Another Look At Myers Park Plan.

The agenda for the City Council Public Works Committee includes discussion of a proposed replat of the Myers Park Subdivision. The meeting is scheduled for this evening at 5:15 in City Hall.

The proposal includes the elimination of the proposed "focal point" circle drive in the center of the development. It also would eliminate the view corridor directly south of the circle drive. The view corridor was planned as green space. Under the proposal approximately six more acres would be available for sale. The plan would include extending Garrison Avenue through the development to connect with HH highway. (details of the plats are inside of today’s paper)

According to the new proposal, the cost to the City for including the traffic circle and the view corridor would be just over $700,000. Included in this cost is nearly $500,000 estimated to be the value of the six acres of land that is presumed to be sold. The proposal estimates the cost of extending Garrison to HH would be about $400,000.

The proposal was included in agendas delivered to Committee members with no reference to who initiated the proposal.

There are those who prob'ly figured that the discussion about how Myers Park Development was to be laid out was settled. The current plat was worked out over a period of at least a couple a years.

The proposal bein' looked at by the Public Works Committee meetin' is not a new one. Fact, I'd guess it was pulled from the files of drawin's considered over the years.

The main considerations have not been dollars and cents, but goes to the basic philosophy of what Myers Park will represent for the City. Those favoring the current plan want the development to be a gateway, welcomin' folks with a show of sorts. The new proposal aims at more of a nuts and bolts type development. Still pleasin', but not so much show. Back to the future.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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McCune Brooks Hospital

Health Notes

C IT TWICE: Although vitamin C is also an antioxidant, and has been shown effective in helping to strengthen the immune system, it was not included in this particular study. However, another study on vitamin C supplementation suggests people take the nutrient twice a day. Apparently, if you take your vitamin C mostly in the morning, the body will have flushed out what it doesn’t use in 12 hours. To maintain the benefits of vitamin C for 24 hours, take half your dosage in the morning and the other half before going to bed.

CALCIUM UPDATE: I recently spoke with a dairy industry representative who insisted that the only good source of calcium is milk and milk products. She admitted that in the past, they had problems persuading people to use their foods to help prevent osteoporosis, because the saturated fat content of most milk products could lead to cardiovascular problems as well as overweight. Today, she said, milk, yogurt, and many cheeses are offered either fat free or fat reduced. While that’s certainly true, I still don’t recommend that you consider milk and milk products as your primary calcium source. Other foods also provide this important mineral, including cauliflower, broccoli, white beans, rutabaga, Chinese cabbage, turnip greens, and tofu (bean curd).