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CHS update: two classes to get temporary homes

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Friday, April 17. 2009

Some larger Commerce High School classes will need temporary homes. Health occupation and art classes will relocate to extra space at Commerce Elementary School during the construction of the new CHS as the existing classrooms will be demolished this summer. This option, approved by the BOE Monday, is much less costly than supplying modular ... [Full Story »]

City adds $8 to cost of every police citation

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Wednesday, April 15. 2009

The cost of being bad just got worse. The Commerce City Council voted Monday night to increase the “technology surcharge” added to every citation issued by the Commerce Police Department from $12 to $20. The new charge is effective May 1. The move will help replace computers at the police department. That is not the only add-on to ... [Full Story »]

Maysville approves steep water, sewer rate hikes

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Wednesday, April 15. 2009

Maysville residents may see large increases in their water and sewerage bills in the near future. The city is applying for a $750,000 loan for sewer line and manhole rehabilitation. If it gets the loan, the city will raise water rates by 24 percent and sewerage rates by 36 percent to cover the debt service and to counteract a $89,000 water ... [Full Story »]

Man charged after scamming church

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Wednesday, April 15. 2009

A man claiming to be a U.S. soldier returning from duty was charged by the Commerce Police Department last week with theft by deception for soliciting cash from local churches. Police say James Michael Waldby, 43, of Hendersonville, NC, told local church officials that he had just “flown in from Heathrow” and needed money for gasoline to ... [Full Story »]

Lack of backbone or lack of knowledge?

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Wednesday, April 15. 2009

City attorney John Stell conducted an “education” session for the Commerce City Council on variances Monday night. That’s all well and good if the reason the city council grants every variance to come before it is ignorance, but what if it’s just a matter of the councilmen lacking backbones? Variances are the bane of reasonable ... [Full Story »]

Site selected for city's 'community garden'

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Saturday, April 11. 2009

Residents of Commerce who don’t have a place to grow squash, tomatoes or flowers will get the opportunity to have a garden this year. The Commerce City Council announced at its Monday work session that the “Community Gardens of Commerce,” a project initiated by Carson Street resident Forrest Green, will become a reality this spring. City ... [Full Story »]

Dr. Clark Hill to run for Ward 4 council seat

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Friday, April 10. 2009

Dr. Clark Hill confirmed a rumor last week. The Commerce physician and newly-elected chairman of the Commerce Downtown Development Authority will run for city council in the special election in September to fill the Ward 4 seat vacated by the resignation of Bob Sosebee. Hill, 37, has practiced internal medicine in Commerce since 2001 and has ... [Full Story »]

Truck's contents not to thief's liking

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Friday, April 10. 2009

A thief who broke into the trailer of an 18-wheel rig parked near Interstate 85 didn’t do his homework. The Commerce Police Department investigated the incident, which took place at Fuel Mart. The owner said he parked the truck at 7 p.m. and checked it at 11 p.m. because he’d had problems with the refrigeration unit. He returned at 9 a.m. ... [Full Story »]

How about a variance to shoot kittens?

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

Even before the Department of Natural Resources entered the case, the Commerce squirrel slaying statute was loaded with uncertainties. The biggest is, can I get a variance? The city routinely grants variances in its zoning ordinance. If the law says you can’t build within 15 feet of the property line and you want to build closer, no problem. ... [Full Story »]

BREAKING NEWS: Robber holds up United Community Bank

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

A lone male brandishing a silver pistol held up the Homer Road branch of United Community Bank Thursday morning at about 9:30. The latest description of the perpetrator is a black male, 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, and 200 to 240 pounds. Police Chief John Gaissert said the robber's face was obscured by a white gauze mask. He handed a teller ... [Full Story »]

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