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SUE STERLING Star-Journal Staff Writer Warrensburg – The Johnson County Economic Development Corp. is one of two state pilot projects in the Mis- souri Extension Community Economic and Entrepreneurial Development program, Execu- tive Director Tracy Brantner said. The program helps regional groups develop strategies for economic development that focus on the regional assets and talents. Brantner told the EDC board the program – a partnership with the University of Missouri Extension and the Purdue Center for Regional Development – will provide training and expertise for Strategic Doing. “Strategic Doing is a process that enables civic leaders to form collabora- tions quickly, guide them toward mea- surable outcomes and make adjustments along the way,” based on information Brantner provided. Workshops guide participants through conversations and exercises that define opportunities, at least one outcome, at least one project, a complete action plan and a plan to meet again. “I’d like to see a focus on the enhanced enterprise zones and get at least one under way,” Brantner said. Enhanced enterprise zones are spec- ified geographic areas designated by local governments and certified by the Department of Economic Development. Zone designation is based on demo- graphic criteria, the potential to create sustainable jobs in a targeted industry and a demonstrated impact on local industry cluster development. The program offers state tax credits, accompanied by local property tax abatement, to new or expanded busi- nesses or replacement businesses that create at least two new jobs and $100,000 in new investment. Brantner said one of the coun- ty’s two qualifying enterprise zones runs from Montserrat west. The second is on the east side of the county, including Knob Noster and Whiteman Air Force Base. “I’d like to begin a county- wide conversation about enhanced enterprise zones,” she said, including what they are, what they mean and what other places have done. The project will begin after Jan. 1, Brantner said, and will involve forming a plan “on what we need to do, who will do it and when it needs to be done by.” A team will be assembled to work on the project, she said, which does not fit under any of the current four task forces. She said the team could choose a different project. She said she suggests a four- or five- person team consisting of board volun- teers and task force members. “It will be up to them to reach out to others,” she said. Board member Dee Hudson said the program “provides a platform, stan- dards, and saves a lot of research time.” She said the sponsors “want to take it out to the state” following the pilot programs. Brantner said the process “shines a spotlight on getting a project done. ... It’s a communication process.” Board President John Roberts said, “We have nothing to lose and we may gain something.” EDC included in pilot program THE DAILY STAR-JOURNAL, WARRENSBURG, MO., FRIDAY, NOV. 16, 2012 PAGE 3 DEAR AMY: I had a huge fight with my best friend of 10 years. She called me phony, among other hurtful things. She says she doesn’t care to have a friend like me because I don’t reach out to her enough and that I make no effort to make plans with her. I agree we haven’t seen each other often enough. But Amy, she doesn’t ask me to make plans either, which is why I am so thrown off by this. This is the third time we’ve had this argument and have stopped talking for weeks each time. I feel horrible because she accuses me of not being there for her without giving me any hint that she needs me. She now says she is done with me. She has hurt me, and I don’t know if I should contact her. Should I forgive her and try to repair this friendship, or let it die? – Sad Friend DEAR SAD: I shared your question with Julie Klam, author of “Friendkeeping: A Field Guide to the People You Love, Hate, and Can’t Live Without” (2012, Riverhead). Klam responded, “I think you owe it to yourself and your best friend of 10 years to have a conversa- tion. If that’s too difficult, you should write a letter. She is accusing you of neglecting her and you are naturally feeling defensive. “If for a moment you can drop your defensive- ness and describe how you imagine she feels, you might be able to work things out rather than abandon each other. “If she’s open to it, make a monthly plan that you can both stick to, so there is always a date on the books. As adults, our lives are so packed with family, work, life obliga- tions that our friendships can tend to fall by the wayside, but you both need to make the effort together or it isn’t going to work. If she isn’t responsive, at least you’ll know you’ve tried.” DEAR AMY: A colleague of mine in her early 60s, “Carol,” is on friendly terms with a co-worker in his 30s, “Stefan.” Carol’s 16-year-old daughter frequently sends text messages and talks on the phone with Stefan, often during work hours. Carol thinks it’s cute. Other than blurring boundaries, I don’t under- stand why this bothers me. It seems I should just be able to ignore it and let it go. What are your thoughts? – Wondering DEAR WONDERING: I agree with you that a teenager in frequent inde- pendent contact with her mother’s colleague who is twice her age is boundary blurring and a little creepy. Before you ignore this and let it go, you should express your concern and say to “Carol,” “I can’t help but think this contact isn’t a good idea. I realize she isn’t my daughter, but are you certain this is OK? Are you sure you’re comfortable with this?” This is not your business, strictly