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Volume 104 • Number 2 • Friday, January 3, 2014 • PO Box 188 • 111 E. Jenkins • Maryville, MO
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City faces lengthy to-do list for 2014 By TONY BROWN News editor
Attempting to relieve traffic congestion
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A $50,000 study aimed at improving traffic flow and pedestrian access along the South Main Street retail corridor is one of a lengthy list of planning initiatives and capital improvements on tap for the city of Maryville in 2014.
In a college town like Maryville, the Friday after New Year’s is, for many, an unofficial holiday as folks eke out one more weekend of winter break before heading back to the office. For many, but not for City Manager Greg McDanel, who was back at work this week prepping for the first City Council meeting of 2014 and reviewing plans for what promises to a very busy year. With two road reconstructions, the launch of a major marketing effort in connection with Mozingo Lake Recreation Park, and a slew of other projects, 2013 was a hectic 12 months at City Hall. McDanel said Thursday taxpayers can expect more of the same in 2014 as a number of major capital projects and administrative initiatives move forward. At the top of the city’s todo for the new year is construction of a $13 million sewage treatment plant just south of Highway 136 east of town. Excavation work at the site was completed in
the fall so that the soil would have time to settle before crews from David E. Ross Construction begin work. Mandated by increasingly stringent water quality requirements at both the state and federal levels, the city has until July 1, 2015, to bring the plant online in order to avoid punitive fines by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. A second major project scheduled to begin this spring is phase one of the Fourth Street streetscape initiative. McDanel said bids for the $1.4 million street-and-sidewalk overhaul should go out later this winter with work likely to begin in April. As now designed, work along Fourth Street between the courthouse square and Northwest Missouri State University is to include a paved pedestrian trail on the north side of the east/west street; new asphalt, curbs and gutters; a simplified “T” intersection at Dunn Street and the main entrance to campus; landscaping; and decorative signage promoting the Northwest brand. Of the total phase-one See CITY, Page 3
New Year’s Challenge
Center issues call to lose the flab in the new year By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff Writer
“I’m going to get in shape this year,” “My new year’s resolution: getting the six-pack back,” “I want
Pumping iron
to run a marathon this year”. We’ve all heard it before. Everyone wants to dedicate the new year to getting healthy and losing those extra pounds. And once again in 2014, the
Maryville Community Center is offering to help folks make good on those resolutions to muscle up and trim down by encouraging them to adopt a healthy lifestyle and a lasting commitment to phys-
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Kermitt Posten uses a weight machine at the Maryville Community Center designed to strengthen the pectoral muscles. The center’s annual New Year’s Challenge, which encourages local residents to lose weight and get in shape, begins January 14. The challenge is sponsored by Maryville Parks & Recreation. (See additional photo – Page 3)
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ical fitness. So break out the trainers and gym shorts and get ready for the newest edition of the center’s New Year’s Challenge, which begins January 14. “In the middle of January we will start what we call our New Year’s Challenge,” said Maryville Parks & Recreation Director Rod Auxier. “It’s a weight loss program where people form teams.” Both individuals and teams have until Jan 9 to sign up for the 12week challenge. Auxier said most people start to deviate from their resolution to eat right and exercise regularly after about six weeks, so stretching the challenge over three months — a quarter of a year — is intended to transform good intentions into daily habits. “The New Year’s Challenge is a 12-week program,” he said. “Our goal is if someone does something for 12 weeks, that usually becomes a habit, and hopefully they will stick with it. If someone is new to working out, that might be a good thing to try to join this year. It’s kind of a fun thing, and hopefully if people stick with it they’ll want to continue.” The Community Center offers multiple options and schedules for working out and has a broad range of facilities. There is an indoor track, a weight room, basketball courts and cardio equipment. If you’re looking to get in shape without the competitive aspect
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of the New Year’s Challenge, the Community Center offers both personal trainers and classes that emphasize both fun and exercise in a group setting.
‘Our goal is if someone does something for 12 weeks, that usually becomes a habit, and hopefully they will stick with it.’ “We offer several different types of classes from step classes to kick boxing,” Auxier said. “We also have a vey large senior program. We have a schedule that we put out that lists about 30 classes per week.” A team of four personal trainers are available through the center, and each offers both individual and double sessions for those who want to train with a friend or spouse. Maryville Parks & Recreation also offers a number of leagues for people who want to to get involved in team sports. Memberships can be purchased on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis, and rates vary depending on the type of pass is purchased. Options include individual, senior/veteran, teen and household. Other choices include track-only access and combo memberships.
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