Wednesday, September 23, 2009

“Home & Garden Calendar - Delaware Online” plus 4 more

“Home & Garden Calendar - Delaware Online” plus 4 more

Home & Garden Calendar - Delaware Online

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 12:39 AM PDT

Gardening

Gardening Greenbank Mill Help maintain the four historic gardens. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tue. through Sept. 30. Greenbank Mill, 500 Greenbank Road, near Prices Corner. 999-9001. Free. www.greenbankmill.org

Tours & Exhibits

Autumn's Colors Featuring giant pumpkins, autumn blooms, garden railway and more. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through Nov. 22. Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, near Kennett Square. (610) 388-1000. Free-$16. www.longwoodgardens.org

Garden Model Railroad Open House The railroad is G gauge and is approximately 3,000 square feet in area. 1-4 p.m. Sept. 26. Garden Model Railroad, 2642 Foulk Road, Brandywine Hundred. 475-3066.



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Funeral home director surrenders - NWITimes.com

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:15 PM PDT

CROWN POINT | Darryl Cammack, the former owner of the defunct Serenity Garden Funeral Home in Gary where four bodies were found abandoned in May, surrendered to law authorities on Monday, Lake County Sheriff's Police spokesman Michael Higgins said.

Cammack, a Chicago resident, was wanted on an arrest warrant issued Sept. 3 when criminal charges were filed in Lake County.

Accompanied by legal counsel, Cammack posted a $2,500 cash bond and was released, Higgins said.

Cammack is next scheduled to appear at an initial hearing on Oct. 5 before Lake Criminal Court Magistrate Natalie Bokota, according to court documents.

Prosecutors have charged Cammack, 43, with two felony counts for theft and one misdemeanor count for failing to dispose of human remains in a timely manner. If convicted, Cammack faces a maximum sentence of six years and six months in prison.

In addition to the four abandoned bodies, at least seven urns with cremated remains were recovered from the site. Prosecutors, however, focused their investigation on the four bodies after learning it is common for funeral homes to be in possession of unclaimed urns.

The criminal charges mirror those in a civil suit filed in July by the family of Rosa Villarreal, of East Chicago, whose body was identified as one of the four abandoned bodies.

Family members say they paid Cammack for Villarreal's funeral service and cremation when she died three years ago only to learn her remains were among those discovered by the building's new owners over the Memorial Day weekend.

Three of the four families were found to have sufficient cause for prosecution, Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter said at the time Cammack was charged. Of the three families, only the Villarreals wished to pursue charges, he said. Had his office filed additional charges despite the families' wishes, Carter said it would not have resulted in the potential of more jail time.



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Garden City Breaks Ground On New High School - KAKE TV

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 11:16 AM PDT

A big day for one Western Kansas community, as Garden City breaks ground on a brand new high school.

The $92.5 million dollar facility will be funded by taxpayers after a bond issue passed in last year's November election. The new high school will reduce crowding, enhance security, and give students a better learning environment.

"It is a big day for the city of garden city in that this facility will accomdate the educational needs for high school students for 20, 30, 40 years," says Dr. Rick Atha, Garden City superintendent.

Construction on the new building begins in March. The school is expected to be ready in the fall of 2012.



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Pull it down! Bill ordered to take down £10,000 Kells summerhouse - Whitehaven News and Star

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:53 PM PDT

By Andrew Clarke

Last updated at 17:25, Wednesday, 23 September 2009

A KELLS resident faces the prospect of pulling down his £10,000 summerhouse following a row over planning permission.



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Town cracks down on landscapers - East Bay

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 06:54 PM PDT

Warren Building Official Bill Nash issued a stop-work order against Touisset Complete Home and Garden owner John Bettencourt on Wednesday, Sept. 16, after the landscaper began construction on a fabric structure on his property without necessary town permits. The stop-work order applies to the fabric structure, not to the landscaping operations.

On the same night, however, Alves Landscaping owner Charlie Alves was told he could not operate his landscaping business out of Mr. Bettencourt's property for at least the next month, until the zoning board decides the issue.

"So my employees' families can't eat?" asked Mr. Alves.

The two landscaping business owners were before the zoning board in search of a special permit for the non-conforming use of the property — namely the expansion of a commerical operation that pre-dates the town's zoning codes inside a residential zone.

Starting in May, Mr. Nash sent letters to Mr. Bettencourt informing him that he was violating town zoning regulations after neighbor Phyllis Manchester complained about activities on the property. Ms. Manchester alleged the property is taxed as farmland but Mr. Bettencourt had been clearing the land and renting the space to the owner of Alves Landscaping — an illegal move according to town code.

Mr. Nash investigated and confirmed that the second business, Alves Landscaping, was operating out of the property zoned as farmland. Mr. Nash told Mr. Bettencourt he would need to go before the zoning board to get a non-conforming use permit since only one business is approved to use the Barton Avenue property.

However, during the zoning board meeting last Wednesday night, Mr. Nash said a proper site plan was not provided by Mr. Bettencourt — a document necessary to issue the legal non-conforming use permit that would allow Mr. Bettencourt to rent out his property. Then he took out a memo explaining the stop-work order concerning the fabric structure and passed it out to the zoning board.

After much discussion, the Bettencourt application was continued to next month without Mr. Bettencourt receiving a special use permit due to the lack of a site plan. According to Joelle Sylvia, an attorney filling in for zoning and planning board solicitor Paul Ryan, the Alves Landscaping business should not be operating out of Mr. Bettencourt's property on 20 Barton Ave.

Concluding discussion on the application, Mr. Nash asked the zoning board to ask for a proper site plan so as "not to drag out" the application if they come before the board next meeting.

Reached days after the meeting, Mr. Bettencourt refused to comment. Mr. Alves did not return calls either.



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