speaking, but one way for parents to gain perspective on their own children is to be aware of the views of people who care about them and their kids. I also wonder about the man on the other end of this contact. DEAR AMY: I felt for “Grouchy,” the older gen- tleman who had neighbors with kids who constantly hit baseballs into his yard. We had the same issue with the neighbor kids hitting balls into our backyard and constantly retrieving them. I told the family in a friendly tone that it is unsettling to look up and see people in the yard, and that I would prefer that the kids not go in the yard but that I would throw the balls back myself from time to time. They knew they needed more balls to allow for overthrows, and I noticed they also changed the direction of their batting. It worked out with no hard feel- ings. – Been There DEAR BEEN THERE: Several other readers suggested a version of your solution, to collect the overthrown balls and return them when it is convenient. Keeping alive adult friendships takes effort (c) Tribune Media Services 2012 [email protected] Continued from Page 1 At a potential savings of 40 cents per gallon, and a use rate of 2,500 gallons per month, the district under the plan could use $1,000 less in diesel fuel per month. Tomlinson said the gas retailer can track how much fuel district buses use. “So if we did prepay they would know how much is ours and what has been used,” he said, adding, “We would only do it when we know a deal is available otherwise the regular contracted price would be paid. “We are also not committed to doing it so if we do it once and then don’t want to we are not obligated to do so.” Board President Jesse Sahlfeld said he likes the idea. “For winter sports we use the buses more anyway so it’s a good idea,” he said Wednesday. Board member Michael Fisk also approved of the plan. “We would be getting more fuel for the same costs,” he said. Board seeks savings on diesel fuel Knob Noster – School board filing opens at 8 a.m. Dec. 11, remains open through Dec. 19, and reopens Jan. 2-15 at the district office, 401 E. Wimer St. Three-year seats held by Michael Fisk and Patty Sellers are up. A candidate must be at least 24 years old, a U.S. citizen, a taxpaying resident of the district and have lived in Missouri for at least one year. Call the district office at (660) 563- 3186 for details. Board sets filing dates Continued from Page 1 activities, such as 4-H and scouting. Group members will contact orga- nizations to obtain donations to give away at the expo. The group, which hopes to form a regional recreation district in west- ern Johnson County, will have a booth where information on their plan will be available, along with a suggestion box to gather ideas for activities, facili- ties and programs that people want in their communities. The event is an effort to boost interest in the proposed district, which would provide additional funding for facilities and activities through a sales tax. The event also will provide residents, particularly new ones, with a venue to find out about available activities. The next meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at Holden City Hall, 101 W. 3rd St. The group will decide at that meeting if they have sufficient interest for the event. Tracy Brantner, executive direc- tor, Johnson County Economic Devel- opment Corp., assists the group with planning efforts. “We can’t do it without the organi- zations,” she said. “I hope we have the energy for it. Let’s give it a shot and see how it goes.” Fun for All Fair in planning stage Tracy Brantner JCEDC DIRECTOR JACK ‘MILES’ VENTIMIGLIA Star-Journal Editor Warrensburg – Residents will notice an increase – an average of about $8 per month – on their latest sewer bills, City Collector Carl Larkerbrink said Thursday. “We sent a flyer out with last month’s bills that told people to expect a rate increase,” he said, but some people may not have read the insert and will be calling the city. The City Council has been concerned about billing since Missouri American Water Co. stopped allowing the city to put sewer and water bills together. The change resulted in the city being forced to do separate billing – using PPI of Tulsa. Billing complaints from some customers followed the transition. “The first couple of months we were probably getting 50 calls a month. That has slacked off to maybe 15 calls a month,” Larkerbrink said. Original calls resulted from inaccu- rate data provided by Missouri Amer- ican Water to PPI, Larkerbrink said. “We contacted Missouri American Water, they gave us the correct data and so the second month we had most of those fixed,” he said. With the new rate increase going into effect, Larkerbrink said, city staff expects to take more calls. City Manager Paula Hertwig Hop- kins said during Tuesday’s City Council meeting that sewer rates remain a concern. Hopkins said staff met with HDR Engineering regarding the billing structure, and a study may reveal some people should pay more or less than they now pay. HDR’s job will be to review and rec- ommend new rates, with a report due by Monday, Nov. 26. Councilman Charlie Rutt said at the meeting that people are not going to be happy if they have to pay more. The city must make sure users cover the cost of the service, Hopkins said. Sewer bills up average of $8 JACK ‘MILES’ VENTIMIGLIA Star-Journal Editor Warrensburg – A letter of commit- ment will be issued to show the city is serious about providing matching funds to extend a trail along Highway DD from Warrensburg to Knob Noster State Park. The city’s match to build Phase I – from