University Daily Kansan / Friday, March 30, 1990
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Lawrence schools lose $700,000
State decreases aid from education fund
By Kathryn Lancaster
Kansan staff writer
The Lawrence school district has lost $700,000 in state aid this fiscal year, a local school official said yesterday.
Funds from a statewide education program, which gives money to Kansas school districts based on each county's needs, were reduced for the 1989-90 budget from $3.9 million to $3.2 million, said Kenneth Fisher, the
Because expected income generated by taxable income and property taxes increased in the USD 497 school district this year, the Kansas Department of Education decreased the amount of money the district receives from a state equalization formula.
district's finance director
But the increases in property and income taxes do not come close to offsetting the loss of funds from the
equalization formula, Fisher said.
To make matters worse, Chris McKenzie, Douglas County administrator, said last week that the district lost $30,149 when state auditors reduced taxes for people living in the school district.
Because about one-fifth of the tax appeals have been heard, Fisher said the district's loss could increase to more than $280,000.
When all the figures roll in, the school district could lose as much as $1 million from a $29 million budget.
Restaurateurs look for slice of pizza trade
By Chris Siron
Kansan staff writer
A new restaurant has entered the pizza fray in Lawrence, but competitors wonder whether it can survive.
Pizza Express, 143 Massachusetts St., which opened March 23, has joined about 15 other Lawrence restaurants in vying for pizza-lovers' affections.
Mike MacDonald, co-owner of Pizza Express, said that business had exceeded his expectations but that pizza could be a tough business in Lawrence.
MacDonald said that because the money invested was his own, no one else dictated his standards-for
"It's crowded," he said, "If a new pizza place survives, they're going to put somebody out of business."
"We can stay open as long as we pay the rent," he said. "We don't have a huge overhead."
Pizza Express is the first new pizza restaurant in
"Our business is established," he said. "Pizza Express is competing with budget pizza restaurants like Pizza Shuttle. We're expensive, but people come here for the pizza not the price."
Chris Lewis, manager of Godfather's Pizza, 711 W. 23rd St., said Godfather's had not been hurt by Pizza Express' opening.
Lawrence since Chicago Style, 1601 W. 23rd St., opened about two years ago.
Lewis said no more pizza restaurants were needed in Lawrence.
"I don't follow each one because they don't really affect us, but it seems there are more than enough already." he said.
John Botley), owner of Pizza Shuttle, 1801 W. 23rd St., said that his business was not feeling economic pressure from Pizza Express but that the Lawrence pizza market might be saturated.
"It's getting pretty tight." he said. "I wouldn't want to be opening now."
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