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BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 3: The Acura Integra, August 3, 2022 in BOSTON, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Marc Grasso/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 3: The Acura Integra, August 3, 2022 in BOSTON, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Marc Grasso/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 3: The Acura Integra, August 3, 2022 in BOSTON, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Marc Grasso/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 3: The Acura Integra, August 3, 2022 in BOSTON, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Marc Grasso/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

Once a legend, always a legend.

Acura, Honda Motor Companys upscale brand, is known for delivering endless consumer satisfaction. For the past decade or so, the Acura ILX was the entry point for the Acura brand, and it sold well for them, selling especially well to those under 35. In doing so, it brought a lot of new buyers to the brand. For the 2023 model year, Acura is returning to its roots of Precision Crafted Performance with the all-new Acura Integra.

Welcome to Grassos Garage, the 2023 Acura Integra A-Spec, which starts with the same platform that underpins Honda Civic, just like its predecessor. The fifth generation Integra boasts a 1.5-liter turbo engine producing 200 horsepower and 192 lb.-ft. of torque. Our A-Spec came with a six-speed manual transmission with rev matching to keep shifting a breeze, while the automatic transmission option was a continuously variable transmission. What a difference maker this is for the economy class, a game-changer in fact.

Exterior and interior accouterments show nicely with a rear lift door for tons of trunk space, while granting the most rear legroom and cargo volume in its class.

A standard 10.2-inch all-digital Acura Precision Cockpit instrument cluster with available heads-up display was present on our A-Spec with the Technology package while the center protruding 9-inch touchscreen infotainment system was very easy to use. Additionally, our tester came with the ELS Studio 3D audio system, this was literally like being at a Fleetwood Mac concert using the SiriusXM radio.

Visibility for the Integra came to mind as you can tell Acura did its homework, excellent visibility for both the driver and passengers. Red interior microfiber seat inserts, sports pedals and offsetting color stitching were just a few of the additions with the A-Spec package, while comfort topped the list. Spacious interior, 12-way power seats and available ambient lighting really hit home.

In the market these days, a $30,000 vehicle is almost unheard of, especially when trying to locate an upscale offering. Acura recognized this gap, and the Integra really does a stand-up job of filling it. I cannot think of another upscale vehicle in this category that offers what the Integra has to offer. In typical Acura form, a homerun again and one that will really do wonders for consumers for years to come. Readers always ask me to identify something out of sorts, different or just something I didnt like about the vehicle, well readers, here you go, not one thing comes to mind!

Grassos Garage is here for you! Are you in the market for a new car? I would be happy to provide my honest input. All you have to do is email me: marc.grasso@bostonherald.com.

MSRP: $30,800As tested: $36,895MPG: 26 city, 36 highway, 30.1 as tested

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Sikes-Kline, Kowieski and Miscovich will face each other on Aug. 23

From Staff Reports| St. Augustine Record USA TODAY NETWORK

Three candidates will face off to become the mayor of St. Augustine since Tracy Upchurch is not running for reelection. City Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline,Noah Douglas KowieskiandTim Miscovich are vying for the position in the Aug. 23 primary.

If one candidate gets 50% of the votes plus one vote, that candidate wins. Otherwise, the top two candidates face off in the general election Nov. 8.

The Record posed the following questions to each of the candidates. Answers are presented as they were submitted,save for minor corrections to punctuation and grammar.

City of residence: City of St. Augustine

How long have you lived in St. Johns County? 38 years

Previous elected positions: Elected to serve as Commissioner in 2008, 2010, 2014and 2018.

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Community service: Appointment by Gov. Lawton Chiles to the State of Florida Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board and San Antiguo Foundation; past president, Junior Service League; founding board member and past chairperson, St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum; founding chairperson, Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program; founding board member, St. Augustine North Davis Shores Neighborhood Association; trustee, Florida National Guard Historical Foundation; board member, Cross and Sword, Floridas Official State Play; member, St. Johns County Vision Task Force; member, Urban Land Institute Reality Check First Coast; trustee, Save Our Bridge, Inc;. and past president, Citizens for the Preservation of St. Augustine.

