Public Works Meet at 5 P.M.

The City Council Public Works Committee is scheduled to meet this afternoon in City Hall at 5 p.m. The meeting was rescheduled from its regular 4 p.m. time.

The meeting agenda includes a discussion of bids for a new maintenance building for the City landfill. The Council budgeted $50,000 for the structure which will come complete with an indoor rest room and room for the storage of equipment. The current small shack and garage will be removed.

The agenda also includes a discussion of storm water detention concerning the Sander Development at Myers Park. The City requires a storm water detention system on site or a one time payment for the use of the City built storm water detention pond on the Myers Park Development site.

The Committee is also schedule to consider a Region M grant application to help fund a shed for recycled products dropped off at the landfill.

Don't Forget To Vote.

Ballot issues on today’s ballot include the School Bond issue, the City Lodging Tax issue, and City Council representatives.

Commentary
Martin "Bubs" Hohulin
State Representative, District 126

We are back in Session after being off a week for Spring Break. It is hard to believe the Session is already half over. I wanted to write about this issue a couple weeks ago, but there were too many other things happening at the time that needed writing about.

Some years ago, at the request of St. Louis legislators, the General Assembly passed some really stringent laws regarding vehicle emissions. I should hasten to add that those laws were passed without the votes of most republicans. This was passed on pretty much a party line vote.

Sure enough, the new laws starting causing problems right away. There weren’t enough testing stations to accommodate all the vehicles in St. Louis. Lines were long and people were testy. Then another side effect started showing up. Some poor working families found out their cars couldn’t pass the emissions test and were not allowed to be driven in St. Louis. What an irony! The democrats, who have been claiming to be the party of the working class families, had just made it impossible for those very families to get to work and get their kids to soccer games. This was all done in the name of guaranteeing clean air for all. Funny how all these feel good mandates have a way of not working out. Actually, it is not funny at all.

Anyway, now the solution being proposed by the democrats in the House is to have the taxpayers pay for fixing the cars of the people that can’t afford to have them fixed themselves. Hello!, are there any lights on at home at all? We should be repealing the laws that are causing the problems, not passing more laws to try to fix the original laws that never should have been passed in the first place.

As I have said before, we can try to protect everyone from everything, but all actions usually have an unintended reaction. We are witnessing that now.

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.

Land
Transactions

Danny E. Dillon and Cynthia Ann Dillon, husband and wife, sold the property at Baker & Cedar St., Carthage, MO, to Thomas L. Nixon and Connie Nixon, husband and wife, and Michael Nixon. The sale was handled by Donal M. Myers with Donal M. Myers Realty, in cooperation with Donal M. Meyers with Donal M. Myers Realty.

On March 16, 2001, David Honaker sold the Commercial property at 503-507 Chestnut to Myra Enderle and Keith Enderle. The sale was handled by Donal M. Myers and Chuck Elting of Donal M. Myers Realty.

On March 28, 2001, Lesley W. Sanderson and Deborah L. Sanderson sold the Residential property at 800 Griswold to Leroy Bruce Welch and Pamela S. White. The sale was handled by Katherine S. Goettel in cooperation with Donal M. Myers of Donal M. Myers Realty.

On February 26, 2001, Douglas R. Scott and Lori K. Scott sold the Residential property at 720 Cedar to Lynda White. The sale was handled by Donal M. Myers and Chuck Elting of Donal M. Myers Realty.

With at least four, and the possibility of five new City Council members comin’ on board next week, (to be decided today at the polls), the City staff is prob’ly the most curious as to the outcome of the votin’ today.

Although each Council member represents only one vote of ten, requests for information and oversight of departments by four member committees of Council members can effect the efficiency of the day-to-day operations of the City. New members also require extra time to bring them up to speed on pending situations.

Although the possibility always exists of half of the Council changin’ each year, it seldom happens. Usually only a couple- three new members cycle in and out a year.

The transition of power (what there is of it) will take place next Council meetin’.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

by

McCune- Brooks Hospital

Health Notes

Health & Nutrition by Judith Sheldon

CARBS AND CRAVINGS: A relatively new phrase has made its way into the language - carbohydrate cravings. These two words are supposed to explain why so many people feel compelled to seek out and take in far more carbohydrates in the form of what they call "mood foods" (pizza, ice cream, pastries, etc.) than they need. Apparently, when we feel stressed, or depressed, or scared, we look for foods that seem to give comfort as well as nourishment.

Carbohydrates help levels of serotonin, a chemical messenger produced by the brain, and believed to have a soothing or calming effect.

Low levels of serotonin in the body are associated with depression and other mood problems. Carb foods - including the classic glass of warm milk many people take before bedtime - help increase serotonin levels. (Antidepressants such as Prozac, do the same thing.)

But one can overdo on the intake of carbohydrates. What can result is weight gain and even more pronounced depression. Sugar, which is a carbohydrate (and all carbohydrates change to sugar in the body) gives a boost to serotonin production, followed by a crash, which leads to a craving for more carbohydrates, followed by an even longer crash, and so it goes.