Published Wednesday; July 5, 2006

Zoning Debate Ends in Compromise
The Harold Public Auditorium was filled to capacity last Thursday night as Harold's Board of Supervisors and the town's Planning Commission held a joint public hearing on a proposed amendment to the town's zoning ordinance before taking action on it.

More than 120 members signed up to comment on the proposed measure which would, in part, require a density of one membership per 10 acres in the majority of the town.

Opinions were pretty evenly split, with proponents saying the measure is needed to control growth and preserve the town's rural way of life and opponents complaining that the downzoning would keep many working-class members from being able to afford membership.

Others said the town imposing such regulations would be an unfair taking of membership rights and would lead to devaluation of said membership.

While many favoring the amendment pointed out that affordable membership would be available in town settings and in subdivisions employing a clustering option included in the proposal, others said the proposed measure was too restrictive. One speaker, Trallyus, went so far as to say that approving the measure would be no less than forcing economic segregation.

It was actually early Friday morning before the two panels received the issue for action. The Planning Commission, as expected, voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt the zoning amendment. Three Planning Commission members - Dizzy, 2dogs and Spraytech - opposed that recommendation.

It was then up to the supervisors to act on the recommendation and, true to form, it took several motions before a majority vote could be attained.

Initially, Joseph moved to adopt the ordinance as proposed. Joseph found only two supporters - Supervisors Hfiles and Broysox- and his motion failed.

Five other votes then followed, with proposals ranging from one acre per lot (proposed by Joshpet) to seven acres per lot (put forth by Jim).

Ultimately, it was a compromise, a density of five acres per lot, which garnered a majority vote.

The changes will become effective immediately but will not affect applications for rezoning submitted as of July 4th.

The official resolution to adopt the ordinance, also passed by the board, gives the town staff 12 months to complete an update of the town's planning documents.

Return of Timmy
Ever since Timmy escaped from the clutches of Leo his whole attitude has changed. He is always planning world domination. We have inside sources that have shared with us his secret plans. It involves knowledge and technology he gained while he was captured by Leo. How this will allow him to take over the world is anyone's guess. We have our suspicions, but we don't want to give anything away at this time. Let's just say, red or blue pill.

HISSYCON

For those wanting a rating HISSYCON 1, it is merely a rating, once Maximum Hissyness goes into effect, you are bound to get a Death Hissy, or Dizzyfit.. So be warned, please do not try to throw Dizzy into a fit. It's dangerous and no good can ever come of it. Would you tempt a crocodile to attack you? Unless you are a crazy Aussie, don't attempt it. From someone who found out the hard way and along the way losing an eye or two.. Stay far, far away. Perhaps I wasn't clear with the danger, it's like a bomb.. Yes, bomb is a better word. Mishandle it in the slightest and BOOM! There go your hands. Or some other body part. You have been warned. Do with it what you shall. Don't come running.. Hah, I mean crawling here mad that you didn't listen to me.

HISSYCON 1: Maximum Hissyness.
HISSYCON 2: Increased Hissy Readiness (Less Than Maximum).
HISSYCON 3: Increased Hissy Readiness.
HISSYCON 4: Peacetime; Increased Intelligence; Strengthened Hissy Measures.
HISSYCON 5: Peacetime.

Candidacy Announced
Dan

Dan formally known as (The Path) of Leoville has announced his candidacy for the Harold's Board of Supervisors to fill the open seat of district 3.

A long resident of Leoville, Dan is head of the Chat Commission and has been doing his duty for years.

Perhaps he plans to bring discipline to Harold's Place. Or create a new Chat Commission. The reasons for his announcement were odd to say the least. Why would he want to be on the Harold's Board of Supervisors? He already heads Leoville's Chat Commission. Strange times indeed. Whatever the case may be, we shall be watching very closely.

Harold's Webcam
Cam

Intense Look

What you might ask is Harold so intensely looking at and what caused his hair loss? Well, we here at the Harold star will stop at nothing to bring you such juicy tidbits of information. Turns out both are related as we backtracked his history and cache with help from "someone" on the inside, we connected a website with the timestamp on the cam, so here is what he was so caught up in.. Warning: Open at own risk! Link

Forum Quote

Harold: "It's a little difficult to tell where the stubble ends and my glorious naked body begins."

Kristopher: "Obviously, that means you will have to show more of the "glorious naked body" to help us out with this dilemma."

Trallyus: "Harold Cam going pay per view?"

Kristopher: "Harold Gone Wild! Get it now for 9.99. See Harold like you've never seen him before!"