Qualifications for office: Elected city commissioner for 13 years. Over 20 years of combined service on city boards before elected: vice chair, St. Augustine Parking and Traffic Committee; the Historic Architectural Review Board; and the Heritage Tourism & Historic Preservation Advisory Committee. Designated citys representative: St. Johns County Cultural Resource Review Board; St. Johns County Intergovernmental Committee; and the St. Johns County Visitors and Convention Bureau. Current citys representative: St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization and Florida League of Cities. Awarded Home Rule Hero for the last five years by the Florida League of Cities.Training: Florida League of Cities and John Scott Daily Florida;Advanced Institute of Government for Elected Municipal Officials; the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council Training Institute; the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Certified Local Government Training Workshop program; Florida League of Cities University Summit Series for Community Redevelopment Agency Basics and Budget Best Practices; and the 2021 Active People Healthy Nations Champions Institute by Smart Growth America.

Reason for running: In my years of public service, there have been many changes the economic downturn of 2009, the 450th Commemorations, two major hurricanes, a worldwide pandemic and expanding growth surrounding the city. Navigating these times has given me a deep understanding of the issues facing the city, the grit to see our problems as they are and a proven track record of making good decisions knowing that peoples lives and livelihoods are affected. I am the most experienced candidate. My thoughtful, common-sense approach is needed. In many ways our city is at a crossroads and the actions of the mayor will have a lasting impact on our quality of life and ability to thrive. Good solutions to growth, tourism, transportationand flooding challenges go beyond the capacity of the city to address alone and require good partnerships at the local, regional, state and federal levels. My long-standing relationships with North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, FDOT, St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, local, state and federal legislators have proven invaluable for cooperation, resources and needed funding.As mayor, I am in an excellent position to be a strong advocate and ambassador for big solutions to our biggest challenges ahead.

Goals for upcoming term if elected:First, as mayor I will keep the city focused on core municipal functions including more resilient infrastructure, fiscal responsibility and public safety. St. Augustine has seen explosive growth around its edges and we all feel it. Growth puts pressure on core municipal functions like water and sewer, roadways, infrastructure, affordable housing, public safety and emergency services. Keeping capital reserves and credit ratings strong, holding the line on spending and taxes, maintaining a low crime rate, and keeping our neighborhoods safe will be high priorities for me. Recent years of increased flooding and storms require more resilient infrastructure. In the next several years the city will be spending $56M in investments to improve mobility, buy equipment, harden infrastructure, reduce flooding impacts and increase drainage across the city.Experience tells me that the sheer number of projects planned will require disciplined leadership and skillful execution.As mayor I will be committed to keeping the focus on implementing these improvements in a cost effective, efficient, and timely manner.

Second, residents want safe, stable neighborhoods and the ability to move around the city to do their daily tasks. Small businesses want safety, accessibility, and opportunities to succeed and flourish.Visitors want good hospitality and experiences that are memorable and enjoyable. Its important that the residents, small businesses and visitors needs are weighed in balance when making decisions that affect them. Residents and small businesses need to feel that they are being heard, understood and treated fairly and I will be committed to seeing that the city is focused on that as mayor.

Third, the city must be a good steward of its precious and irreplaceable historic and cultural assets and must safeguard its unique character. St. Augustine has the great honor of being the Nations Oldest City and with that honor comes responsibility. New infill development to accommodate growth and tourism can threaten our unique character. As mayor I will continue to make sure that every decision will consider the impacts on our historic assets and character.

What would you do, if anything, to help make it easier for people to find parking in St. Augustine?I will continue my work with North Florida Transportation Planning Organization and the FDOT to make parking more plentiful and easier for city residents and visitors through St. Augustines SMART City project. The FDOT has committed $7.5 million to the project that, through new technology, will connect smart traffic signals with dynamic messaging to direct drivers to best available parking. As mayor I will continue my commitment to the Park Once strategy for building satellite parking garages and using technology to connect automated shuttles, flood sensors and a smart trucking system to improve mobility and parking.

