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Gym demolished to make way for new CHS

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

The old Commerce High School gym was demolished this week as site work continues for the new CHS. By the end of the week, all that will be left of the gym will be a bare spot of ground as all of the debris is trucked to a C & D landfill. Workers have also cleared the woods at the corner of Minish and Lakeview drives, where a sedimentation ... [Full Story »]

Police seeking Latino male burglary suspect

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

Commerce police are looking for a Latino male driving an F-150 pickup truck. He’s a suspect in an attempted burglary Monday afternoon at a Hillcrest Drive residence. According to the incident report, a 24-year-old Latino female was in the house when she heard someone break through the basement doors and run up the stairs of her house. She ran ... [Full Story »]

County's watering restrictions likely to be eased

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Friday, April 17. 2009

The Jackson County ban on washing cars and using pressure washers will likely end this week, say officials of the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority. That won’t be a moment too soon for people answering the phones at the authority’s Jefferson offices. “We’re getting bombarded with calls,” manager Eric Klerk told the authority ... [Full Story »]

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 »]

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