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STANFORD - A sign hangs in Wayne Hinds' shop that reads, "Skateboarding is not a crime. " Hinds, owner of Box Office Entertainment in Stanford, said, "In Stanford, it is. " But skaters in the area may get to bust their boards back out within the city limits. Mary Middleton, Stanford Main Street Program director, held a meeting Monday night to see how many people were interested in seeing a skateboard park built in Stanford. It was the second time she asked those interested to meet.

A change to Wilmore's impact fee policy, which aims to generate funds for capital improvements as the city grows, passed a first reading unanimously at the city council meeting Monday. Developers who build on land annexed after Dec. 19, 2005, will still pay a $3,000 impact fee per unit, but those building on land already in the city limits will receive a 50 percent reduction in the fee. The policy requires that builders pay the fee when they apply for a building permit to offset the effect new development has on city services.

JUNCTION CITY - Junction City is trying to figure out if the six houses in the crook of Worldstown Road are in the city or the county. The people there don't pay city taxes and don't have city services. The county paves the road, and when residents call 911, county firefighters and the sheriff are dispatched. Local maps show about a quarter of a mile, starting at the intersection of Worldstown Spur, inside the city limits. Boyle County Emergency Management Director Lennie Shepperson wants to know if the area is in the city or county, so 911 dispatchers will know which fire and police departments to send.

Dear Editor: In a recent letter to the Advocate-Messenger, Frank Durham of Boyle County took the time to praise the City of Danville for standing up to what he assertively dubbed "special interest groups. " Whether or not the city was correct in its dealings with the Heart of Danville and other similar organizations is not the subject of my response. Mr. Durham appears to be a bit misguided on certain points, particularly his opinion of Centre College. A native of Hopkinsville, I am a rising junior at Centre and take immense pride in my postsecondary institution.

STANFORD - Pickets and paraders in the city limits will now have to file for a permit, though only last week was the decision made by city council members to enforce the long-standing ordinance. The lack of suddenly necessary paperwork surprised one group Thursday morning, disbanded by Police Chief Keith Middleton as they organized outside the Courthouse Annex. Last Thursday the group protesting family court Judge Debra Lambert's alleged abuse of the bench picketed outside the courthouse without interference from police.

HUSTONVILLE - City council members unanimously passed three ordinances Tuesday night aimed at curtailing certain behaviors in city limits. Ordinances 54, 55 and 56 concern jaywalking, parking time-limits and face-shielding, respectively. Ordinance 54 sets up a $50 fine for anyone who crosses a street "at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light. " Ordinance 55 makes it generally illegal to park on any public street for more than 30 minutes at one time between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Exceptions are made for emergency responder vehicles, public utility vehicles and streets that are "sectioned off by a law enforcement agency or a government agency," according to the ordinance.

Dear Editor, I have seen a lot written in the letters to the editor section of The Advocate-Messenger concerning the upcoming elections, specifically the city elections. It deeply concerns me that some of the comments trying to influence the elections come from people who do not live inside the city limits. I just paid my city taxes, as I have for more than 40 years, making me eligible to voice my opinions. We have seen a lot of city money spent over the last few years on construction plans, blueprints, outside consultants, and who knows what else.

JUNCTION CITY - In his first election, Donnie Goode won the vacant Junction City Council seat Tuesday by eight votes. Goode had 201 votes or 51 percent while Brad Murphy had 193 votes or 49 percent. Results are complete but unofficial from Boyle County Clerk Denise Curtsinger. The council seat became vacant when newly elected council member Melissa Miller moved outside city limits in January. Murphy was appointed to fill the seat until the election. There were 394 voters who went to the polls.

LIBERTY - The city will spray for mosquitoes Monday night. Mayor Steve Sweeney told the City Council Wednesday the mosquito population is expected to be worse this fall. The mayor also will ask the state Department of Agriculture to help with the blackbird problem later in fall. People in town have been shooting at the birds, according to some of the councilmen. A law prohibits shooting within the city limits. The council also had first reading on an ordinance related to authorizing the use of city property during sewer construction along U.S. 127 South.

Aug. 18, 1957 Seventy-one children attended a recent Winchester Parks Program picnic at the Quisenberry Farm. The children, ranging in age from 5 to 14 years of age, were participating in the summer park program at Melbourne and Harmon parks. Dr. William E. Snowden, dentist, has started construction of a new residence on Boone Avenue, near the city limits on a lot purchased from Perry Browning. Miss Beverly Jo Fox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Fox and Miss Myrtle Alice Caudill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Caudill will enter Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Va. on Sept.