While St. Augustine is a big tourist town, there are thousands of residents in the city. What would you do to make life in the city better for its residents?To keep St. Augustine a livable city, as mayor I will keep the city focused on customer friendly core municipal service delivery and accountability, fiscal responsibility, public safety, reducing flooding and increasing drainage, and protecting the residential character of neighborhoods. This includes restarting the Neighborhood Grant Program, adding at least four new police officers, increasing the street paving budget, increasing mobility through technology, improving pedestrian and bicycle safety, adding satellite parking with shuttles, reducing neighborhood speeding, cut through traffic, and address spillover parking in the neighborhoods. Additionally, I will prioritize better solutions to the mental health, vagrancy and homeless problems.

City of residence: St. Augustine

How long have you lived in St. Johns County? 20 years

Previous elected positions: Secretary of the Republican Executive Committee, St. Johns

Community service: I believe that being a part of the community and involved is important to understanding the views and needs of those that reside there. I am an absolute advocate for children and have worked with Safe Haven of N.E. FL to advocate for victims of child abuse. This organization has been a startup that helps victims and their guardians find and utilize services to get justice and heal. There are many other community based organizations that I hope to support during my time in office to see that good work is done within the community.

Qualifications for office: I am a natural born leader with the characteristics, skills and knowledge necessary to faithfully execute the duties of mayor for the City of St Augustine. I am a fighter and will achieve my goals of seeing the city become the best it can be. I will work day in and day out to address the issues that we currently see and will create policies that will mitigate and prevent potential issues in the future.

My background in public administration, government, real estate, cyber and IT operations, intelligence, veteran affairs and military service, political activism and nonprofits have given me ample knowledge and connections to be an effective mayor. I have a proven track record of being an effective and efficient leader who will go above and beyond to ensure that the best possible outcome is achieved. When it comes to leading the city commission and mayorship, I will work tirelessly to resolve current issues and encode new policies that will boost local businesses, protect our residents and leave a clean and friendly city for our tourists.

Reason for running: I am running for St. Augustine mayor because there has been a clear lack of leadership, fiscally responsible policies, and service to the community. I know that with the experience and dedication to the community that I have demonstrated, I am the right fit to make meaningful and much needed change in the city. I believe that we need new ideas and new leadership in the city. For far too long the city and its residents have been neglected by tourist centric policies. We need to get back to taking care of our residents, fixing our infrastructure and making a plan to combat the vagrancy issue and long-term environmental factors that plague the city.

My education in international affairs, public administration, emergency management and homeland security, cyber security, intelligence and real estate have given me plenty of resources and knowledge necessary to tackle the issues of the city. My work experience in political activism, emergency management, public administration, IT services at a government agency and being a current serving veteran has given me the skills, experience and leadership experience to effectively tend to issues that have been occurring in St. Augustine.

I have been and will continue to be dedicated to helping those in the community to be able to foster a safe, clean and enjoyable environment for all residents and visitors. I am running to listen and take action. I want to ensure that every residents concerns are heard and attended to and I will dedicate my time to make sure that the city of St. Augustine is a pristine place to live and work.

Goals for upcoming term if elected: Once I am elected mayor, I will immediately begin to work on policies that will address the vagrancy issue. I want to boost our city services and police force to handle any scenario that occurs and I want to push for better wages for city employees. I will work with nonprofit organizations, the state and federal governments to gain access to programs and funding that will help remove vagrants within the city and I will also work with fellow commissioners to work on a long-term and sustainable policies that will prevent this issue from reoccurring.

I will also address the housing crisis within the city and work on creating affordable housing options for city and county employees. A major issue that has been identified is Flagler Colleges rapid expansion and dormitory additions across the city which takes away from residential opportunities. I believe that this issue needs to be addressed by the commission to ensure that the city and its residents receive compensation from the college which is responsible for bringing in the students who live in the dormitories or rented houses.

Another issue that I will tackle in my first term is the growing developments within the city. I want to make sure that every new development is a sustainable addition to the city. I will work with the commissioners and city departments to create requirements when considering new development. With our city being the oldest and most historic city in the nation, it is going to be my duty to lead the charge in preserving our rich history and culture, restoring our infrastructure and services, and fostering innovation in our city that will lead to sustainable growth and prosperity within the city.

