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Community garden sites to be available May 1

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Saturday, April 25. 2009

All Commerce needs now is people anxious to grow vegetables or flowers. The city has land set aside for community gardens; the site will be ready by May 1, and a coordinator is organizing everything. “It’s looking good,” said Forrest Greene, the Carson Street resident who talked the city council into creating the Community Gardens of ... [Full Story »]

Students build outdoor classroom at CHS

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Saturday, April 25. 2009

Joe Costyn’s environmental science classes at Commerce High School didn’t wait for the completion of a new high school to get into a new classroom. They built their own. But instead of four walls, heat and air conditioning, the new classroom is located in the woods behind the school. “We talk about succession, grass, then weeds, then ... [Full Story »]

City should rethink increase in 'technology surcharge'

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

Effective May 1, motorists in Commerce will pay an additional $8 on top of any traffic (or other) citation issued by the city police. Proceeds will be used to upgrade computers at the police department. Given the current recession, this does not seem like an appropriate time to add yet another surcharge to the cost of traffic (or other) ... [Full Story »]

3 prospects looking at Commerce sites

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

Seven new industrial projects are looking at Jackson County this month, companies that would provide from 30 to 800 jobs if they wind up locating here. Three of them are considering sites in Commerce. “Maybe we’ve finally hit bottom and things have turned around,” commented Shane Short, president of the Jackson County Area Chamber of ... [Full Story »]

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 »]

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