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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas organization that received public funding to host a Junior Olympics event last year has left more than $70,000 in unpaid bills.

University of Kansas Spokesman Joe Monaco told The Lawrence Journal-World that Lawrence Sports Corporation owes the university at least $73,000 in unpaid services. The city of Lawrence gave the corporation $150,000 to host the 2017 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Championships at the university.

More than 8,000 athletes competed in the event and thousands of spectators came to watch.

Monaco said the university hasn't received a response from the corporation regarding the outstanding bill. A roughly $110,000 bill for public safety and housing services was paid in full, he said.

City Manager Tom Markus requested in May access to the corporation's financial records for the city to review. Markus made the request in May. Markus said Corporation Executive Director Bob Sanner agreed to provide financial information involving invoices related to the city's contribution, but wouldn't allow full access to their records.

"I'd like to see a full accounting of the whole operation," Markus said. "And I think the public would like to see a full accounting of the operation, to know that when people ask us for these contributions that we know that that's what it takes to actually make it successful."

The Kansas Secretary of State's records indicate that the nonprofit was incorporated in 1990. Records also show that the company is delinquent in filing its 2017 annual report.

The newspaper couldn't immediately reach the corporation's leaders for comment.

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Information from: Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World, http://www.ljworld.com