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no office zone

the council meeting was like something off one of those court room drama television shows.

the developer continued to request to postpone the zoning change request.  he stressed the point that he needed more time to "work with the neighbors".

there was a unanimous vote for denial that was followed by some confusion during the short recess.  it seemed the council had intended to vote down the zoning change request in one vote.  it all happened so fast.  but the actual wording used before the vote only mentioned to deny the postponement.  so durring the recess the developer turned in a handwritten request to have the item removed from the agenda.

after a great deal of discussion they resumed the council meeting, reread the minutes, found that the vote did not mention the actual denial for zoning change.  the city atty read the letter issued by the developer.  the developer also make an emotional plea that it was within his and the land owner's rights to have this item removed.  city atty concluded that the letter handed in at 7.35 PM was not timely and since zoning is a legislative act, it was within their right to continue with the agenda that was set in motion by the developer.

once again they voted unanimously to deny a change from R-1 (residential) to O (office)

 well, that was the short version.  some of our gracious neighbors are hosting a holiday party and we all look forward to having a real victory to celebrate. 

as mentioned last post, we have friends trying to move into this neighborhood.  one of their biggest concerns is how do we feel about the people living around here.  we continue to learn how much we do appreciate the people we call neighbor.  

OK, that zoning issue is on the back burner till next year.  whatever they do try next, will surely be more sympathetic to the concerns of the neighbors.   

the dogs had a bed under the stairs.  it smelled bad.  Marvin; the boston terrier, evicts Eichler; the boxer (2x his size), in the middle of the night, every night.  the placement of the bed also seemed to ruin the lines and cantilever effect of the stair treads.  looks much better now.  but Eichler tried to spend the night in the carport where I had quickly tossed their bed before it makes it down to the trash can.  it's too cold for her out there and she was clearly confused by this placement.

I think I'm going to make custom dog habitat that fits in w/ the style of the home, maybe it will double as a bench for humans to sit on top and have TWO compartments so that bully Mariv will let us all sleep without middle of the night yelping from Eichler.

you can see the kids have started to utilize the stairs for their magnets.  the fall light now makes it's way into the house through the wall of glass along the back.

brought some plants in now that we have experienced the first frost.

 

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