A POOLitical issue, 2

Does CCHS Superintendent Sabens support building a swimming pool on the old high school football field? Or is he (along with City Manager Jeff Doherty) in favor of a water park near the Superblock? Do his desires in the matter matter? When will the School Board announce its plans? Would it consider donating the land to the Carbondale Park District or to POOL (People Organized against Only Lakes) for the purpose of building a public outdoor swimming pool with a diving board and waterslide? (Almost) everyone agrees it would be an excellent location, and some Council candidates have made it one of their campaign issues. As far as I know EVERY city council candidate supports the idea, as does Brad Cole (and Maggie doesn't appear to be married to the Superblock location, but I could be wrong). What else would they do with that property (not the buildings, the football field)? I'll try to find out.

Speaking of finding out...

The cat's out of the bag

A sign for a new Japanese/Korean restaurant can be seen at the old McDonalds building. Oh, the sign does not say "Cat's Out of the Bag" which would be a poor name for a restaurant (as bad as "Doggy Bags").


It's called "Kaya," which is in better taste.

Paradising a parking lot, 2

Instead of (or prefatory to) permanent boutique shops in the currently underused ONB parking lot on Illinois Ave, a weekly flea market with tents (maybe the Pig Out has some it's not using), street musicians and call it something more upscale like "The Carbondale Fair Exchange" or the "Carbondale Free Market." I wonder how much ONB would want to lease the space from 8 - 5 on Saturdays. April - Oct.