Today's Feature
B&B
Restrictions Stay
Annexation Request Denied.
The City Council voted
unanimously to accept an updated zoning code last
night at its regular meeting, but left bed and
breakfast regulations alone.
On a motion by Council member
H.J. Johnson, the Council voted to amend the
recommendations of the Planning, Zoning, and
Historical Preservation Commission that would
have eliminated most restrictions on bed and
breakfasts. The Commission had recommended that
the current 3,500 square foot minimum livable
space requirement be eliminated. The
recommendation would have also allowed the
preparation and serving of food and drinks for
special events such as receptions, wedding
parties and the like. The current requirement
that the establishment be owner occupied would
have also been removed. Johnson’s motion to
delete the B&B changes and leave the
restrictions currently in place passed
unanimously.
The Council also voted
unanimously to reject a request for annexation by
Ray and Mary Knight. Knight asked that property
located at 2825 S. Maple be annexed and placed in
a General Business zoning category. Neighbors
attending the meeting said Knight planned to sell
the property to be used for a car wash. A
petition protesting the business zoning signed by
29 residents of the South Wind Acres, located
just south of the Wal-Mart Supercenter, was
distributed to the Council before the meeting.
A copy of deed restrictions
place on the development in 1959 was also brought
to the Council’s attention.
The Council had no legal
obligation to consider the petition or any other
opinions of the neighbors because they all live
outside the City. Even though the neighbors may
have had legal recourse if the deed restrictions
were not followed, the Council was reluctant to
open the possibility of being caught in the
middle. Several Council members expressed the
opinion that if the restriction issue was
settled, or if the property owner wanted to bring
the land in under residential zoning, they would
support the annexation.
The deed restrictions allow
that if land owners of more than 50% of the lots
in the division approve, the property could be
used commercially. The 29 signatures on the
petition against the business zoning represented
23 of the 31 lots in the subdivision. Several of
the property owners attended the Council meeting.
The Council approved 7-3, with
members Bastin, Brewer, and Clark against, the
creation of the position of Facility Supervisor.
The position’s responsibilities will include
the supervision and promotion of the Civil War
Museum and Memorial Hall.
Bastin argued against the need
for such a position, Clark has opposed the
flexible starting grade approved for the job. The
salary range will be approximately $20,000 to
$25,000 per year.
The Council also voted 9-1,
with Basting against, to authorize the Mayor to
enter into an agreement with the Botany Shop for
landscaping around the Police Station and the
adjacent parking lot. The contract is for just
under $6,500.
"What sense does it
make," commented Council member Bastin,
"to put a bunch of trees and grass and
flowers on an asphalt parking lot? Do we think
that it’s going to help the police enforce
the law better if the parking lot is full of
trees and shrubs and flowers? Why put another
sixty-five hundred dollars down the drain on a
project like this?"
The audit report submitted by
the Carthage Chamber of Commerce that was
requested by the Council was included in the
Council members packets, but only briefly
mentioned during the meeting. According to City
Administrator Tom Short, there was not
requirement in the Council’s request that
the report be officially approved by the Council
or any particular Committee.
The Council also approved the
purchase of an asphalt paver from Victor L.
Phillips Co. of Joplin for $15,118.
A report from the Department of
Engineering showed that 19 new single family
dwelling building permits were issued in August.
Jack &
Lee Ann Sours Show Almost Over!
Andy Thomas
Showing Next!
by RobinPutnam, artCentral
Hope everyone enjoyed the art
show and sale this last weekend. It was great to
see so many talented people receive awards.
There was an art festival in
Westport (Kansas City) this same weekend. Having
heard about it for years we finally went up there
and checked it out. Saturday was a great day for
an outdoor festival. At four it was still 80
degrees ! Unfortunately by Sunday morning it was
raining cats and dogs !! Hope those artists had
waterproof set-ups!!
The show boasts more than 120
artists. It’s a juried event (that means you
have to show your work and are then accepted or
denied based on such) and was set up on a blocked
off street and up into a small off-street mall.
The shop owners support this whole-heartedly and
most view it as a community event. The artists
have to live within 40 miles of KC, too. Guess
that let’s some of us out, huh.
Anyway....the festival offer-ed
tons of watercolorists, a few pastelists, a
couple of potters, some oil painters, no
sculptors, some funky metal garden art and
subject matter covered everything from folk art
to whimical to contemp-orary to traditional.
All in all it was a nice way to
spend an afternoon in KC. It was also a great
excuse to spend the weekend in KC !! Always
looking for a reason !
The Sours show here is over on
September 24th so if you haven’t stopped in
you really should. You won’t find a more
awsome display anywhere !!
Our next show will open on
October 1 and it will be our very own
(Carthage’s) Andy Thomas !! We are sooo
excited !! He will be showing original oil
paintings covering a wide variety of subjects
including but not limited to his wonderful
renditions of the Civil War era and other great
moments in history. We’re sure he’ll
also have some prints and some note cards.
As usual we will host a
reception the evening of Oct.
1st from 6-8pm. There is always
lots to eat and drink and the public is always
very cordially invited and en-couraged to attend
!! It is a great time to meet Andy and have an
opportunity to visit with him. We feel very
fortunate to have his work showing here. His show
will run through October 29th.
More.....next week. 358-4404.
1110 E 13th www. ozarkartistscolony.com under
organizations.
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