Warrensburg to Hickory Hills sub- division – would be nearly $21,000. The amount is based on other partners in the project paying the same amount. The other partners are the University of Central Missouri, Whiteman Air Force Base and the Johnson County Commis- sion. The total cost of the project is $556,400. The total amount of the local match is $115,280. Based on money the trail part- ners already have spent, the remaining amount of the local match is $83,280 split four ways, City Manager Paula Hertwig Hopkins said following Tues- day’s City Council meeting at the Munic- ipal Center, 200 S. Holden St. City officials spoke optimistically during the meeting about the odds of receiving matching funds for the trails project from the Missouri Department of Transportation. “We have a very attractive applica- tion,” Hopkins said. If the application wins approval, then the city needs to produce the matching funds. The council has money available to cover the match, she said. “You do have money in reserve, in the general fund,” Hopkins told the council. Councilman Charlie Rutt said the trail deserves support. “It’s appropriate to spend, it’s appro- priate to take out of reserves,” Rutt said, adding, “If all the players come in (with their share of matching funds), I think it’s an appropriate thing to do.” Mayor Don Butterfield said the trail would benefit people represented by everyone who agreed to become part- ners in the project. “It would be an investment in the whole area,” Butterfield said. Trail plan takes another step TERESA SHANE Star-Journal Staff Writer Warrensburg – The University of Central Missouri Board of Governors may accept, or reject, a revision to the university’s tobacco policy at 8:30 a.m. Friday in Elliott Union. The Tobacco Policy Committee sub- mitted recommendations to the board in September that make the campus tobacco-free beginning January 2014. “The best recommendation is the one we have,” the director of Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention, Amy Kiger , said Thursday. If the board approves the policy revi- sion, then communication, education and training will begin immediately. There would be no designated smoking areas under the new policy and use of all tobacco and smoking products would be prohibited in all university-owned, leased or controlled buildings, grounds and residences. UCM leaders consider smoking policy AMANDA LUBINSKI/Star-Journal WHO’S A WINNER: Auctioneer James Bell holds up a double chocolate bundt cake while looking for a bidder during the live auction Thursday to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County at the Warrensburg Elks Lodge. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
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SUE STERLINGStar-Journal Staff Writer
Warrensburg – The Johnson County Economic Development Corp. is one of two state pilot projects in the Mis-souri Extension Community Economic and Entrepreneurial Development program, Execu-tive Director Tracy Brantner said.
The program helps regional groups develop strategies for economic development that focus on the regional assets and talents.
Brantner told the EDC board the program – a partnership with the University of Missouri Extension and the Purdue Center for Regional Development – will provide training and expertise for Strategic Doing.
“Strategic Doing is a process that enables civic leaders to form collabora-tions quickly, guide them toward mea-surable outcomes and make adjustments along the way,” based on information Brantner provided.
Workshops guide participants through conversations and exercises that define opportunities, at least one outcome, at least one project, a complete action plan and a plan to meet again.
“I’d like to see a focus on the enhanced enterprise zones and get at least one under way,” Brantner said.
Enhanced enterprise zones are spec-ified geographic areas designated by local governments and certified by the Department of Economic Development. Zone designation is based on demo-graphic criteria, the potential to create sustainable jobs in a targeted industry and a demonstrated impact on local industry cluster development.
The program offers state tax credits, accompanied by local property tax abatement, to new or expanded busi-nesses or replacement businesses that create at least two new jobs and $100,000
in new investment.Brantner said one of the coun-
ty’s two qualifying enterprise zones runs from Montserrat west. The second is on the east side of the county, including Knob Noster and Whiteman Air Force Base.
“I’d like to begin a county-wide conversation about enhanced enterprise zones,” she said, including what they are, what they mean and what
other places have done.The project will begin after Jan. 1,
Brantner said, and will involve forming a plan “on what we need to do, who will do it and when it needs to be done by.”
A team will be assembled to work on the project, she said, which does not fit under any of the current four task forces. She said the team could choose a different project.
She said she suggests a four- or five-person team consisting of board volun-teers and task force members.
“It will be up to them to reach out to others,” she said.
Board member Dee Hudson said the program “provides a platform, stan-dards, and saves a lot of research time.”
She said the sponsors “want to take it out to the state” following the pilot programs.
Brantner said the process “shines a spotlight on getting a project done. ... It’s a communication process.”
Board President John Roberts said, “We have nothing to lose and we may gain something.”
