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take charge ad_CLTWK_9_4_09_PNH5645 8/31/09 11:32 AM Page 1 YourHealth TakeChargeof INNERACTION! YOUTH WEIGHT LOSS This fun, interactive eight-week program is designed to educate youth about weight loss and healthy habits and includes education for the entire family. Registration required. - Thurs., Sept. 10 Presbyterian Novant Heart & Wellness, 125 Baldwin Ave., Charlotte PRE-DIABETES PROGRAM Learn how to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes with this two-session program taught by experienced diabetes educators. Registration required. $25 per session. - Thurs., Sept. 10 & 24, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Diabetes Resource Center at PrimeCare Medical Center 3627 Beatties Ford Rd., Charlotte SUPER SITTER CLASS - $30, Sat., Sept. 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Presbyterian Hospital PREPARING TO PARENT A BABY Two-hour class that prepares parents for life’s changes following childbirth. Topics include styles of parenting, bonding, sleep techniques, scheduling and self care. Registration required. $25 couple/ $15 single per session. - Thurs., Sept. 10, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 23, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Presbyterian Hospital PRE-HYSTERECTOMY CLASS - $10. Registration required. Tues., Sept. 15, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Presbyterian Hospital EAT YOUR HEART OUT You’ll learn how to cook quick heart healthy dishes from foods that you already have in your refrigerator at this tasty and fun class! Registration required. $23. - Fri., Sept. 11, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Presbyterian Novant Heart & Wellness, 125 Baldwin Ave., Charlotte WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY: WHAT DO YOU GAIN BY LOSING? If you have struggled with extreme obesity, we invite you to learn about surgical weight loss options from our board-certified bariatric surgeons. Free. Registration required. - Mon., Sept. 14, 6 p.m. Presbyterian Hospital Matthews Community Rooms A & B - Mon., Sept. 21, 6 to 7 p.m. Presbyterian Hospital - Mon., Sept. 21, 7 to 8 p.m. Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM Let’s Get Healthy is a half-day symposium featuring information on weight loss options and obesity prevention. Healthcare professionals will present on nutrition and exercise, psychological aspects of successful weight loss, as well as surgical and non-surgical weight loss treatments. Free. Registration required. - Fri., Sept. 25, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. St. John’s Baptist Church (Adjacent to Presbyterian Hospital) 300 Hawthorne Ln., Charlotte YOU CAN LAUGH WITHOUT LEAKING Listen to expert speakers, including an OB/GYN and physical therapist, discuss incontinence and other women’s issues. Surgical and non-surgical treatment options will be discussed, in addition to prevention techniques and Q&A with a panel of experts. Free. Registration required. - Thurs., Sept. 10, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Presbyterian Hospital Matthews Register for programs at 704-384-CARE(2273) Learn more at WWW.PRESBYTERIAN.ORG September INHERITANCE: A SEMINAR FOR HIGH RISK WOMEN Enjoy a panel presentation from experts in genetics, oncology, radiology and counseling and learn more about ways to assess your cancer risk and surround yourself with the resources you need. Session will focus primarily on breast and ovarian cancers. Registration required. Free. - Thurs., Sept. 17, 6 to 8 p.m. Presbyterian Hospital Matthews SUPER KIDS CLASS Learn to keep your children strong and healthy from a local physician who will share advice on issues such as obesity, diet and exercise, as well as vaccines and mental health. Free. Registration required. - Tues., Oct. 6, 12 to 1 p.m. Presbyterian Hospital Matthews EXERCISE FOR LIFE Learn about physical fitness options for those with Parkinson’s, osteoarthritis, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis and lower back pain. A physical therapist will also discuss senior-specific options for physical activity. - Wed., Oct. 7, 1 to 2 p.m. Levine Senior Center 1050 DeVore Ln., Matthews Page 2 • Sept. 4-10, 2009 • Union County Weekly Ad Publication Date: 04.03.09 Phone: 704-849-2261 Fax: 704-849-2504 Email: art@carolinaweeklynewspapers.com Please check this ad for grammar and accuracy and respond to us www.unioncountyweekly.com
