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Recently the Clermont City Council decided to rezone the commercial district where our office and warehouse resides to allow adult entertainment businesses.  Ours is just one of four areas in town to receive this designation.  The reasoning behind their decision is that without such an ordinance, the city would be at risk of strip clubs or x-rated video stores going up anywhere in town.  Now they are restricted to the designated commercial districts.  By doing so it is easier for the city to place restrictions on the establishments and as a result, makes it nearly impossible for such a business to financially survive.

Fortunately as part of the ordinance adult establishments have to stay 1500 feet away from day care centers, schools and churches.  With the growth of all the independent churches around here you would be hard pressed to find an industrial park in the state that does not have at least a couple churches located within in it.  Thats a topic for another discussion I vow never to get into on my blog.

If you see a red light in our office don't fret, it's just the emergency exit sign.

Of course I'm talking about the movie Willard.  This time the stars are mice, not rats, and the setting is the Sommer Sports office & warehouse.  Just prior to the holidays I spotted a mouse scurry across the hallway by my office.  I was surprised because up to that point there has been no visible signs that mice were occupying our office or warehouse.  

The next day I set several traps and during the course of a week I had eliminated 8 of the little devils.  I think I finally have them under control so now I'll spread some bait packets around as a preventative measure.  I'm sure this problem will surface again because our warehouse connects to several other unoccupied units and mice can easily travel from one unit to another within this master building.

I had technical issues with my old blog so I decided to delete it and start all over.  My old blog #2 had little relevant content anyways so it was not a great loss.  I'm working on the style now and should have it fully functional in a few days.

If you are hungry for content, you can always read Fred's Garden Blog which I update daily.