishing moment," he said of the Blue Bird school buses he saw running on the streets of Guatemala City.
Chambers, professor of social welfare, spent 10 months in Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala and said most of the buses from Kansas he saw
He said he realized the buses were from Kansas because he still could read Lawrence and the bus numbers on the backs or sides of the buses.
U. S. companies sell old buses to other countries because repairing old buses is more expensive than buying new ones.
All the buses meet state specifications and regulations, he said.
The buses cost about $4,000, but
price varies depending on the model. Chambers said that shipping a bus to Central America cost about $2,800.
Chambers said that while he was in Guatemala, he heard of some acctients in which buses were overloaded. Sometimes, the buses 'brakes fail,' he said.
Ken Schensel, salesperson at Allied Bus Sales Inc. in Nioka, Mo., said there were dealers in allied States who are based in bus cities again in Central American countries.
STUDENTS BASKETBALL TICKETS
The basketball portion of your sports combo ticket is available.
Please stop by the ticket office in the EAST lobby of Allen Fieldhouse.
Starting Tuesday, October 1st between the hours of 8:30-4:30
Please bring your current KUID with a Fall sticker and also your paid fee statement or current class schedule.
Student Rebate Payments Begin
Thank you for your continued patronage during our renovation project last spring. Your support exceeded our expectations! To display our appreciation the Union Board of Directors has designated a special 9% rebate for KU Bookstore purchases from the Spring 1991 Semester.
Receipts should be designated "Period 89" and be dated between January 1, 1991 and June 30, 1991. Cash or check purchases are eligible for the Student Rebate Program. Your KU student I.D. is required. Receipts may be redeemed during normal business hours at the Customer Service counter of either the Kansas Union or Burge Union stores between September 17th and December 30th, 1991. Some restrictions apply.
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