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Saturday, October 01, 2005

Law - Some "Saturday-type" stories

Not quite in the league of a story I passed on several weeks ago titled "Town gives hydrants new coat of paint," but here are some "Saturday-type" stories from today's papers:

"Home's new driveway in danger" is the title of this story today in the Evansville Courier& Press where a homeowner was:

notified by the city engineer's office that the sidewalk crossing his driveway was too steep to meet the federal Americans With Disabilities Act.

"What really fries my cookies," said Schultze, of 521 Colonial Ave., is that he went to various agencies including Area Plan and Building commissions offices and was careful to ask along the way if there were other permits he needed before work began. No one told him he needed a driveway permit - seeking one, presumably, would have pointed up the slope regulations.

[After an inspection] the issue will be taken up at next Thursday's meeting. No one denied the requirement wasn't pointed out to Schultze, but President Jack McNeely, member Anthony Brooks and Winternheimer said Schultze's concrete contractor should have known about it. Winternheimer also promised to suggest improvements in communication to make sure future applicants are informed of all permit requirements.

"Stadium pat-downs nixed" is the headline to this story in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Some quotes:
Fans entering Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday will not be subject to hand searches, after another dust-up between the Cincinnati Bengals and Hamilton County officials.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said the activity - which was to be conducted by a private security firm but paid for with county money - amounted to illegal search and seizure. "It could potentially be construed as state action because there is no reasonable cause," he said. "We had the duty to protect the county." * * *

Deters planned to ask a judge Friday to halt the pat-downs until the issue could be resolved, but before that could happen, Bengals attorneys agreed no searches would be done this week.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello says that, as far as he knows, Cincinnati will be the only team this weekend not following the new rule. The Bengals are one of 14 teams hosting a game this weekend.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 1, 2005 07:08 AM
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