Community Committee recommends expanding county board by Brian Carlton brian@unioncountyweekly.com The Union County Board of Commissioners could expand from five to seven members if voters agree with the Aug. 26 recommendation of the county’s governance committee. “Our county has grown to the point where we need more commissioners to carry the load,” committee member and Mineral Springs Town Councilwoman Janet Critz said. “I look at Mineral Springs, where we have six council members and Three years after it began taking shape, Union County’s proposed comprehensive land-use plan is right back where it started: in the planning board’s hands. The plan was created in 2006 but tabled that December after a new board of commissioners disbanded the planning board. Work restarted when a new planning board was installed, and in Now that they’re back to school, You can get back in shape! Back To School . . . Back In The Groove . . . Now back to YOU! “COME CHECK IT OUT” (704) 282-4680 the mayor, and we are extremely busy with our duties. This would help ease the burden on the commissioners.” Other committee members, however, said it could be a mistake to add new commissioners in the near future. “It’s an additional cost that taxpayers would be burdened with,” Weddington Town Councilman Jerry McKee said. “With everything going on right now in the economy, I need some convincing that (an expansion) is worth it.” Created in March, the 24-member committee is charged with studying Putting the pieces together Planning board reviewing county land-use plan by Brian Carlton brian@unioncountyweekly.com September 2008, commissioners saw a draft of Raleigh-based consulting firm Clarion and Associates’ work. But this spring, the planning board was again dissolved and reinstalled, so commissioners decided to turn over the plan to the newest board for review. “The planning board is in the process of reviewing (the plan),” Union County Planning Director Dick Black said. “(The) commissioners decided to let the new board go over it before adopting any portion.” The planning board has some work to do, reviewing the document’s numbers and recommendations to ensure they’re board expansion and district representation. The committee includes 10 at-large members appointed by commissioners and one representative from each of the county’s 14 municipalities. The committee hasn’t tackled the subject of district representation yet. Once the committee makes its final recommendation, expected next year, the issue could go before voters in a 2010 referendum. And, if the referendum passes in 2010, the additional members would be seated in 2012, the next time commissioners are elected. still applicable. The data Clarion used date to 2006 and 2007, when the county was experiencing a housing boom. Additionally, the traffic analysis must be tweaked, as the plan was developed before the federal economic-stimulus package moved some projects forward, such as widening N.C. 218 in Fairview. “The plan as it stands today still needs serious work before the board will be confident that it meets the needs of Union County,” planning board Vice Chairman Mark DiBiasio said. Adopting a land-use plan for unincorporated Union County became a priority over the last two years, as municipalities fought to determine zoning and development immediately outside their borders. The proposed land-use plan places District representation and board expansion have been controversial in Union County. In November 2007, voters rejected a referendum that would have divided the county into five districts, each of which would have elected one commissioner and voted for two atlarge members. It was defeated 11,658 to 8,266. In May 2008, commissioners voted instead to seek state, not voter, approval to add four commissioners; however, the General Assembly’s session ended before the matter went to a vote. q most commercial zoning and anticipated business centers in western Union, and low-density residential zoning in eastern, unincorporated areas. The plan called for two industrial zones in the east, one just outside Wingate and the other between Wingate and Marshville on U.S. 601. “(We) are currently conducting an extensive review of the draft (plan) as instructed by the board of county commissioners,” DiBiasio said. “In order to accomplish this task, the board is holding a work session each month, in addition to our regularly scheduled meetings.” DiBiasio said he expects the board to complete its recommendations possibly by the end of this year or the beginning of 2010. q “Back To You” SALE! Receive 50 % off! the initial joining fee for any new membership. Join by September 13th and recieve 50% OFF your joining fee Easy To Find . . . Hard To Leave www.monroeaquaticsandfitnesscenter.com Across the street from Lowe’s in Monroe. MONROE AQUATICS AND FITNESS CENTER www.unioncountyweekly.com Union County Weekly • Sept. 4-10, 2009 • Page 3
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