Lawrence Journal-World 08-01-13

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Lots being auctioned for unpaid taxes, fees Property partly owned by Lawrence developer By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

Geary County officials will auction off 182 Junction City building lots later this month for nonpayment of taxes and fees by a development group that includes Lawrence businessman and Rock Chalk Park partner Thomas Fritzel. An official with the Geary County attorney’s office confirmed that lots owned by Fort Development LLC will be sold at an Aug. 28 sheriff’s auction after at least three

years of unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments. The property is part of the company’s troubled Olivia Farms housing development. Fritzel Fritzel is the resident agent and an investor in Fort Development LLC, and has been considered by Junction City officials to be one of the lead developers of the Olivia Farms

project. In Lawrence, Fritzel has been the driving force behind the public-private partnership for the Rock Chalk Park sports complex now under construction in northwest Lawrence. The upcoming sheriff’s auction has been months in the making. The Journal-World reported in February that Fort Development LLC owned property in Junction City with about $3.4 million in unpaid taxes, special assessments, interest

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LOTS OWNED BY Fort Development LLC in Junction City will be sold at auction after years of unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments. The property is part of the company’s troubled Olivia Farms housing development.

Please see AUCTION, page 2A

‘The rides are safe, if you maintain them right’

Kobach eyes proposal that would create 2 types of voters ———

Critics say proposal allowing federal-state dichotomy will not work and does not address underlying issues By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

Carnival company itself is responsible for safety By Giles Bruce gbruce@ljworld.com

Lane Kramar doesn’t think much about ride safety. When the 15-year-old goes to the carnival at the Douglas County Fair, he’s just looking to have fun. “Young boys are fearless,” said his mom, Margaret Kramar, as they ate lunch inside a 4-H exhibition hall at the fair Wednesday. “They wouldn’t put the rides up if they weren’t safe,” added Lane. Like the Lecompton teenager, many fairgoers figure that someone else is ensuring the rides are safe — but who? According to Margaret Kalb, executive secretary of the Douglas County Fair, ride safety is the responsibility of the carnival company itself, which is expected to get the proper inspections and licensing. The person tasked with

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AT TOP: Twins Logan, left, and Brody Myers, 5, enjoy a ride on the Dragon Wagon during the opening night of Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival on Wednesday at the Douglas County Fair. ABOVE: Carnival rides spin, twist and twirl customers. AT RIGHT: A’Liyah Rogers, of Lawrence, carriers her prize dog, won by a friend. Please see RIDES, page 2A The carnival will last through the end of the fair Saturday

Fair participants show night. their animals. Page 3A

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Please see KOBACH, page 2A

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TOPEKA — Some voters in Kansas would be able to vote in federal elections but not state contests under a proposal that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Wednesday said he was considering. “A state could certainly achieve that course,” Kobach said. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court in an Arizona case threw out Arizona’s law that requires would-be voters to provide documents proving U.S. citizenship. But Kobach said the court ruling was narrowly drawn to address only those who use the federal “Motor Vot- Kansas Secretary of State er” registration form. Writing for the 7-2 Su- Kris Kobach preme Court majority, Jus- says a state tice Antonin Scalia had said could allow that federal law “precludes voting in federal Arizona from requiring a elections but federal form applicant to have different submit information beyond requirements for that required by the form it- state elections. Kansas House self.” In Kansas, a new state law Minority Leader requires proof of citizenship Paul Davis, of Lawrence, to register to vote. Kobach, a Republican who below, says that pushed for that law, said he doesn’t make “a is considering a proposed lick of sense.” rule change that would allow those who use the federal form to register to vote to be allowed to vote in federal elections, such as presidential and congressional contests. The federal voter registration form does not require proof of citizenship documents but includes a signed sworn statement that the individual is a U.S. citizen. But those people would not be allowed to vote in state elections, such as contests for governor, other statewide offices and the Legislature. Those who register to vote by providing proof of citizenship will be able to vote in both federal and state elections under the

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School network outages Lawrence school district officials say they are experiencing network outages this week that are affecting telephones, email and the district’s website. Page 3A

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