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Lessons learned from my mom, and from being a mom In honor of Mother’s Day this Sunday, May 9, we invited readers to share some of the things they learned from their mom, and from being a mom. Thanks to those who responded – the following are just some of the responses we received, with more to come in our May 20 issue. “The one thing I have learned from my mom is how to be strong and to keep your faith! “And a few things I have learned from being a mom to a wild, but precious, 6-yearold boy is: be patient; it will all be okay; just let him get dirty (anyone who knows me knows this is very hard for me!).” April C. McGibbony, SUMMERFIELD
“My mom, Evelyn Spath, has taught me about resilience and grit. There were many days when she was a single parent and she accomplished amazing feats to keep us fed and housed by working awful hours in an entry-level job. She saw the potential in the time spent there leading to better opportunities and with intelligence and sheer determination, she
Proposed zoning rules may spark lawsuits, town attorney warns Summerfield’s town attorney, Bob Hornik, urged the Town Council to create zoning districts that allow the development of affordable housing – ‘maybe even apartments, God forbid, somewhere in Summerfield’ by CHRIS BURRITT SUMMERFIELD – After several years of deliberations and revisions, Summerfield Town Council got its first look last month at the proposed ordinance that would govern residential and commercial development in town. Town Attorney Bob Hornik fired a warning shot, telling the council during its special called meeting April 27 that if adopted as currently written, the proposed unified development ordinance (UDO) may draw discrimination lawsuits alleging a lack of affordable housing. When Mayor BJ Barnes asked Hornik whether
Summerfield may face “any legal repercussions…as it relates to affordable housing,” the lawyer responded, “I think potentially you will,” adding later in the meeting that the council needs to address what he acknowledged “is not a popular topic here.”
“But if you want to avoid potential liability, create options in your ordinance that will allow affordable housing somewhere in Summerfield,” Hornik said. “You don’t even have to identify where right now. All you have to do is create the zoning framework that would allow some developer to come in and say, ‘you know what, I would like to put more dense housing, maybe even apartments, God forbid, somewhere in Summerfield.’” The council scheduled a public hearing May 25, 6:30 p.m.
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IN THIS ISSUE News in brief .......................................... 2 Your Questions ...................................... 4 Pets & Critters ........................................ 7 Revolution Ridge opening June 4 ..... 8 NWO Kids’ Korner ......................... 10, 20 Dogs on the Catwalk set for May 7...11 The ‘Big One’ that didn’t get away ...11 Pet Adoptions...................................... 12 Community Calendar ....................... 14 Student Profiles ................................... 18 High school sports roundup ............. 22 Grins and Gripes ................................ 24 Crime/Incident Report ...................... 25 Classifieds ........................................... 27 Index of Advertisers ........................... 31