EDC included in pilot program
THE DAILY STAR-JOURNAL, WARRENSBURG, MO., FRIDAY, NOV. 16, 2012 PAGE 3
DEAR AMY:I had a huge fight with my best friend
of 10 years. She called me phony, among other hurtful things. She says she doesn’t care to have a friend like me because I don’t reach out to her enough and that I make no effort to make plans with her. I agree we haven’t seen each other often enough. But Amy, she doesn’t ask me to make plans either, which is why I am so thrown off by this.
This is the third time we’ve had this argument and have stopped talking for weeks each time. I feel horrible because she accuses me of not being there for her without giving me any hint that she needs me. She now says she is done with me. She has hurt me, and I don’t know if I should contact her. Should I forgive her and try to repair this friendship, or let it die?
– Sad Friend
DEAR SAD:I shared your question with Julie
Klam, author of “Friendkeeping: A Field Guide to the People You Love, Hate, and Can’t Live Without” (2012, Riverhead).
Klam responded, “I think you owe it to yourself and your best friend of 10
years to have a conversa-tion. If that’s too difficult, you should write a letter. She is accusing you of neglecting her and you are naturally feeling defensive.
“If for a moment you can drop your defensive-ness and describe how you imagine she feels, you might be able to work things out rather than abandon each other.
“If she’s open to it, make a monthly plan that you can both stick to, so there is always a date on the books. As adults, our lives are so packed with family, work, life obliga-tions that our friendships can tend to fall by the wayside, but you both need to make the effort together or it isn’t going to work. If she isn’t responsive, at least you’ll know you’ve tried.”
DEAR AMY:A colleague of mine in her early 60s,
“Carol,” is on friendly terms with a co-worker in his 30s, “Stefan.” Carol’s
16-year-old daughter frequently sends text messages and talks on the phone with Stefan, often during work hours. Carol thinks it’s cute. Other than blurring boundaries, I don’t under-stand why this bothers me. It seems I should just be able to ignore it and let it go. What are your thoughts?
– Wondering
DEAR WONDERING:I agree with you that a
teenager in frequent inde-pendent contact with her mother’s colleague who is twice her age is boundary blurring and a little creepy. Before you ignore
this and let it go, you should express your concern and say to “Carol,” “I can’t help but think this contact isn’t a good idea. I realize she isn’t my daughter, but are you certain this is OK? Are you sure you’re comfortable with this?”
This is not your business, strictly speaking, but one way for parents to
gain perspective on their own children is to be aware of the views of people who care about them and their kids. I also wonder about the man on the other end of this contact.
DEAR AMY:I felt for “Grouchy,” the older gen-
tleman who had neighbors with kids who constantly hit baseballs into his yard. We had the same issue with the neighbor kids hitting balls into our backyard and constantly retrieving them.
I told the family in a friendly tone that it is unsettling to look up and see people in the yard, and that I would prefer that the kids not go in the yard but that I would throw the balls back myself from time to time.
They knew they needed more balls to allow for overthrows, and I noticed they also changed the direction of their batting. It worked out with no hard feel-ings.
– Been There
DEAR BEEN THERE:Several other readers suggested a
version of your solution, to collect the overthrown balls and return them when it is convenient.
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Continued from Page 1At a potential savings of 40 cents per
gallon, and a use rate of 2,500 gallons per month, the district under the plan could use $1,000 less in diesel fuel per month.
Tomlinson said the gas retailer can track how much fuel district buses use.
“So if we did prepay they would know how much is ours and what has been used,” he said, adding, “We would only do it when we know a deal is available otherwise the regular contracted price would be paid.
“We are also not committed to doing it so if we do it once and then don’t want to we are not obligated to do so.”
Board President Jesse Sahlfeld said he likes the idea.
“For winter sports we use the buses more anyway so it’s a good idea,” he said Wednesday.
Board member Michael Fisk also approved of the plan.
“We would be getting more fuel for the same costs,” he said.
Board seeks savings on diesel fuel
Knob Noster – School board filing opens at 8 a.m. Dec. 11, remains open through Dec. 19, and reopens Jan. 2-15 at the district office, 401 E. Wimer St.
Three-year seats held by Michael Fisk and Patty Sellers are up.
A candidate must be at least 24 years old, a U.S. citizen, a taxpaying resident of the district and have lived in Missouri for at least one year.
Call the district office at (660) 563-3186 for details.
Board sets filing dates
Continued from Page 1activities, such as 4-H and scouting.
Group members will contact orga-nizations to obtain donations to give away at the expo.
The group, which hopes to form a regional recreation district in west-ern Johnson County, will have a booth where information on their plan will be available, along with a suggestion box to gather ideas for activities, facili-ties and programs that people want in their communities.
