University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, April 25, 1979
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E.B. Allen funds granted
The Ways and Means committees of both houses of the Kansas Legislature yesterday approved a $1.6 million allocation for the renovation and operation of the Wichita branch of the University of Kansas Medical Center.
The approval of the funds was a result of a special supplementary request made yesterday by Gov. John Carlin. The request, in effect an endorsement of the project by the governor, broke a legislative stalemate on the renovation.
Funds for the renovation had been approved by the Senate Ways and Means Committee earlier this year but had been voted down in the House Ways and Means Committee, Chancellor Archie R. Dykes last night.
Dykes said KU administrators had lobbed for the inclusion of the funds at the fund's board meeting.
the legislature. Dykes credited area legislators with helping push the measure
The allocation would give $1.3 million for the renovation of the current quarters of the medical center at E.B. Allen Hospital and would be allocated for operating the facility.
E. B. ALLEN currently is owned by Wicked County, but the county commission offered to give the hospital to RU if state financing could be obtained.
The hospital holds 30 to 35 long-term care patients and costs Sedwick County more than $500,000 a year to operate. Under last year's agreement, the county will move the patients to other care facilities this summer with any of the difficulties with the title to the land.
Dykes said the former owner of the land on which the hospital was built have threatened to sue for additional compensation from the county to provide the site for the hospital.
But Dykes said the county had agreed to pay the costs and any settlement that would be made in a contract.
Dykes said that, after the patients at E.B. Allen were moved to other care facilities, an extensive engineering and architectural building would be made before renovations begin.
David Waxman, executive vice chancellor of the Med Center, said he was pleased with the progress made in his work.
"I'm very happy about that," Waxman said. "I think it's a fine indication of support by the Legislature for the Med Center and our branch in Wichita."
New policy may open hall spaces
The office of residential programs has introduced a new policy to try to make room for persons needing housing in residence centers. The executive, director of the office, said yesterday.
Under the new policy, students who have contracted for space in a residence hall must have their payment upfront and pay the full cost of the cellularation of their contract, McEhlene said.
And under a policy implemented last year, prospective residents also must check
If students do not keep up with their payments and fail to show up on the first day of classes without previously notifying the residential programs office, their contracts
can be automatically canceled, McElhenie said
The policies have been implemented to weed out "no shows," he said, an to open up spaces for those still needing rooms in residence halls.
"It is a positive way of ensuring that those intention on staying in residence halls will be there, and if not, they will be identified," he said.
Opening up spaces for students needing housing in residence halls could be necessary next fall because about 90 percent of students already are under contract for pavework.
Renewal contracts were sent to
residents Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. About one-third
of the residents are still uninsured.
He said he expected about 600 students to cancel their contracts but still did not know whether temporary housing would be necessary next fall.
I came to work at 7 a.m. that morning (Peb.) and there was a line of students waiting for me.
Last fall about 245 students had to live in temporary spaces until rooms became available. Ruth Mikkelson, associate director of the office, said.
She said these students had permanent living quarters by Thanksgiving.
Residence hall muli-purpose rooms, which are usually used for activities such as ironing and sewing, were used a temporary housing space. McEllenne said.
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