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University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Wednesday, June 25, 1986
City approves low-income housing plan
By Rachelle Worrall Staff writer
The Lawrence City Commission last night approved by a vote of 5-0 site plans from the Lawrence Housing Authority for 24 public-housing units in the East Lawrence Neighborhood.
The housing units will be for large, low-income families, said David Murrell, executive director of the Lawrence Housing Authority.
The authority received $1.4 million in federal funds for the project, he said, and rent in the project will be federally subsidized.
The zoning in the area is consistent with the planned residential development zoning, he said. The units would be clustered in a cul-desac on a 1.5 acre area, instead of set in rows like many housing projects.
"We know that this will be a very tight budget," Murrell said.
The units, which are scheduled to be completed in spring 1987, would be a mix of 3- and 4-bedroom duplexes. The team is working on the project is estimated at $894,433.
Residents in the neighborhood objected to the housing project at first, Murrell said, but were later convince-
Howard Hill, city commissioner, said he was concerned about financial problems faced by the housing authority, although he realized that due to the reliance on federal funds it made difficult to have long-term plans.
ed that it would be a well-maintained project.
The income generated from rents would help in the short term. But Murrell said future deficits would be because of maintenance costs.
faced with extinction, and I was worried what would happen to Lawrence's 600 families we've supported."
"I never know what's going to happen," Murrell said. "We were being
The commission also voted 5-0 to authorize the $66,000 engineering plan for the development of Wakarua Drive.
"We think this is a major arterial street and should be developed in that manner," said Buford Watson, city manager.
David Longhunt, city commissioner, said he was concerned that funds were not available to pave the street to a 48-foot width, and the
"You can pay now or you can pay later," said Ernest Anglo, city commissioner. "The next commission is going to pay a heck of a lot more."
street should first be paved to a 27-foot width and widened later when necessary.
The commission also voted 5-0 to accept the petition needed to correct a mistake made when the 11th Street fire was developed in February of 1984.
The benefit-district is already in existence, but was recently found to be illegal because of a technicality. A petition that had to be signed by the district officials benefited area was invalid, thus making the district invalid.
One of the signes of the petition was not the owner-of-record at the time he signed the petition. He did own his ownership until the following day.
Dean Burkhead, an attorney for residents who don't want to be in the district, said, "I don't think it's fair. I think its arbitrary, unreasonable.
Money, indecision spur dropout rate
By Evan Walter Staff writer
Every August, students return to the University to resume the academic life they left in May.
Over the summer, however, many students decide not to return to school. Others decide to leave school after the semester has begun.
The number of pre-enrol-
students who don't return to the
University of Kansas tends to be
larger in the fall semester than in the
spring. Greg Thompson, director of
spring records and registration,
said Friday
He said about 500 students pre-enrolled for fall seminars do not show up, compared with 150 to 200 return-enroll for spring and don't return.
"The highest number is always for fall semesters," he said. "The reason is that for fall we have the greatest leave-time. A lot can happen in four
In addition to the length of time between the spring and fall semesters, more students don't show up in the fall because of the ways in which they plan their education, Thompson said. Most students plan by academic year rather than by semester.
Students who withdraw from the University after the semester begins inconvenience the University more those who simply don't show up, he said.
"We cancel their enrollment soon enough to recover the classes," Thompson said. "There is no loss."
"For the student who goes to class for three weeks and then decides to drop, then it’s often too late for the space in that class to be recovered."
In addition to taking up class space, students who drop during a semester may cause a financial inconvenience to the University, he said.
"It depends on when they withdraw," said Robert Turvey, associate director of the Student Assistance Center. "If you withdraw, you risk losing your job or be a loss. For anyone who comes and doesn't stay, there is some loss."
Students considering withdrawal from the University during the semester often visit the center for making academic and career decisions.
"The highest percentage of them say it's because of money," Turvey said. "That's what they say, but it often sounds easy." It's easier to afford it.
"Lots of times there are issues we can help them with. Some want to transfer to other colleges, some would rather attend vocational schools, or they don't know what they need." I think that's the most common."
Thompson said the reasons why people who have pre-enrolled did not return in the fall usually came within one of three categories.
They may have decided not to come back to college at all, or to transfer to another college or university.
"Most people who decide to switch colleges do it between the spring and fall semesters," Thompson said.
Other students are academically ineligible to return because of the previous semester, he said.
Students who have pre-enrolled during the spring semester or during summer orientation meet a day before students who haven't pre-enrolled
If pre-enrolled students miss their assigned days, their names are dropped from class rosters, opening spaces for the other students.
Ex-students mind own businesses
By Bill Raynolds Special to the Kansar
Some people may envision the successful businessman as middle-aged, paucity and in pinstripes, but three others are businessmen, are breaking this mold
Ken Wallace had a dim view of the corporate world upon his graduation from the University of Kansas in 1986, so he decided to become his own boss.
"A hardcore discontent set in when I realized that at the end of the summer there was no going back to school," Wallace said yesterday. "And I didn't want to spend 45 years of my life putting on a throat-gagging tie every morning and facing a boss who'd never be satisfied with my work. There's not enough room for creativity in the corporate world."
Wallace began his business journey in 1974 when he bought the Jayhawk Cafe, 1340 Ohio St. At the time he had no previous business experience.
"I learned the business from the ground up from the previous owner," he said. "I never took a business as big as you know how to run a cash register."
Wallace said that he enjoyed self-employment because he faced many different duties and responsibilities on any given day, ranging from bookkeeping to artwork or advertisements to lobbying in the Kansas Legislature.
"Being self-employed has made me a well-grounded person," he said. "I've even learned a little about plumbing and electricity."
Despite problems caused by the raising of the drinking age in Kansas, Wallace said, he had an optimistic view of the future.
"There will always be a viable market for beer halls, especially in a college town." he said.
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Stewart said he and Compton also owned a Benton store in Manhattan and they plan to open two in Wichita in mid-September. One store would carry children's clothes, and the other would carry adult clothes.
Stewart said he was impressed with Benetton merchandise and that he became interested in owning his stores, which he opened in larger stores in Europe two years ago.
Compton's financial success began in high school when he bought a pig farm near Wellington, his hometown. Compton used the money he earned from the farm to pay his school fees and buy his 1982 wifey a bachelor's degree in psychology.
acre in November because of the farm crisis.
"Doug was an entrepreneur from the word 'so.'" Stewart said.
"I'm a perfectionist and I spend a lot of money on clothes," he said.
"Surround yourself with successful people," he said. "Ask questions and listen to their advice. Never have the attitude that you know everything."
However, Compton had he got involved with one bad business venture. He said he bought farming equipment and sold it, but he could only sell it for $500 an acre.
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