Posts Tagged ‘rhonda’
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
May 2008
The new city council is meeting for the first time. Mayor Dixson asked Steve
Hewitt to give the administration update. Steve lets the council know that
the business incubator is fully funded. Kim Alderfer, Recovery Coordinator,
and Steve visit the business incubator site only to find that 3 days of rain
has slowed all activity.
Tyler Schmidt is running for student body president. Shane Engelken is also
running for student body president. They put their flyers together, hung
them in the most unique areas and are getting their speeches ready. (more…)
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
(This is a long one kids, so grab a cup of coffee and enjoy)
January 2008
Two architect students from the University of Kansas’ Studio 804, drive
4 1/2 hours to determine if Greensburg would be a viable candidate for
their annual project to build a house using architecture as a way of turning
around neighborhoods. They are concerned about committing here because of the
distance and time. Studio 804 is composed of 22 graduate students, all
graduating in May. The students go out and seek funding for the project, but
it seems they seek from the effected community itself, (gee, thanks). Back
at the University a Studio 804 meeting is held with the 22 students and their
professor discussing if Greensburg can really go that green, can the town
pull it off, the project’s not a charity, it needs funding, can the town (more…)
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Ice Storm
End of November 2007, Steve Hewitt is worried over rebuilding downtown with no money. A contractor meeting for the business incubator is held. The project will be a 9,300 square foot facility that will contain retail shops and professional services. And to initiate this going green project as quick as possible. Steve is hoping to get it out to bid, designed, and start construction in the spring, for completion in the summer. Before the storm Richard and Rhonda Engelken owned three commercial buildings, one rental house, four cars, and their own home. After the storm, all gone. Rhonda’s (more…)
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