What would you do, if anything, to help make it easier for people to find parking in St. Augustine?Parking has become a massive issue in the downtown area as tourism has increased over the past two years. My goal is to conduct studies that could recommend additional parking facilities even outside city limits and use sustainable transportation such as buses or trams to transport tourists in and out of the city. I would like to see streets around residential areas closed for tourist parking to ensure our residents have places to park their vehicles.

While St. Augustine is a big tourist town, there are thousands of residents in the city. What would you do to make life in the city better for its residents?As mayor, I will advocate for more benefits for city residents such as free parking anywhere within the city limits, access to grants that I want to establish to assist residents with much needed upgrades to areas around their property to boost curb appeal and ensure that residences and buildings are up to code. In line with the former question regarding parking within the city, I want to also establish more residential only parking and encourage tourists to take local transportation in and out of tourist areas. This will limit the number of congested streets in residential areas.

How long have you lived in St. Johns County? I have lived in St. Augustine for the last threeyears, since returning from eight years in Europe.

Previous elected positions: N/A

Community service: N/A

Qualifications for office: My qualifications for office come from my professional international business experience. Streamlining, optimizing and finding ways to work with people to achieve a common goal. No previous political experience.

Reason for running: I am running for (City of St. Augustine) City Commission to do my part to ensure that our city is the best it can possibly be for my family, neighborsand our visitors.

Goals for upcoming term if elected: I would look to work with my fellow commissioners to ensure that our great city only gets better. During this process I have been made aware of several topics (homelessness, flooding, parking, supporting local businesses and more) that are of importance to and impact our local residents, business owners as well as our visitors. To best work on these issues we need to engage in discussions with all parties to establish not only the topics of interest, but also preferred and recommended solutions and then work together to address these topics in a timely manner.

What would you do, if anything, to help make it easier for people to find parking in St. Augustine? The addition of a parking garage behind the Lightner Museum on the location of one of the existing parking lots, along with automating parking to increase the utilization rate of the existing garage will help residents and visitors alike. In addition, a plan needs to be created to support the employees of our local businesses to ensure that they have a cost effective place to park.

While St. Augustine is a big tourist town, there are thousands of residents in the city. What would you do to make life in the city better for its residents? I believe this covers two aspects, one being daily topics, i.e. waste pick upand other basic infrastructure topics, and the other being long-term items such as flood prevention. Residents deserve to have their issues and concerns addressed in a timely and effective manner. Having a system in place for these topics to be aggregated and systematically worked through will help ensure that the quality of life is not only improved but also maintained. For the longer term items, transparency and open communication are required to ensure that residents input is not only heard but also considered.

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Californias Kaiser Permanente is investing $1.7 billion into expansions and construction at four of its locations in Riverside County.

They include its Riverside and Moreno Valley hospitals and its Murrieta and Wildomar medical offices, according to The Press-Enterprise.

The projects will increase accessibility to medical services and make more specialized care available closer to home, said Dr. Sammy Totah, senior vice president and area manager for Kaisers Riverside County area, in a statement.

A five-story hospital and two-story diagnostic and treatment facility are being added to Riverside Medical Center for an estimated $735.4 million.

The 95-foot hospital tower will have 152 beds, including 116 single-occupancy rooms and 36 neonatal intensive care unit rooms, bringing total bed count to 298. New emergency and surgical departments will also be added, along with eight operating rooms, 58 emergency treatment bays and a 70-foot-high, five-story parking garage.

The additions will create 330 new jobs, and are expected to be in completion the first quarter of 2027.

The Moreno Valley Medical Center will be expanded 93,000 square feet with a two-story diagnostic and treatment building, six operating rooms, a radiology room, a 27-bay post-anesthesia care unit, and a six-bed neonatal care unit.

The estimated cost is $250.2 million. Its opening is predicted in the third quarter of 2023.

In Murrieta, Kaiser is building a second, 88,900-square-foot medical office building for an estimated $124.8 million. It will include an ambulatory surgery unit with six operating rooms and a 26-bay post-anesthesia care unit; 19 provider offices, 26 exam rooms, a 14-bay chemotherapy center, and imaging services.

Completion is expected in the first quarter of 2023.

The healthcare system is also moving its Wildomar medical office to an 84,000-square-foot outpatient center that will house 61 provider offices and 79 exam rooms, and provide primary care, pediatrics, optometry, allergy, dermatology, and other specialty services.

