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Rector School District plans open house Aug. 7

Rector School District will host open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, in the preschool, elementary and high school buildings. Teachers, counselors, and administration will be available for meet and greet and to answer fundamental questions about the curriculum, parent visitation policy, and other standard questions. The first day of classes for students in the Rector School District is Monday, Aug. 11.

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Rector Planning and Zoning Commission holds public meeting regarding land use

Rector Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on Thursday, July 31, at the Rector Community Center. The members of the Commission, Greg Bohr, Farren Young, and chair Jeremy Jackson were present which constitutes a quorum. The purpose of the meeting was the proposal of a comprehensive Land Use Plan for the City of Rector for the upcoming five years. The ordinances related to Planning and Zoning that the city is currently using were created and passed into law in the 1980s. In the past several months, the City Council has had reason to examine the ordinances in detail and found them to be out of date, vague in wording, and in some cases, contradictory.

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