You Take The High Road

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Dinner conversation with friends the other evening drifted into speculation about the completion of Barry Speedway.  Okay, we need to get a life but what we were short on really exciting stuff.  They (our friends), being Eastsiders, really couldn't comprehend the significance of the reopening...and admitted to cheating by taking the water route whenever necessary to trek to the Westside gulag.  When will the road be done and legal traffic rolling across the culvert?  Guesses seemed to hover around mid-December, I said 16 December only to be trumped by my Frau who said 17th (I think it is a tactic she learned watching TV game shows)

I mention legal because the traffic on the Speedway has picked up as the requirement for four wheel drive has been reduced.  The final layer of asphalt began to be laid yesterday, so it probably is one smooth ride.  I saw a trespasser/law breaker/low life go around the barricade last night...on the darkened road.  Tempting.  Me, I'm saving myself for the legit day, I don't want to feel dirty...cheating.

So what do you think?  What will be the magic day for the ribbon cutting...and who will be the first person over the culvert? 

Yes, that is a pic of Scotland. 

Klucking

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Although I don't think there is any merit to the rumor, there is a belief in some quarters the City Planning Commission will consider the addition of allowing chicken raising within the City limits on the 16th of this month.  This would be similar to an effort in Roland Park by a group named CHIRP, City Hens In Roland Park (KC Star, Nov 6, page A9).  If there is an active group like this in WL I am unaware (CHIWL?).

What is known about the Planning Commission meeting on the 16th is the desire of Mary and Jerry to rewrite the City Code for minimum lot size.  There has not been any interest shown by the Planning Commission on this subject, the 15,000 sq ft rule seems to be doing just fine.  For those owners of property below the minimum there is the opportunity to appeal to the Board of Zoning Adjustment.  So what's the deal?  I guess we will find out on the 16th.   

Meetings of the MInds

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TGIF, back home on the block.

If you are looking for something to do next week, here are some things to fill in your date book.

• Monday, November 8th, 8PM PH Trojans football playoff game with Staley @ PH
• Tuesday, November 9th,  7PM, WLIC Annual Meeting, Hilton
• Wednesday November 10th, 6:30 PM Public Hearing Water Increase Hearing, City Hall
• November 10th, 7PM, 2011 Budget Hearing, City Hall
• November 10th, 7:30 PM, Special BOA, Rate Approval and Budget Passage, City Hall

Not enough?

• November 16th Planning Commission Meeting, 6PM.(More on this to follow)

All Sinners

If Monday was All Saints, maybe yesterday was All Sinners...no I'm not going to start a food fight on national politics here, plenty of that going on elsewhere.
Was AWOL from BOA last night, on the road between Little Rock and Memphis when the meeting kicked off.  Either another citizen will have to weigh in with the details or you City Hall junkies will just have to go without.
Speaking of food, the Faded Rose in LR has great Cajun food...whodathunk to find that in LR.  Busy day in Memphis today and late to home this evening.  Hope to see Elvis today, I have an inside source, and maybe some BBQ...no it is not close to KC.

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All Saints

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Turn the page, heading towards the holiday season and the end of the year...really.  Between a heavy business travel schedule/holidays/and unused vacation it will be a race to the finish.

That being said, after voting tomorrow NLT 7PM, you can trot over to City Hall and catch the monthly BOA meeting @ 7:30 PM...can't use the excuse you had to vote to miss the meeting, they adjusted the start time to accommodate late voters.  Important stuff coming up.