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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 11th, 2022.
Later in the program, WFHB Environmental Affairs Correspondent Nathaniel Weinzapfel speaks with Landon Yoder, a professor at Indiana University, about how climate change will impact Indiana’s agricultural sector. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, Springtime Scams on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.
More following today’s feature. But first, your local headlines.
Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals
At the Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on May 4th the board heard from Sands & Sands LLC for a use Variance for a Tourist Home or Cabin Use on their property on Lake Lemon.
Planner and G-I-S Specialist Anne Crecelius explained that the site has been running as a tourist home or cabin without proper permits. She said that the county has had an ongoing court case since September 24th, 2021 to enforce the zoning ordinance.
Crecelius said that they have received both letters of support and remonstrance from community members about the use of the property, and that the staff recommends the board denies the use variance.
Board member Dee Owens asked the staff why there is a limit on the number of rooms that the zoning ordinance allows for.
Director of Planning Jackie Nester-Jelen explained that since the site contains an existing residential structure it would be considered mixed-use to have a tourist home or cabin, and that in the rural areas they limit the number of guests because of the septic system limitations.
Petitioners Tom Sands and Robert Sands spoke on behalf of their request to have a tourist home on their property.
Tom Sands spoke saying they maintain their septic tank, and said they are willing to limit the number of guests from six to four if need be.
A neighboring resident Sarah Gale Tahla spoke in support of the variance. She explained that she has been in the same position as the Sands and that she believes the septic tanks they have are more than sufficient to handle the amount of use they receive.
Board member Margret Clemmens said that she would support the variance due to hearing about the community’s support.
The board members voted unanimously to approve the use variance. The board will have their next meeting on June 1st.
Feature Reports:
Up next, we revisit a story from yesterday’s news regarding a protest and march over the U.S. Supreme Court’s draft leak regarding Roe v. Wae. We turn to WFHB News Director Kade Young for “Community is Truly Our Last Line of Defense: Bloomington Residents Demonstrate Support for Roe v. Wade.”
In today’s feature report, WFHB Environmental Affairs Correspondent Nathaniel Weinzapfel speaks with Landon Yoder, a professor at Indiana University, about how climate change will impact Indiana’s agricultural sector. We turn now to that report.
Up next, Springtime Scams on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Nathaniel Weinzapfel.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
