Special Use Permit.


The City Council held their regular meeting Tuesday evening in City Hall. Carthage resident Lucinda Orr spoke during citizens participation on her need for a special use permit that was scheduled for it’s first reading at the meeting. She plans to operate "Kinder Music" at her residence on Baker. She reported that the plans include four parking spaces in her driveway and that gravel would be put down on a portion of the yard for another additional four spaces.

"No one will have to back out onto Baker," said Orr. "The drive will allow them to back up and pull forward onto Baker."

Mayor Kenneth Johnson stated that he didn’t believe there would be any problems with receiving the special use permit. The second reading and Council vote is scheduled for the May 11th Council meeting.

The Council voted unanimously in favor of authorizing the Mayor to enter into agreement with the Carthage Kiwanis Club for the use of the land known as Kiddieland in the Carthage Municipal Park.

Kiddieland is scheduled to open May 24th, Memorial Day. All proceeds that day will be donated to the Childrens Miracle Network.

During staff reports, City Administrator Tom Short stated that bids for the annual fireworks display at the Carthage Municipal Park have been submitted and will be discussed at the next Public Service meeting scheduled for May 3rd.

"We received a bid for $15,000 and $20,000," said Short. "The funding for the fireworks show will come out of the budget we’re working on."

It was just a pleasant picture. The guy was backin’ up to pull out of a parkin’ spot. It so happened that maneuver blocked the drive I was attemptin’ to enter. Suddenly realizin’ I was waitin’, the fella placed the biscuit of some kind he was eatin’ in his mouth, turned to me and waved in a friendly way, put the car in drive and drove off.

I can only suppose he was smilin’ behind that large hunk of bread in his mouth, all I could see was crust and his eyes peerin’ over the top.

I suppose that some might have been embarrassed in that situation. I don’t think the other driver was in this case, and I certainly wasn’t. It was merely a pleasant exchange of ever’day circumstances. If you happen to get caught with your mouth over full, just wave big and drive off. It’s the friendly thing ta do.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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TALK CARS

By Tom & Ray Magliozzi

Dear Tom and Ray:

I have heard that the gasoline engines in hybrid cars run intermittently as needed to charge the battery and provide extra oomph. I’ve also always heard that stop-and-go driving is harder on cars than freeway driving. Does this mean we should expect shorter engine life from hybrid cars? Hope you’re curious about this, too! – Bill

TOM: Actually, Bill, it never crossed our minds until we read your letter. But then again, not much does cross our minds!

RAY: The answer is no, Bill. We should not expect shorter engine life from hybrid cars. Here’s why.

TOM: When we talk about stop-and-go driving, it’s starting the CAR – making a tone and half of metal move from a dead stop – that is hard on the engine and drive train. It’s not starting the ENGINE that causes the extra wear and tear.

RAY: A hybrid car doesn’t accelerate away from a stoplight any more often than any other car you drive.

TOM: Also, there are two basic types of hybrids. There’s the Toyota approach, which uses the battery to get the car moving and then kicks in the gasoline engine to add power as the car needs it. That, obviously, should produce LONGER engine life, since the gasoline engine rarely needs to be used from a stopped position.

RAY: The other type is the Honda model, where the gasoline engine is used just like in any other car, and the battery-powered motor is used to boost acceleration when needed. But again, that’s no different from how any other car uses its gasoline engine.