Priceless TTHURSDAYHURSDAY Take One VOLUME 16, NUMBER 63 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008 WINNER OF THE KANSAS GAS SERVICE 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL WINNER OF THE KANSAS PRESS EXCELLENCE IN EDITORIAL WRITING COMMUNICATORS PHOTO ESSAY AWARD COMMUNICATORS EDITORIAL AWARD ASSOCIATION ADVERTISING AWARD The South View Citizens Group Forms To Watch Redevelopment Fallout from the January 8th City better serve the interests of the south end of the development. Commission decision to amend the Manhattan community; to protect the Sales tax revenues collected by the PUD for the Manhattan Downtown taxpayers from a future tax burden City of Manhattan and the State of Redevelopment Project solidified by re-evaluating the inclusion of a Kansas will pay for the STAR bond. today with the announced creation of “Discovery Center” in the south end However, new retailers entering a Manhattan Citizens for Sustainable redevelopment; to make sure citizens regional market, such as the Hy-Vee Downtown Redevelopment, Inc. have input in the south end redevel- grocery store, will take market share (MCSDR). opment efforts; and to put control of away from established businesses in MCSDR will hold its first public development efforts back into the trade areas outside the redevelop- informational meeting on Friday, 15 hands of the City of Manhattan. ment area, resulting in no net gain in February, Manhattan Public Library “The City failed to protect the revenues for the foreseeable future. Auditorium, 6:30 pm. Leaders will interests of the citizens in the con- Thus, the State and City sales tax present an overview of the strategies tract they negotiated with Dial,” said revenues used for paying off the MCSDR intends to use to lessen the Marolyn Caldwell, Chair of STAR bond will lower the amount of impact of the January 8th amend- MCSDR. “When this process began money available to the general oper- ment and to address other concerns it was clear that the community ating funds of the City and the State with the contract negotiated by City expected to see a mixed-use develop- leading to the need to increase other staff with Dial Reality. To address ment—half commercial/half hous- taxes to offset the loss of revenue. those concerns, MCSDR intends to ing. We now realize our vision was Those promoting STAR bonds begin ordinance petitions, pursuant not shared by the developer.” suggest that sales tax revenues from to Kansas Statute 12-3013, that will The amendment generated strong retail activity can be expanded infi- establish covenants, conditions, community opposition to the DIAL nitely and at a rate faster than infla- restrictions and liquidated damages Reality’s announcement that they tion. “At this point in the US busi- in the north end development, all of had contracted with the grocery ness cycle, February 2008, the idea which are missing from the City’s chain, Hy-Vee, to locate in the north has no merit,” states Professor David This is the architects drawing of the Hilton Garden Inn and Convention Center presented to the Manhattan City contract with Dial. The goal of such end, resulting in over 2,000 people Darling, economist and specialist in Commission Tuesday night. an effort is to ensure the quality and signing petitions in opposition to the the retail trade sector in Kansas. appropriateness of work done on the amendment. “Retail sales growth is now at a rate The Manhattan City Commission Attraction’s Committee and the STAR Commerce as it relates to the STAR remaining landing the north end. A MCSDR also questions the eco- slower than inflation as households held a Special Meeting Tuesday night bond application with the State of Bond award, the City of Manhattan second ordinance petition will nomic validity of the financial plan cut back their spending to try to to begen the process of redeveloping Kansas. must remain consistent with the site address similar concerns in the south for the project as a whole. “The cur- rebalance their budgets in a sagging the South Area of Downtown. In order to maintain our status with the plan components that were approved end. rent plan is a house of cards,” com- economy. The City Administration has con- State of Kansas and the Department of in March 2007. The mission of Manhattan Citizens mented Caldwell. “If one aspect Manhattan citizens who are simi- tracted for the services of Bowman, for Sustainable Downtown fails to happen, the entire financial larly concerned about the redevelop- Bowman & Novick (BBN) to assist in Redevelopment is to develop and plan falls apart. There is no Plan B.” ment are encouraged to attend the final design process for the South implement strategies to place the Following the January 8th City Friday’s meeting to learn more about Redevelopment site plan. The site plan City of Manhattan’s downtown Commission meeting, representa- MCSDR, the timetable for the peti- is comprised of the Discovery Center, development efforts back on track. tives of the MCSDR Steering tion ordinances, and find out how to a hotel, conference center, parking Its goals are to encourage the City Committee held a meeting with become involved in protecting the garage, theater, restaurants, retail, and developer to renegotiate the Kansas Secretary of Commerce heart of our community—our down- office and residential uses. BBN has existing final development plan for David Kerr concerning the awarding town. been charged to facilitate a public the north end to include terms that of a STAR Bond to the City for the process to further design development components for the previously approved plan. While the components can’t change drastically, each compo- Allen Earns Top Healthcare nent can be considered as part of the larger development and possibly moved around. Management Credentials BBN is planning to review how the South End site plan has changed since Richard L. Allen, FACHE, presi- that 30,000 healthcare executives the initial concept plan was adopted dent and chief executive officer, who lead our nation’s hospitals, by the City Commission in April 2004. Mercy Regional Health Center, healthcare systems and other health- The South End has taken on several Manhattan, Kansas recently became care organizations. ACHE is known different layouts, with considerable a Fellow of the American College of for its prestigious credentialing and change due to the work of the Looking southwest at the Hilton Garden Inn. Healthcare Executives, the nation’s educational programs and its annual leading professional society for Congress on Healthcare Leadership, healthcare leaders. which draws more than 4,500 partic- “Because healthcare management ipants each year. 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The parking garage will be south of the Hotel and west of the theater on South Third Street. The street on the credits and demonstrating profes- Healthcare Executives is an interna- Jon Brake, Publisher South of the parking garage is Fort Riley Blvd. sional/community involvement. tional professional society of more Kansas Profile - Now That’s Rural - Ron Suppes By Ron Wilson, director, Huck Kansas. Over time, Ron became active in wheat crop that we don´t consume Ron met the head grain buyer from diplomacy in support of wheat. He´s Boyd National Institute for Rural Ron Suppes is from Dighton, the wheat organizations. He serves domestically. We have 80 people Iraq who told him chilling stories. even hosted a South African trade Development at Kansas State Kansas. Ron is Chairman of the on the Kansas Wheat Commission working for us in eighteen offices, The grain buyer said that he usually team on his Lane County farm. University. Board of U.S. Wheat Associates. and is a graduate of the Kansas sixteen of which are outside this traveled with two cars and four Ron foresees changes in agricul- Meeting the customer. That´s an Ron Suppes is a native of Scott Agriculture and Rural Leadership country around the world." bodyguards. Ron was encouraging ture, with more diversified and iden- important part of any business. But City. He is both a wheat farmer and program.