The project is estimated to cost $116.5 million and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Kaiser will also pay $473.1 million for other upgrades at various facilities in Riverside County.

Totah says the completion dates are tentative due to supply-chain challenges in Southern California.

The Riverside project will begin in September. The others are underway.

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BI/22/01159/DOM: Rustic, Main Road. Siting of a static caravan in the rear garden to be used as ancillary accommodation.

BI/22/01905/DOM: Birdham Straight House, Main Road. Demolition of existing single storey extensions and garages. Erection of replacement single storey extensions and single garage with drive and parking spaces.

BI/22/01925/DOM: Danesacre, Lock Lane. Single storey rear/side extension, re-cladding of property, alterations and additions to fenestration, replacement porch, addition of solar panels and external landscaping works.

BO/22/01909/FUL: Wildfowlers, Shore Road. Demolition of existing dwelling, erection of replacement dwelling and associated landscaping.

BO/22/02015/TPA: Broadbridge Mill, Old Bridge Road. Reduce height by 4m and laterals by 3m (back to previous pruning points) on 1 no. Monterey Cypress tree (T12) subject to BO/89/00064/TPO.

SDNP/22/03675/HOUS: Saddlers, Church Lane. Erection of single-storey extension to the south-east corner of Saddlers and minor internal alterations. Replacement of fenestration to modern parts of the house. Demolition of the existing garage and erection of a new oak framed garage.

SDNP/22/03676/LIS: Saddlers, Church Lane. Erection of single-storey extension to the south-east corner of Saddlers and minor internal alterations. Replacement of fenestration to modern parts of the house. Demolition of the existing garage and erection of a new oak framed garage.

CC/22/01417/DOM: 5 March Square. Proposed rear conservatory.

CC/22/01807/FUL: Graylingwell Hospital, College Lane. Alteration to plot 880 approved under planning permission ref CC/21/02838/REM including relocation of dwelling and garage.

CC/22/01873/DOM: 124 Bognor Road. Proposed pitched roof and extension to existing outbuilding.

CC/22/01945/ADV: Former Graylingwell Hospital, College Lane. Erection of 2 no. pole mounted welcome signs.

CC/22/02025/TPA: 15 Broyle Close. Crown reduce back to previous pruning points/knuckles on 1 no. Norway Maple tree (T1) subject to CC/10/00171/TPO.

CC/22/02050/DOM: Pallant Court, 10 West Pallant. Internal alterations at ground floor including new floor finishes, 1st floor formation of new master bedroom suite and at 2nd floor formation of 2 bedroom suites.

CC/22/02051/LBC: Pallant Court, 10 West Pallant. Internal alterations at ground floor including new floor finishes, 1st floor formation of new master bedroom suite and at 2nd floor formation of 2 bedroom suites.

CC/22/02052/ADV: 71-72 East Street. 2 no. non-illuminated fascia signs.

CH/22/01912/DOM: The Bungalow, Main Road, Chidham. Proposed single storey side extension and alterations.

CH/22/01929/FUL: Woodlands, Drift Lane, Chidham. Replacement dwelling and associated landscaping. (Variation of conditons 2 and 4 of permission 19/02643/FUL - amended design and materials).

CH/22/02032/EIA: Land At Coxes Farm, Broad Road, Hambrook. EIA Screening Opinion for the proposed development comprising approximately 185 dwellings with associated open space, roads/cycleways and pedestrian footpaths, farm shop and work hub commercial centre with car parking, landscaping, and wildlife corridor on land at Coxes Farm Broad Road Hambrook.

D/22/01644/FUL: Land Adjacent To Rosemead, 24 Queens Avenue. Change of use from open scrubland area to fenced parking/bin and garden storage area.

D/22/01829/DOM: 10 Graydon Avenue. Proposed two-storey side and rear extensions with associated alterations.

SDNP/22/02982/FUL: Rickyard Stables, A272 Easebourne St to Heath End Lane. Change of use and conversion of former stables to office/reception area and cycle storage/electric charging for use in connection with tourism development approved under SDNP/21/06365/CND). Toilets to remain.

