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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Career advice:

"Coleridge was a drug addict. Poe was an alcoholic. Marlowe was stabbed by a man whom he was treacherously trying to stab. Pope took money to keep a woman's name out of a satire, then wrote a piece so that she could still be recognized anyhow. Chatterton killed himself. Byron was accused of incest. Do you still want to be a writer -- and if so, why?"

--Bennett Cerf (1898-1971), co-founder of Random House (Thanks to alert WORDster Tom McGuire)

Mendon P&Z splits lots, adjusts boundaries and goes home early

By Cody Gochnour

November 26, 2007 | MENDON -- In an abbreviated pre-holiday meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a dedication of right-of-way and a lot line adjustment for the new elementary school being built.

The commission also approved a lot split for Robert Mouritsen as well as boundary line adjustments for Justin Peterson and Rusty Myers. Peterson amended his plans, moving the intended boundary two feet inside his own property. An old fence located three feet from a shed marked the intended boundary. An ordinance requires rear boundaries be at least 5 feet from any outbuildings.

The commission also reviewed the changes to the General Plan, as approved by the city council two weeks ago. An allowance was made in that meeting to change population figures, should more recent data become available. That information came through Cache County's recent challenge of census numbers. The latest estimates the county's, and Mendon city's, population at about 10 percent higher than the census numbers. This will add about 100 people to the population estimate in the city plan.

Wednesday's meeting was wrapped up about a half hour earlier than usual, allowing commission members to return home and prepare for Thanksgiving.

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