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THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME IS PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING WITH AN OPEN PLAN AND SPACIOUS ROOMS. The kitchen opens to a nice hearth area. The covered patio sits off a beautiful and private back yard. 3 bedrooms on the main level, 3 more upstairs and ample living space make this a great family home. MLS 133835
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and utility lines on the property and also lists past and present property owners. Official plats are recorded at the Register of Deeds Office on the third floor of the Douglas County Courthouse at 11th and Massachusetts streets. It is possible to look up subdivision plats on the interactive map on the city of Lawrence’s website. Gary Nuzum, senior vice president for McGrew Real Estate, said that homeowners could use the dimensions listed on the
plat as a guide when However, if a property searching for property homebuyers, but that owner is installing a pins. this is not the same fence, or if the property thing as a staked survey. “If you know where owner needs to know one pin is, then you can the property “The location survey line for take a measuring tape legal purposes, they will is about locating improvements on the and do some measuring want to hire a licensed to show you where surveyor to do a staked lot and making sure there are no setback to start digging,” said survey, said Nuzum. infringements, but it Nuzum. “You might “If you don’t do a does not give you the be able to get within licensed survey, you four corners, three or four feet of run the risk of building Nuzum. “The” said where the pin is that staked a fence on your survey is something that way, but you’d have to neighbor’s property, and can only be be measuring at the done by a then you really have licensed surveyor, and exact same angle as a problem. You might will come at an extra the surveyor to find the have to pay to reinstall cost of about $300.” exact location.” the fence,” said Nuzum. Nuzum said that a Nuzum said that metal detector could Liz Weslander writes mortgage lenders do a also be useful in about the Lawrence real location survey as part locating property pins. estate market. Contact her at of the loan process for lizwesland
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NEW CONSTRUCTION MODEL HOME READY TO MOVE-IN NOW!!! 5 beds/4 baths/3 car home with exquisite finishing and quality throughout. Gorgeous floor to ceiling stone fireplace in the spacious living room. Gourmet kitchen w/gas cooktop, built in stainless steel appliances! Large dining area! Incredibleoven, granite countertops and gorgeous master suite w/European walk-in shower, separate vanities & HUGE master closet! Finished basement with 11’ bar. Wired for surround sound. CAT5 in each room. Covered patio; Fully fenced yard; Sprinkler system! Other lots still available in the area too. Let us build you your dream home! MLS 133583
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TWELVE-YEAR-OLD TWINS TATE ANDERSON, right, and Lane Anderson go through their morning ritual of walking their show pigs on Thursday at their farm near Baldwin City. The two brothers are readying their animals for presentation in the upcoming Douglas County Fair. BELOW: Lane, left, and Tate, seen in family photos, have been raising pigs since they were 7.
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The Lawrence school district has proposed a budget that includes a decrease in the local school district property tax rate. Under the preliminary proposal that will be before the school board on Monday, the owner of a $200,000 home would pay Doll about $37 less in schoolrelated property taxes. The mill rate for schools would decrease by 1.591 mills, from 57.788 mills to 56.197 mills, Lawrence Superintendent Rick Doll said. This comes as the city of Lawrence is looking at a increase of 1.479 mills and Please see SCHOOL, page 2A
KU alumnus’ family gives Twin brothers are super serious about swine $16 million Animal show schedule toward building
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t’s not yet 10 a.m., and a fight has already broken out in the front yard of the Anderson home outside Baldwin City. A pair of black-and-white spotted hogs size each other up, hoof to snout, and a sparring match commences with a few head-butts and fairly harmless bites. The whole thing doesn’t look much different from a playful fight See the audio between puppies. slide show at “They do that someLJWorld.com times,” said 12-year-old Tate Anderson, using his hog whip — a thin, black stick with a leather loop at its end — to gently break up the scuffle. Tate and his twin, Lane, have become experts on pigs’ many behavioral quirks during their five years with the Palmyra 4-H club. Next week the brothers will enter their pigs in the Douglas County Fair’s swine
For a complete schedule of fair events, check back daily with Journal-World Datebook, which appears on the Friends and Neighbors page, or visit dgcountyfair. com. All livestock events are free.
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4-H Horse Show When: 9 a.m. Saturday Where: Douglas County Fairgrounds Community Building 4-H/Open Dairy Show, followed by 4-H/Open Dairy Goat & Meat Show When: 6 p.m. Tuesday Where: Douglas County Fairgrounds Judging Arena
Llama Show When: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday Where: Doulas County Fairgrounds Judging Arena
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The family of Kansas University alumnus Donald Slawson has made a $16 million lead gift to help construct a building that will kick off KU’s planned Innovation Way. “This is the anchor building for all of Innovation Way,” said Robert Gold- Donald Slawson stein, associate dean for the natural sciences and mathematics. Innovation Way will encompass a corridor of buildings from Haworth Hall to a new “Research Partnership Zone” on West Campus that will connect natural, physical
Swine Show When: 6 p.m. Wednesday Where: Douglas County Fairgrounds Judging Arena Rabbit Show When: 8 a.m. Thursday Where: Douglas County Fairgrounds Judging Arena 4-H Livestock Auction When: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2 Where: Douglas County Fairgrounds Community Building
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