SDNP/22/03488/HOUS: North Mill, North Street, Midhurst. Change use and extension of outbuilding to home office and associated alterations. Replacement and relocation of gates and associated walls.

SDNP/22/03489/LIS: North Mill, North Street, Midhurst. Change use and extension of outbuilding to home office and associated alterations. Replacement and relocation of gates and associated walls.

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EWB/22/02035/FUL: Land South Of Tranjoeen, 1 The Paddock, Bracklesham Lane, Bracklesham. Proposed vehicle crossover (means of access to a highway Class B).

SDNP/22/03257/HOUS: The White House, The Green. Erection of a timber summer house.

SDNP/22/03433/HOUS: Meadow Cottage, Hawksfold Lane East. Proposed two storey side extension replacing existing single storey ground floor side extension and outbuildings.

SDNP/22/03182/HOUS: 7 Coates Castle, Coates Lane. Proposal to place solar panels on roof and 1 no. electric vehicle charging point on front elevation wall.

SDNP/22/03743/BBPN: St Marys Cottage, St Marys Drive. Notification under the Electronic Communications Code Regulation 5 for the installation of 1 no 9m pole.

HN/22/02011/DOM: Moat Lodge, Church Lane. Installation of a solar photovoltaic panel array on the south-west roof slope.

HN/22/02012/LBC: Moat Lodge, Church Lane. Installation of a solar photovoltaic panel array on the south-west roof slope.

SDNP/22/03495/HOUS: The Old Coach House, Hawkhurst Court. Erection of close board fencing above existing 11m long low stone wall to the side of house. Replacement of existing side metal gate with wood gate.

LX/22/02036/ELD: Four Houses, Guildford Road. Existing lawful development use of building as a dwellinghouse.

SDNP/22/03704/BBPN: Land at Hammer Hill to Linchmere Road. Regulation 5 notice for BT installed 2 no. fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus.

SDNP/22/03242/HOUS: Millbrook, Milland Lane. Cladding to external facade, 1 no. window east elevation, 1 no. door to side elevation. replacement of UPVC with Oak frame to porch.

SDNP/22/03477/HOUS: 12 South Grove. Replacement rear conservatory with single storey extension. Replacement front porch.

PS/22/01645/COU: Little Springfield Farm, Plaistow Road, Ifold. Change use of paddock to garden land associated with Little Springfield Farm.

SY/22/01667/PLD: Clare Cottage, 23 Seal Road. Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory. Enlarge existing rear dormer.

SY/22/01731/DOM: 7 Bonnar Road. Change of loft space to habitable accommodation.

SY/22/01846/DOM: 24 Beach Road. Front single storey extension with a balcony, rear double storey extension.

SY/22/01911/PLD: Nelcroft, 33 St Itha Road. Replace existing conservatory roof with permanent structure.

SY/22/02090/DOM: 36 Fontwell Road. New garage to front of property.

SI/22/01830/DOM: Little Bower, Rotten Row. Proposed double garage - alternative design and siting to that approved under SI/20/03007/DOM (Variation of condition 4 of permission 22/00877/DOM - changes to materials).

SI/22/01930/ELD: Landseer House, 13 Cow Lane. Use of outbuilding as a separate dwellinghouse along with associated residential curtilage.

SDNP/22/03311/HOUS: Oakdene, Foxhall, Charlton. Proposed conservatory, conversion of garage to study.

SB/22/02061/EIA: Land North Of Penny Lane, Hermitage. Request for an EIA Screening Opinion in relation to proposed residential development of 85 no. dwelling units and associated hard and soft landscape scheme.

TG/22/01897/DOM: 2 Church Farm House, Church Lane. Proposed conversion of existing outbuilding to ancillary accommodation (annex) to main dwelling.

TG/22/01898/LBC: 2 Church Farm House, Church Lane. Proposed conversion of existing outbuilding to ancillary accommodation (annex) to main dwelling.

SDNP/22/03549/HOUS: Nuthatch, Upperton Road. Demolition of the existing single-storey rear extension and detached prefabricated garage. Replacement with a part two-storey and part single-storey rear extensions together with associated internal and external alterations including the reinstatement of a ground floor window on front elevation.

