Open communication: A prescription for success
The prognosis is mixed on Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.’s effort to build a new hospital in Oxford because of a rough spot in negotiations with local government boards because of site options. News Editor Jonathan Scott takes a closer look at the ongoing issue and says that an open debate and the availability of information will help all involved understand the process. (March 18, 2011, Page 4A)
Fake pot banned
City joins county in making ‘spice’ illegal. A public hearing was held in City Hall and no proposal was made for or against the substance until Alderman Janice Antonow made a motion to make the ban effective immediately due to health concerns. The ordinance makes the possession, use or sale of any synthetic marijuana a misdemeanor with a possible $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail. (August 18, 2010)
County to respond to court order issued last week
The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted to allow County Attorney David O’Donnell to draft a response to a court order issued against them last week that instructed them to follow through with its promise to be the funding conduit for the Third Circuit Court and it’s Drug Court until Union County can take over. (June 24, 2010, Page 2A)
County briefs
The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved new subdivision regulations aimed to help protect the county against developers who fail to complete infrastructure inside subdivisions. (March 4, 2010, Page 5)
Lafayette County Board of Supervisors
Meets Monday at 9 a.m. at the Lafayette County Chancery Building. Items on the agenda include problems at the University Heights subdivision, changes to the Lafayette County Subdivision Regulations and dealing with an illegal dump on County Road 3020. (February 28, 2010, Page 2A)
Keeping things the same
LOCAL NEWS — At the first meeting of 2010 for the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors, the five-member board kept things pretty much the same for the new year. The board voted to re-appoint David O’Donnell as county attorney and Larry Britt as county engineer. (January 5, 2010, Page 2)
