Myers Park Land Sale.

The agenda for tonight’s City Council meeting includes Council bill 00-91 which would authorize the Mayor to execute an agreement for the sale of approximately 9.1 acres of the Myers Park Development to Elkhart Realty Corporation from Indiana.

The sale price is stated as $600,000, or approximately $65,000 per acre. The property is located just north of WalMart. Elkhart plans to develop a shopping center on the property with a parking lot that would connect to the WalMart lot. The City would proceed with the construction of George Phelps Boulevard extending it west along the north edge of the property according to the contract.

If the sale is approved, it would exhaust all property adjacent to Grand Avenue that is owned by the City. Elkhart would have thirty days from the execution of the agreement to complete an environmental study to determine if the property has any potential contamination. Previous studies have not shown that to be a problem.

The agreement was brought to the Council by Economic Development Director Max McKnight and no commissions are due.

Commentary

Martin "Bubs" Hohulin
State Representative, District 126

This column was supposed to be about the first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Service Station Safety. However, as you probably know by now, something happened that overshadows all the meetings and politics in the world.

I came into Jefferson City on Monday night to be here for an 8:30 meeting on Tuesday morning. I had the radio on in my pickup and was a couple miles from the Capitol about 11:30 when I heard the news that Gov. Mel Carnahan’s plane, carrying him, his son, and campaign advisor Chris Sifford, was missing. I immediately headed for the Capitol and saw a stream of media vehicles headed that direction as well.

My immediate reaction was one of shock and numbness. I will be the first to admit that Gov. Carnahan and I have fought some fierce political battles over the years. I have been a member of the House during his entire 8 years as governor, and during that time there was very little we agreed on politically.

However, away from the political arena, he was always very friendly. He was a gracious host at state dinners, wanting to know how the wife and kids were doing. When passing in the hallway, he never failed to greet you by name and ask how things were going.

Even in the political arena, he didn’t get personal and stuck to the issues. He firmly believed in what he was doing and fought to that end. I deeply respect that even if we didn’t agree on the issue at hand.

The Carnahan family and the entire state of Missouri has suffered a tragic loss. It is a loss that transcends politics of any kind. To me, Gov. Carnahan was a worthy political adversary, a statesman, and a friend. He will be deeply missed.

As usual, I can be reached at House Post Office, State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO 65101, or 1-800-878-7126, or mhohulin@services.state.mo.us for your questions, comments, or advice.

I guess we just expect it.

Another Maple Leaf pulled off with the majority of the community seein’ little strife or confusion.

The fact is of course, that hundreds of man and woman hours go into the preparation and execution of the event. Most all of it by volunteers with little of the effort driven by motives other than makin’ the celebration successful. This year’s parade was telecast regionally by a network station, adding to the publicity for Carthage.

From what I’m hearin’, most think this year drew a record settin’ crowd. The Square was still very active into the late afternoon and the shops seemed ta benefit from the traffic. The car show and the band contests added to the sustained crowd. Another outstandin’ community effort.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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McCune- Brooks Hospital

Health Notes

Health & Nutrition by Judith Sheldon

Sorry to add to the already awesome burdens imposed on seniors by the various human parasites who prey on them. But there is one more scam you need to be aware of: lawsuits.

It used to be that people filing a lawsuit, whether frivolous or with merit, tended to look for the person with, as they say, the deepest pockets. After all, their lawyers advised, why sue the doctor’s nurse for giving you a possibly injurious injection, when you can sue the doctor and collect so much more in damages?

But the people with deep pockets got smart and had them legally zipped up. They became corporations, which limited their liability. They learned how to shift assets around so that it would be tough to collect damages if damages were eventually awarded. While those with legitimate claims might feel they were unjustly deprived of satisfaction, imagine how it must have felt to the frivolous suers who had lost a source of revenue.

As a result, they’ve had to look elsewhere. And what they found were seniors who owned property or had other assets that might be tapped, or even drained, as a result of a favorable verdict. Even a settlement before going to court was pure profit.