Lawrence Journal-World 10-12-2016

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Commission reviews proposed incentive changes By Rochelle Valverde rvalverde@ljworld.com

City commissioners agreed with many of the recommended changes to the city’s policy for economic development incentives, but some raised concerns about provisions regarding

Concerns raised on housing, Neighborhood Revitalization Act affordable housing, as well as who can apply for incentives. Incentives for residential developments would require a portion of units be

didn’t require those units be permanently designated as such. Commissioners Matthew Herbert, Leslie Soden and Stuart Boley all voiced set aside for affordable hous- questions or concerns about ing — price-controlled and allowing a temporary desigincome-eligible — but some nation. commissioners were con> INCENTIVE, 4A cerned that the provision

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Clerk hopes ‘I’m Voting’ campaign will boost turnout By Elvyn Jones

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I wanted to do something that would be positive. The message (of the campaign) is that voting is a positive, clear and empowering action.” — Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew

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onetta Foster visited the Douglas County Courthouse on Tuesday to turn in paperwork needed to secure an advance ballot for this year’s general election for her 85-yearold father, Donald Fowler Sr. Before leaving the window of the Douglas County Clerk’s Office, the Lawrence woman picked up an “I’m Voting” window poster and two informational handouts the office is distributing this election cycle to encourage registration and voting. Advance voting starts Oct. 19, and the posters and handouts Foster picked up — and the mailers, social media posts and free yard signs with the same message that Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew’s office will soon offer — are part of an effort to increase turnout. “To me, much of what people hear about voting the past few years has been negative — ‘don’t do this, do this, if you don’t have this then you don’t get to vote,’” he said. “I wanted to do something that would be

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Douglas County advance voting sites and times l Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St.: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 19 to Oct. 21; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 24 to Oct. 28; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 to Nov. 4; 8 a.m. to noon, Nov. 7 l Douglas County Fairgrounds Building 21, 2120 Harper St.: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 l University of Kansas Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center, 1299 Oread Ave.: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

positive. The message is that voting is a positive, clear and empowering action.” Shew used the “I’m Voting” logo on a few materials at his office in 2014, but expanded it to

Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 l Golf Course Superintendents Association, 1421 Research Park Drive: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 l Baldwin City Fire Department, 610 High St.; Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St.; Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St.; and the Douglas County Courthouse: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5.

a full campaign for this year’s election cycle. He said he hopes Fowler and others with the posters will help spread the message by taking photos and posting them on Facebook and other

social media sites. “I’m hoping to see a lot of creative photos that showcase Douglas County with the positive message,” he said.

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Report: Impacts of Colorado pot felt in Kansas By Conrad Swanson cswanson@ljworld.com

Since Colorado legalized both recreational and medicinal marijuana in 2014, the drug has made its way into virtually every corner of Kansas, according to a report from Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. The report, published Monday, illustrates several ways

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AG’s office notes changes in how drug is used, distributed Colorado’s legalization of marijuana has affected its neighbor to the east, where marijuana remains illegal. One notable effect from the legalization is a stark increase in the number of

marijuana-laced edibles in Kansas — “a phenomenon rarely encountered here before the Colorado experiment,” the report says. Local law enforcement agencies are also reporting

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an increase in marijuana wax, which is a potent form of hash oil that is usually smoked. Though the state’s drug landscape has changed, the report says it is not clear that Colorado’s legalization of marijuana has led to an overall increase in the number of Kansas marijuana cases.

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KU seeks to require holsters for guns ——

Weapon policy draft submitted to Regents By Sara Shepherd sshepherd@ljworld.com

Anyone carrying a concealed handgun into a building at the University of Kansas must have the firearm in a holster with the safety on, according to a draft weapons policy KU submitted this week to the Kansas Board of Regents. KANSAS A m o n g UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS other safety UNIVERSITY rules in the policy: PeoI believe ple carrying we’ve concealed h a n d g u n s created elsewhere the best on campus possible must keep them on policy for their person KU.” at all times — includ- — Chancellor ing always Bernadette Grayw e a r i n g Little or holding purses or backpacks with guns inside. Under the Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act, state universities must allow lawful concealed carry of handguns on their campuses beginning in July 2017. The law allows universities to prohibit guns in buildings or areas with adequate security measures at public entrances to ensure no guns get in, such as metal detectors and guards. The Regents adopted a statewide policy to account for the new law, and individual universities are now preparing their own respective policies — if only slightly more detailed than the Regents’ policy. The Regents are scheduled to discuss KU’s draft policy in committee in November, according to a campus message from KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little. > GUNS, 2A

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