There will be a partial solar eclipse this afternoon, starting at 3:18 and lasting for about 2-1/2 hours. Tempting though it may be, DON’T look directly at it! Many websites, including CBS News, offer suggestions on how to enjoy the eclipse safely.
There will be a City Council meeting tonight at 6:30. Jeff Hansen, the Finance Director, will report on the City’s financial condition (SPOILER: it continues to be excellent). There will be several public hearings:
1. The 2015/16 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan
2. Approval of the Downtown Development Authority’s Development Plan
3. Methods of determining where traffic calming is needed
4. Vacating a right of way and adjusting the plat for a new medical complex
5. Clarification as to whether the Mayor’s job and a council job count as the same with regard to term limits.
The Mayor will discuss planning opportunities and changes for the area of change near Highway 6 and C470. She will be discussing this topic at a national conference of mayors in mid-December.
The meeting will be broadcast on Cable Channel 8 and through the City website. If you want to weigh in on the public hearing items or anything else, show up at 6:30 and be ready to speak!
With regard to item #4 above: someone on one of the i-neighbors groups recently asked what was going up by the Loaf and Jug at Hwy 6 and Heritage Road. The answer appears in tonight’s meeting packet, in an application made by Catholic Health Initiatives.
