A Community of Second Homes
As previously discussed here I attended the Comprehensive Plan Breakout Session for businesses on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Mr. Ralph Winters was also at that meeting and made a statement I thought was somewhat profound. I jotted it down so that I could get it right. “We are not so much a resort community as a community of second homes.” That idea resonated with me… While we do have lots of “rentals”, we do not have any hotel space to speak of. The Cove has mostly gone private, to the point that I don’t remember the last time I saw a conference there. This suggests a different kind of resort community.
Comprehensive Plan Update
The work on the new comprehensive plan has begun and I attended three meetings in this week. On Monday evening there was a Steering Committee meeting with Houseal Lavigne where we were given information regarding doing small group outreach. This was for the Steering Committee to make presentations to groups that are unable to attend the regular community meetings or groups that have special interest. I honestly do not know how effective this will be since everyone on the Steering Committee is already active in the community as well as their individual businesses but it was an interesting exercise. I told the Town Manager, Dave Schoeff, that I would be willing to help with one of these, if approached, but I do see that I would go out looking for groups to give presentations.
The Dream of “Affordable Housing”
In conjunction with and immediately following that meeting was the first community meeting. While participation was less than stellar (only about 25 people were in attendance) there were some consistent themes that came out of the meeting. It did not take long for affordable housing to bubble to the top. Unfortunately affordable housing is a hard one for people to get their arms around and everyone’s definition seems to be somewhat different. Probably the second most discussed issue which was touched on several times was “identity” of Culver, i.e. are we or do we want to be a resort community. (More on that later.)
Broan Decorative Tile Backsplash
Broan Tuscany Backsplash at Amazon.com
Broan has a pre-assembled tile backsplash for behind your stove. It can be mounted right on the wall for a quick way to upgrade your kitchen. The one to the right is available through amazon.com for $199.
Available in sizes 30″ x 14″, 30″ x 20″ and 36″ x 20″.
Let me know what you think…
Tax Freedom Day
I know that National Tax Freedom Day is somewhat randomly calculated, but I think it’s a good exercise to remind us of the cost of government. Unfortunately, I didn’t hear much about its passing yesterday. Are we getting immune to it? According to the Heritage Foundation it was five days later this year due to the fiscal cliff negotiations. The Tax Foundation breaks the number of days to pay each tax into calendar days. That’s a bit sobering too. Hit the “read more” button to see their chart.
As Hoosiers, we can take heart in the fact that we’re only the 25th most taxed State, so our Tax Freedom Day was actually April 13th according to the Star Press. It was hard to celebrate this Saturday when I was still finalizing my 2012 taxes to mail out on the 15th…
Wind Farm Postmark
I got a letter today with a Wind Farm Postmark. I’m surprised it came through… Someone better tell the Postmaster that those are banned in Marshall County!
