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Columbia City Council Report Mon 2 Mar 2015 regular meeting In last nights Mon 2 Mar 2015 Columbia City Council Meeting:
Hear Larry Smith report from the meeting on FM 92.7 the WAVE and FM 99.9 The Big Dawg. Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) By Ed Waggener A presentation by Mary Ann Loy last night at the Columbia City Council got an enthusiastic endorsement from Mayor Curtis Hardwick and members of the Columbia City Council to take immediate action to make Columbia a more walkable city, a city safe for those utilizing mobility scooters. In a brief presentation, Ms. Loy highlighted several major points where dangers exist, and, in a non judgmental manner set out ways for the community to take relatively simple, low cost steps to improve the situation. Mostly, the solutions are simple, low cost visual cues for drivers, which could be as simple as painting outlines or modestly expensive relaying of sidewalks. Ms. Loy and husband Barry Loy have walked Jamestown Street for pleasure and health for over 35 years. Many of the problems are on that street, she noted, including:
After the presentation, Mayor Hardwick thanked her, and said his administration will work with her to implement the goals. The council took up the issue, when Councillor Linda Waggener suggested that each of the Council Members take a section of town and report on problems they find. Mayor Pro Tem Ron Rogers, followed, staking out his territory in the Jamestown Street area, and others, including Councillor Mark D. Harris, said it was time Columbia took action for better sidewalks, adding that maybe the new Payroll Tax will provide additional money for Mary Ann Loy's proposals. Council OKs Mayor Recommendations for Parks & Recreation The Council Unanimously approved Mayor Hadwick's recommendation to appoint Wes Feese to the Parks & Recreation Board for a four year term. Feese is the editor of the Adair Progress. The Council also approved the re-appointment of Charles Grimsley to the Parks & Recreation Board, on a 5-0, with Grimsley abstaining. Council formally rescinds renaming Bomar Heights for MLK Mayor Hardwick asked the council to rescind renaming Bomar Heights for Dr. Martin Luther King, JR. This was done with the stipulation that Mayor Hardwick would work with Rep. Bam Carney to get the KY Transportation Cabinet to designate Burkesville Street from the Presbyterian Church to the Adair Veterans Bypass in honor of Dr. King. The street name would not be changed, he said, but rather would be similar to what was done for the "Dakota Meyer Highway," which remains for postal and delivery purposes "Greensburg Road." Mayor Hardwick said solution pays tribute to Dr. King. Privately he had said that Bomar Heights honors, in a way, the late civil rights leader K.I. Bomar. (Historians may comment on the origin of the name, which may have been for for a different Bomar, but in the minds of most, it commemorates the life of K.I. Bomar.) The solution also will save money for residents and businesses on Bomar Heights, who might have had to reprint stationery and change signage to accommodate the street name change. Council tables 2nd Reading on Holladay Place streets Mayor Hardwick announced that scheduled Second Rating acceptance of Holladay Place and Pineview Properties LLC developments into the City of Columbia Street Systems. He did not elaborate, but said that Councillor Charles Grimsley had brought some information to his attention which needed to be worked out. The concerns are reportedly - from other sources - about the condition of the streets when they are taken over by the city. Mayor Hardwick comments on Gas Tax, Heartland Parkway Mayor Hardwick commented on two recent trips, one which he made to visit with Rep. Bam Carney and Sen. Max Wise to help lobby for a change in the states fuel tax. He said that the City of Columbia will see a $7,000 drop in State Road Funds for the coming Fiscal Year, and as much as $24,000 in the following one. "And," he said, "it will hit the county government even harder." He said that Mayor Pro Tem stood in for him at a Heartland Parkway meeting in Frankfort recently, which was attended by delegations from Adair, Taylor, Marion and Washington Counties, by Sen. Wise and Rep. Carney, industry representatives, and two or three persons from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. He said he was hopeful that the money will be found to get the project, now a "2 + 1", two lanes and passing lanes, underway, starting in Columbia. Eventually, he said, the parkway will connect with the Bluegrass Parkway and maybe as far north as I-64. Mayor Hardwick, the only mayor in Columbia history to serve three terms and is now in his fourth term, said that he was in on the early Heartland Parkway initiative. "That was 20 years ago," he said, "and they told us it might take 20 years for construction to start. Now, maybe the Heartland Parkway is becoming a reality." The meeting was well attended, with Mayor Hardwick presiding, City Clerk Rhonda Loy recording the proceedings, City Attorney Marshall Loy present, all council members: Craig Lasley, Linda Waggener, Craig Dean, Mark D. Harris, Charles Grimsley, and Dr. Ron Rogers present, as well City Gas Superintendent Ron Cook and Mrs Cook; City Police Chief Jason Cross, City Planning and Zoning Commissioner Sam Rademacher; Mary Ann and Barry Loy, and members of the media. This story was posted on 2015-03-03 07:13:35
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