Facing a possible county tax increase of about 4 mills, Commissioner Bob Neis said, “Despite our desire to hold things down, I don’t see much of an alternative.” Overall, including the city, county, school board and state levies, a mill rate of about 123.5 was being talked about. The city of Lawrence was looking at a 40.744 mill rate, and the school board figured to have a rate of 49.5.

Two Lawrence city commissioners said the commission had no choice but to allow a building permit for an apartment layout at the Bluffs site, Sixth and Iowa. Don Binns said he would not blame the developer, Duane Schwada, if he sued for a permit which had once been approved and then rescinded. Opposing the permit were Marci Francisco, Nancy Shontz and Tom Gleason. the status of the permit remained up in the air. Binns and Barkley Clark supported the permit bid.