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Sound Off 2012

Sound Off for October 2012

Wednesday, October 31

Sound Off: When is the early signing period for college basketball recruiting this year?

Wednesday, October 31

Sound Off: How late will downtown stores be handing out candy to trick-or-treaters today?

Monday, October 29

Sound Off: When heading north or south on Iowa Street and turning left onto 27th, why is the light a green arrow only? The light is incredibly long, and it seems that the intersection would allow for a green yield when turning left onto 27th from Iowa.

Monday, October 29

Sound Off: Are members of the Kansas State Board of Education paid?

Sunday, October 28

Sound Off: Building two new residence halls before razing McCollum Hall is going to cause a real parking problem on Kansas University’s Daisy Hill. What does KU plan to do to alleviate the insurmountable parking issues?

Saturday, October 27

Sound Off: Why has Pump Patrol in the Journal-World been discontinued?

Friday, October 26

Sound Off: When is the first KU basketball game?

Thursday, October 25

Sound Off: I live on a private road (owned by a HOA). We have a problem with through traffic speeding and driving recklessly. Is there anything that we can do about this? The police will not come and enforce any kind of speed limit since it is not considered a city street, yet hundreds of cars per day that do not live there use it as if it were a city street. Things are getting really dangerous with cars traveling upwards of 45 mph on a residential drive with moderate foot traffic and no sidewalk. There have been a few accidents already and even more near misses. If the answer is to issue trespass warnings, who has the authority to do that?

Tuesday, October 23

Sound Off: What do you do about lost or stray dogs from 5 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday when no one in animal control is working? Why can’t there be someone on duty to come pick up an animal when they need to be picked up?

Monday, October 22

Sound Off: What were the original projections for the number of rounds at Eagle Bend Golf Course to make it break even, and has it met those goals yet?

Sunday, October 21

Sound Off: This summer, crews from Sunflower Paving were tearing out and replacing curbing along Sixth Street. After they completed their work, tall weeds grew in the bare dirt left behind. Now, it appears that grass seed and straw have been thrown on top, but the weeds remain. Who is responsible for this, the city or Sunflower Paving?

Sunday, October 21

Sound Off: What is the city of Lawrence doing to comply with the state law that requires them to eradicate bind weed that infests their parks, median strips, etc.?

Saturday, October 20

Sound Off: I see all kinds of temporary signs at 23rd and Louisiana on the north side of 23rd. Has the city stopped enforcing the ordinance against temporary signs in the easement?

Friday, October 19

Sound Off: Is Livestrong Sporting Park at Village West in Kansas City, Kan., going to change its name now that Lance Armstrong has quit the Livestrong Foundation?

Thursday, October 18

Sound Off: Who is responsible for maintaining the ground between the sidewalk and the street at 12th and Tennessee? On the northeast corner, the weeds are high and it’s impossible to see around the corner until you’re right up in the intersection.

Wednesday, October 17

Sound Off: Who is responsible for the lights at the ball fields at Holcom Park? They are often illuminated in the evenings when no games are being played.

Tuesday, October 16

Sound Off: Why in warm or hot weather does it always smell like raw sewage between Sixth and Tennessee and Sixth and Kentucky when you’re sitting there at that stoplight? It smells like there’s a broken sewage line in that area, but it’s been going on for years.

Sunday, October 14

Sound Off: I am a Lawrence property owner, resident and taxpayer. Why are city residents like myself not given priority to purchase the yard compost that we have funded? I observed many nonresidents picking up compost at the city sale recently.

Sunday, October 14

Sound Off: Is it a crime to destroy campaign signs? What can you do about it? Someone keeps destroying and stealing the signs in my yard.

Saturday, October 13

Sound off: How much would the proposed recreation center cost individual homeowners over the next 20 years?

Friday, October 12

Sound off: What are the days and hours for the driver’s license office in North Lawrence?

Wednesday, October 10

Sound Off: When was the first vice presidential debate held?

Tuesday, October 9

Sound Off: How could I nominate someone for the Lawrence High Hall of Honor?

Monday, October 8

Sound Off: Where can you find the weekly Sunflower League standings?

Sunday, October 7

Sound Off: What is the budget for KU’s new office for student retention? How many staff members does it have? Has other administrative overhead been cut to compensate for the cost, or does it represent further expansion of administration at the expense of academic programs?

Sunday, October 7

Sound Off: Where can I find a map of crimes committed on Kansas University’s campus?

Saturday, October 6

Sound Off: What’s the difference in the end result between pleading no contest and pleading guilty?

Thursday, October 4

Sound Off: When is Baldwin City’s Maple Leaf Festival? And what’s the best way to get there from Lawrence?

Wednesday, October 3

Sound Off: Can a public high school ID be used to meet the Kansas voter ID provisions?

Tuesday, October 2

Sound Off: Will traffic be stopped on Wakarusa Drive for Free State’s Homecoming Parade this week?

Tuesday, October 2

Sound Off: Does daylight saving time end before or after Halloween?

Monday, October 1

Sound Off: How many presidential debates will there be?

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