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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2002

An organization of Haskell Indian Nations University students, alumni and supporters wants more time to review complex environmental studies on a proposed highway expansion in Kansas.

The Wetlands Preservation Organization asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a three-month extension on a public comment period. The group is concerned that one option for the highway would damage wetlands where past Haskell students were buried.

In related Haskell highway news, a decision to transfer a portion of 31st Street back to the school has been delayed by a local county.

Get the Story:
Wetlands advocate seeks delay in South Lawrence Trafficway call (The Lawrence Journal-World 9/17)
31st Street vacation delayed at least a week (The Lawrence Journal-World 9/17)

Relevant Links:
Haskell Indian Nations University - http://www.haskell.edu

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