Trallyus: "All proceeds go to the Harold Andrews Mountain Dew Fund or H.A.M.D.F. for short."

Harold: "I take PayPal at harold@haroldandrews.com! SUBSCRIBE NOW!! Be sure to opt for the monthly recurring subscription!"

Picture taken by: Kristopher
Date/Time: 5/21/2006 at 12:14:13PM
Model: Kodak DX7440
Size: 1.17 MB (1,227,777 Bytes)
Pixels: 2304 x 1728 Pixels (3.98 MPixels)
Pixels/Inch: 230
Exposure Time: 1/500 seconds

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Top Active Posters Are

1.) Trallyus with 11562 posts +133
2.) Harold with 10402 posts +63
3.) Amy with 7798 posts +4
4.) Ann with 7189 posts +64
5.) Wesley with 6907 posts +80
6.) Kristopher with 6772 posts +194
7.) Colleen with 6161 posts +97
8.) Rod with 5753 posts +18
9.) Joseph with 5551 posts +233
10.) Spraytech with 5484 posts +90

Joseph moved up a spot this week from the number ten position to the number nine. That means Spraytech is in last position. If things continue like they have been, next week Rod is in serious danger of falling back to the ninth position.

Mover & Shaker

As we were tallying up the results, we noticed Kristopher with 194 posts and were like, jeez that is insane.. Then we noticed Joseph take the lead with 233 posts. So officially Joseph has officially kicked it up a notch. Next week, next week...

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Stapled Mustard

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Name: Ashley
Title: Condiment Queen
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Occupation: Chair Warmer
Hobbies: pretending to know how to play guitar...
Location: Fairborn, OH
Bio: I came from a far away land.... (Wisconsin) only to be corrupted by the natives of this world (Ohio). We have over 12 running computers. Power and cable outages make us mad. Us refers to me and my husband. Oh did I mention my Jack Black obsession?
Why are you here? I got lost on the internet... and I bumped into this site....
Now what are you going to do? Try not to get lost again... If I do will you guide me back home safely?
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Latest Post - #130826 - 07/05/06 09:59 AM: They are currently trimming all the trees that are around the powerlines.

Did I mention its raining?

Oh... yes... and the lines are still live...

We keep getting nice big power surges... our light bulbs are glowing red for a split second every now and then! Unfortunately there are some computers I just can't unplug (can't reach), and this laptop is horrible on battery life. What about the router?!!! Don't worry, all that stuff is on an UPS. Wait... does that even protect against surges? Gahh!!

Well if they're dumb enough to cut in the rain with live wires and they damage anything they should be responsible for it right? Dammit! I can prove those computers worked too..... I was tracking their folding progress on a computer that I was able to save hahaha.

If you could tell Jack Black one thing what would it be?: I'd probably tell Jack Black "Hi" and then proceed to faint. I'd probably actually tell him something else of course but its probably not appropriate for the uhh paper hahaha...

About Me:: Wow, if you've actually made it this far and actually decided you want to read about me, you are one brave person. Or one bored person. If you're not already bored you will be soon enough...

Yes, I am a girl. Yes I have a guy in my avatar. Yes, that is confusing. I just can't help it, I like to look at my own posts and see Jack *sigh*. Say what you will, everyone has their crushes, and you know you do. Just admit it.

Anyways, I'm a geek (durrr) but have become lazy over time and don't do a whole lot anymore. Mainly use my computer knowledge only if something of mine breaks or if it'll get me cash in some way... Don't use it for fun much anymore. Quite unfortunate because with my software/programming skills and my husband's hardware/electronics skills we could do some seriously cool stuff. Maybe someday.

Other than that I do music stuff. I kindaaaaa have a band. We have a few songs recorded. Can't do any vocals yet because of that stupid tonsillectomy but they'll come eventually. I've played guitar since I was 4 and I still play the same guitar. It's a hollow body electric with no f-holes. Quite rare and sounds awesome. I love listening to music as well, concerts are great... And now that I'm 21 I can get in cheaper hehe.

I do some artsy crap too. Crocheting, painting, woodworking, sketching, and other odd stuff. Depends on my mood what I do. The unfortunate thing is that I rarely finish a project. Very rarely.

I can't think of much more about me. Umm... I have a cat, and she has thumbs. I'm sure you saw the avatar before, but maybe not. There is probably a picture somewhere on the site. I have no clue how long or short this ended up being, so let's see how much Kristopher ends up cutting out (or adding in har har).

Oh and how did I come up with 'stapledmustard'? I'll never tell. Mwuahaha...