Council Considerations.

The Carthage City Council will meet for its regular meeting tomorrow evening at 7:30 in City Hall.

The agenda includes two Council bills that are scheduled for second reading in old business. Council bill 01-76 would authorize an agreement with Phillips-Ward for the preparation of an organizational plan for tourism efforts. The $1,600 contract would be paid for with Lodging Tax Funds.

Council bill 01-79 concerns the annexation of property at 1605 Baker as requested by the First Assembly of God Church.

New business includes a scheduled discussion of a request by Shellie Ross for the issuance of a liquor license for a restaurant to be located at 207 W. Third. The Public Safety Committee requested the discussion after finding that a mission operates at 213 Lyon. A recent ordinance change requires a liquor licence not to be issued if the location is within 300 feet of a church or "place of worship". The mission is about 185 feet from the restaurant as measured from front door to front door.

The Council will also be asked to endorse an affordable housing development.

The Public Safety Committee is still workin’ through some of the less obvious ramifications of the ordinances passed recently dealin’ with alcohol sellin’ in the City.

One of the questions yet to be answered it the situation where either a business was already operatin’ when the new 300 foot rule was passed, or where a church moves into within 300 feet of an established business. The question comes up if the business either sells or shuts down.

The Committee seems ta be leanin’ toward allowin’ the license to be continued for up to a year to allow time for the business to be sold. If the license is not used for a year, the 300 foot rule would take over. The discussion for this question is scheduled for the next Public Safety meeting.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Workman's Loan

The Super Handyman

by Al Carrell & Kelly Carrell

Q: How can we strengthen a cracked rafter? There is no sag yet, but I’d like to be sure a problem doesn’t occur. - L. W.

A: We’d use "sister rafters" to give the cracked piece a new lease on life. Cut a pair of boards to be the same width and thickness as the rafter. They should be long enough to extend beyond the cracked area by at least a foot. Sandwich the damaged rafter between the two boards. Be sure to use nails long enough to go through the rafter and the first sister. Clinch the nails before installing the other board.

Dear Al: I recently discovered that if you hold a flashlight up close to a dark wall made of plasterboard, you can see the small bumps where the nails or screws are located along the studs. I’ve tried to locate studs for different repairs around the house with a variety of methods; this one works best. It won’t work on all walls, but it sure does work on most of mine. Knowing where those studs are really makes hanging shelves and other things a lot easier. - D. W.

Super Hint - To keep paint can spray nozzles from clogging, fill a small container with solvent. Drop the nozzles into the solvent for a few minutes. The nozzles will be ready when you need them. If you keep a few extra nozzles, you’ll have one ready if yours should clog while you are using it.