 A community memorial service honoring him is in the planning stages,
to take place sometime this month.On other matters, city code
enforcement officer Les Last presented a few of the hard facts from
his office for the city fiscal year from May 1, 2006, to April 30,
2007. His report was like the reports given by other departments in
that it represented a lot of hard work related to the city's
continued growth.
The office issued:
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434 building permits
for new construction, valued at $15,766,805.10
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10 demolition permits
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7 new homes permits
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42 commercial permits
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483 ordinance
violations
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7 court appearances
on ordinance violations
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3 zoning board of
appeals hearings
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8 planning commission
meetings, including ALMH, Graue Inc. and I-55 Commercial Park
zoning changes
Mayor Beth Davis commented, "Kind of busy down there."
Last replied, "A little bit."
Verl Prather asked Last if these numbers were up or down from
last year, which was a high year also.
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 Last said they were about the same. The dollar figure for the
value of the construction was about a million less. It was
speculated that the difference might be attributed to Sysco being
counted in the prior year.
Lois Landis, a 46-year resident of Lincoln living on Elm Street,
wanted the council to hear how much she appreciated the work that
was done on her street. She said that the street had its ups and
downs over the years, but that it is just beautiful now.
She particularly appreciated the workers who were out there every
day, naming Tracy Jackson, streets superintendent, and Mark Mathon,
city engineer, for their attitudes and the work that they did. "You
guys (she stopped to applaud) deserve it."
"My heartfelt thank you to everyone on the council," Landis said.
She said that she documented the whole activity day by day in
writing and in photos, holding up a 6-inch stack of pictures.
South Elm Street was straightened and widened to city code, 30
feet, curb to curb from Fifth Street southward. Curbs and gutters
were added, and the street sports long-lasting, beautiful asphalt.
Work was begun in the fall of 2005 and completed in 2006. (See
previously posted
article.)
[Jan
Youngquist] |