SDNP/22/03528/HOUS: 10 Mill Lane, Dumpford, Trotton. Proposed two storey side extension to replace single storey lean to. Alterations to existing site access for new level parking.

WI/22/01928/FUL: Pucks Cottage, Itchenor Road. Erection of a replacement dwelling and garage following the demolition of existing dwelling and garage.

WE/22/01887/COU: Manor House, Woodmancote Lane, Woodmancote. Change of use of an existing former stable to a two storey two bedroom dwelling (Variation of condition 4 from planning permission WE/04/00453/COU - To include holiday use).

WE/22/02026/DOM: Lazy Meadow, North Street. Demolition of existing garage construction of single storey side extension with conversion of roof to habitable space with dormers. Constriction of part 2 storey rear and front extension and part replacement of front boundary wall. Replacement of fascia's soffits windows and doors with all external walls rendered and new roof tiles.

WH/22/01952/DOM: Kintail Lodge, Claypit Lane. Retrospective annex to main building.

WH/22/01995/FUL: Rolls Royce Motor Cars, The Drive. Replacement of 2 no. existing car parking spaces (with electric vehicle charging) with 6 no. electric vehicle charging points and visitor car parking spaces, the erection of a canopy and associated works including landscaping.

WR/22/01851/DOM: Fernlea, Kirdford Road. Double storey rear extension to replace conservatory and partial garage conversion.

WR/22/02037/PNO: Wharf Farm, Newpound. Proposed haylage storage.

SDNP/22/03482/HOUS: Tyelands, Severals Road, Bepton. Installation of ground mounted solar panels in 2 groups of 10 panels (total of 20).

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Welcome to Eleven Arches, also known as the Grace Mansion. The historic trophy property was built in 1937, by notable architect Josias Joesler, as a winter residence for Louise N. Grace, the heiress of eastern shipping magnate W.R.Grace. The privately walled and gated enclave is situated on 4.38 acres, within the prestigious gated community of The Estates at Eleven Arches, a prime location in the heart of the Catalina Foothills. Eleven Arches offers endless possibilities and generous spaces for offices, corporate events, gym, art studio, wine cellar, multi-generational living and guest/staff quarters. The distinctive estate is a world unto itself, offering 15,502 square feet of living spaces, resort-like grounds, complete privacy, unrivaled city views, and majestic mountain views. Exceptionally restored to capture its history, combined with today's amenities, the estate exudes a warm and intimate feeling for everyday living, yet provides the perfect venue for grand scale entertaining. The stately south yard offers panoramic city views, an oversized pool, multiple seating areas, covered patios, a picturesque breezeway, and ample space to host over 250 guests. The area between the property wall and property line on this oversized lot has room to build, measuring an incredible 2.389 acres and fits over 70 parked cars. After a five year restoration by the current owners, the property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The magnificent Tucson Landmark exemplifies Joesler's iconic late 19th and 20th Century Revival architectural style, and is famous for its residents, guests, events, architecture and location. The privately gated drive reveals the first sight of prominent elegance. A true masterpiece, built primarily of mud adobe, with 24" exterior walls. The light-filled interior spaces are graciously scaled, with a terrace access off almost every room. The main residence features interior 14" walls with integrally colored platinum grade Gypsum plaster. The formal dining room features exquisite waxed lime-marbled dust Italian plaster. The residence is an art collectors dream lined with a gallery quality hanging system and lighting. Notable property features include a 600 ft. deep steel cased private water well in addition to city water, 9,948 sqft. main residence, 5,553 sqft. detached guest quarters and a total of 10 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms. Qualified for reduced property taxes through listing on the National Register of Historic Places. At a glance in the main residence, the main level features a grand entry hall, two-story foyer, formal living room, formal dining room, chef's kitchen with a dining area, butlers pantry, laundry room, and two guest powder rooms. The master bedroom wing, also on the main level, includes a media room with a full bath, office, his/hers bathrooms and closets, and a private serene terrace. The second level has two generously scaled guest bedrooms with en-suite baths, each with a private balcony displaying infinite city vistas. The dramatic staircase in the grand entry hall leads to the guest bedrooms, which can also be accessed by an elevator. Additional amenities include: HVAC zoned, Sonos sound system in the main residence, commercial grade water softener. Oversized detached 4 car garage with workshop, detached 1 car garage for guest quarters. Chef's kitchen features appliances by Viking, Fisher & Paykel, Miele and Sub-Zero. A truly inspiring lifestyle awaits, come and see for yourself. See video and documents tab for additional information, including floorplans, and video. Historical documents, restoration and notable features list available. Recent survey available upon request.