The event is an effort to boost interest in the proposed district, which would provide additional funding for facilities and activities through a sales tax.
The event also will provide residents, particularly new ones, with a venue to fi nd out about available activities.
The next meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at Holden City Hall, 101 W. 3rd St.
The group will decide at that meeting if they have suffi cient interest for the event.
Tracy Brantner, executive direc-tor, Johnson County Economic Devel-opment Corp., assists the group with planning efforts.
“We can’t do it without the organi-zations,” she said. “I hope we have the energy for it. Let’s give it a shot and see how it goes.”
Fun for All Fair in planning stage
Tracy BrantnerJCEDC DIRECTOR
JACK ‘MILES’ VENTIMIGLIAStar-Journal Editor
Warrensburg – Residents will notice an increase – an average of about $8 per month – on their latest sewer bills, City Collector Carl Larkerbrink said Thursday.
“We sent a flyer out with last month’s bills that told people to expect a rate increase,” he said, but some people may not have read the insert and will be calling the city.
The City Council has been concerned about billing since Missouri American Water Co. stopped allowing the city to put sewer and water bills together. The change resulted in the city being forced to do separate billing – using PPI of Tulsa. Billing complaints from some customers followed the transition.
“The first couple of months we were probably getting 50 calls a month. That has slacked off to maybe 15 calls a month,” Larkerbrink said.
Original calls resulted from inaccu-
rate data provided by Missouri Amer-ican Water to PPI, Larkerbrink said.
“We contacted Missouri American Water, they gave us the correct data and so the second month we had most of those fixed,” he said.
With the new rate increase going into effect, Larkerbrink said, city staff expects to take more calls.
City Manager Paula Hertwig Hop-kins said during Tuesday’s City Council meeting that sewer rates remain a concern. Hopkins said staff met with HDR Engineering regarding the billing structure, and a study may reveal some people should pay more or less than they now pay.
HDR’s job will be to review and rec-ommend new rates, with a report due by Monday, Nov. 26.
Councilman Charlie Rutt said at the meeting that people are not going to be happy if they have to pay more.
The city must make sure users cover the cost of the service, Hopkins said.
Sewer bills up average of $8
JACK ‘MILES’ VENTIMIGLIAStar-Journal Editor
Warrensburg – A letter of commit-ment will be issued to show the city is serious about providing matching funds to extend a trail along Highway DD from Warrensburg to Knob Noster State Park.
The city’s match to build Phase I – from Warrensburg to Hickory Hills sub-division – would be nearly $21,000. The amount is based on other partners in the project paying the same amount. The other partners are the University of Central Missouri, Whiteman Air Force Base and the Johnson County Commis-sion.
The total cost of the project is $556,400. The total amount of the local match is $115,280. Based on money the trail part-ners already have spent, the remaining amount of the local match is $83,280 split four ways, City Manager Paula Hertwig Hopkins said following Tues-day’s City Council meeting at the Munic-ipal Center, 200 S. Holden St.
City officials spoke optimistically during the meeting about the odds of receiving matching funds for the trails project from the Missouri Department of Transportation.
“We have a very attractive applica-tion,” Hopkins said.
If the application wins approval, then the city needs to produce the matching funds. The council has money available to cover the match, she said.
“You do have money in reserve, in the general fund,” Hopkins told the council.
Councilman Charlie Rutt said the trail deserves support.
“It’s appropriate to spend, it’s appro-priate to take out of reserves,” Rutt said, adding, “If all the players come in (with their share of matching funds), I think it’s an appropriate thing to do.”
Mayor Don Butterfield said the trail would benefit people represented by everyone who agreed to become part-ners in the project.
“It would be an investment in the whole area,” Butterfield said.
Trail plan takes another step
TERESA SHANEStar-Journal Staff Writer
Warrensburg – The University of Central Missouri Board of Governors may accept, or reject, a revision to the university’s tobacco policy at 8:30 a.m. Friday in Elliott Union.
The Tobacco Policy Committee sub-mitted recommendations to the board in September that make the campus tobacco-free beginning January 2014.
“The best recommendation is the
one we have,” the director of Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention, Amy Kiger, said Thursday.
If the board approves the policy revi-sion, then communication, education and training will begin immediately.
There would be no designated smoking areas under the new policy and use of all tobacco and smoking products would be prohibited in all university-owned, leased or controlled buildings, grounds and residences.
UCM leaders consider smoking policy
AMANDA LUBINSKI/Star-Journal
WHO’S A WINNER: Auctioneer James Bell holds up a double chocolate bundt cake while looking for a bidder during the live auction Thursday to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County at the Warrensburg Elks Lodge.
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
