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It took nearly seven months, but the town's planning board has finalized a recommendation for the town board on a revised conservation reserve district. The town board will consider the planning board's recommendation when it meets Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. In May, residents who noticed that conservation reserve districts were on both ends of Sunset Beach island complained, said town administrator Linda Fluegel. To make matters worse, an investigation into the ordinance that created such a district in 1993 had the town's attorney seeking an outside legal opinion as to whether the residents could challenge the validity of the district if the town never gave proper notification to adjoining property owners. The legality issue was settled, giving the planning board the go-ahead to clarify its ordinance.
In June, Miami resident Jim Fulford inherited a canal-front stilt home on Conch Key after the death of his brother, a commercial fisherman who worked out of the property.Fulford decided to make the home his family's weekend retreat, as he said he enjoyed the beautiful area and apparent safety afforded on the small island between Duck and Long keys.“I pulled down the street on Conch Key and the first thing I saw was the fire station," said Fulford, referring to Monroe County fire station that stands near U.S. 1 and only a few hundred yards from his home.
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Franklin School Board member Patricia Moore was named chairman of the Venango Technology Center's Joint Committee at its reorganization meeting Tuesday. Kathy Karl of the Oil City School Board was elected vice-chairman, and Dwight Proper of the Titusville School Board was elected treasurer. All of the votes were unanimous. Moore replaced Forest Area School Board member John Mehalic at the head of the table. The committee also unanimously agreed to retain Joseph J. Liotta III as its solicitor and to pay him a retainer of $135 a month. It was the first meeting for Franklin school district Superintendent Ronald Paranick, who will serve a one-year term as the center's chief school administrator. He takes over from Forest Area Superintendent Duane Vicini, who served in the post for the past year.
On the continuum of American culture, prefab housing falls somewhere between Tonya Harding and pork rinds. Acceptable for trailer park denizens, maybe, but not for serious connoisseurs of real estate. People such as Karim Rashid beg to differ. The famed industrial designer recently invented his own version of a home-in-a-box – Kit 24 – and is one of many “tastemakers" bringing prefab design to the masses. His vision of factory-made living has 24 side panels, two storeys, 1,800 sq ft, and looks like a landing pod created by extremely chic (and colour-conscious) Martians. .
NEW PORT RICHEY - The roof is leaking. Sewage spews up in chunks from the kitchen sink. The floor has holes and wobbles underfoot. In the living room, a dozen black plastic bags stuffed with clothes are piled haphazardly next to the broken VCR and television. Diane Jamieson sits in a chair by the half-open door, fighting back tears and fiddling nervously with a gold crucifix around her neck. She's 39, with wavy reddish hair and piercing aqua-blue eyes. In April, she moved into a double-wide on Capron Street, leaving behind a husband and a trail of dreams unfulfilled. Now, eight months later, she's being evicted. Authorities served her with the notice Friday; she has to be out by Monday. The ramshackle mobile home is part of Calvary Chapel Worship Center's affordable housing program for abused women.
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