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"One day, after getting overwhelmed by the negativity of Hostile Architecture, I started a subreddit to collect all of the good things," Honor says. "I posted a picture of a picnic table designed with an overhang on one side, made to accommodate a person in a wheelchair. The table encourages everyone to sit together. It doesn't stop behaviors, it starts them."

"Slowly people found the sub from my posts as a mod on Hostile Architecture. I think that other people needed a chaser after seeing some of the awful, mean design in the world. I separated the posts into categories of thought and catalogued things that are accessible, social, promote sharing and coexisting with nature, provide shelter, food/water, rest, information, sanitation, or are about saving lives. I also included architecture for Pure Fun."

"It's been amazing seeing it grow and seeing others bring in Friendly Architecture from their world into the sub," Honor told Bored Panda. "It can be hard to find Friendly Architecture, but when I do, I feel so good about the world."

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Nestled like a red question mark in the hills of rural Japan, the Kamikatsu Zero Waste Centre is a recycling facility like no other. A chunky frame of unprocessed cedar logs from the nearby forest supports a long snaking canopy, sheltering walls made of a patchwork quilt of 700 old windows and doors, reclaimed from buildings in the village. Inside, rows of shiitake mushroom crates donated by a local farm serve as shelving units, while the floors are covered with cast terrazzo made from broken pottery, waste floor tiles and bits of recycled glass, forming a polished nougat of trash.

It is a fitting form for what is something of a temple to recycling. In 2003, Kamikatsu became the first place in Japan to pass a zero-waste declaration, after the municipality was forced to close its polluting waste incinerator. Since then, the remote village (with a population of 1,500, one hours drive from the nearest city) has become an unlikely leader in the battle against landfill and incineration. Residents now sort their rubbish into 45 different categories separating white paper from newspapers, aluminium coated paper from cardboard tubes and bottles from their caps leading to a recycling rate of 80%, compared with Japans national average of 20%. Villagers typically visit the centre once or twice a week, which has been designed with public spaces and meeting rooms, making it a social hub for the dispersed town. It even has its own recycling-themed boutique hotel attached, called WHY which might well be your first response when someone suggests staying next to a trash depot.

The question mark shape can be perceived only from high up in the sky, says the buildings architect, Hiroshi Nakamura. But we instil our hope that this town questions our lifestyles anew on a global scale and that out-of-town visitors will start to question aspects of their lifestyles after returning home.

The project is one of many such poetic places featured in Building for Change, a new book about the architecture of creative reuse. Written by the architect and teacher Ruth Lang, it takes in a global sweep of recent projects that make the most of what is already there, whether breathing life into outmoded structures, creating new buildings from salvaged components or designing with eventual dismantling in mind. The timing couldnt be more urgent. As Lang notes, 80% of the buildings projected to exist in 2050, the year of the UNs net zero carbon emissions target, have already been built. The critical onus on architects and developers, therefore, is to retrofit, reuse and reimagine our existing building stock, making use of the embodied carbon that has already been expended, rather than contributing to escalating emissions with further demolition and new construction.

While the urgency of the issue has been occupying the industry for some time the Architects Journal leading the way with its RetroFirst campaign the topic recently made national headlines when Michael Gove, then communities secretary, ordered a public inquiry into the proposed demolition of the 1929 Marks & Spencer flagship store on Oxford Street. Whereas heritage conservation would once have been the primary reason to retain such a building, the conservation of the planet has now taken centre stage. Campaigners argue the development proposals would release 40,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere, whereas a low-carbon deep retrofit is eminently possible instead. They point to examples such as the former Debenhams in Manchester, a 1930s building which is being refurbished and extended. To put the scale of the emissions in context, Westminster city council is currently spending 13m to retrofit all of its buildings, to save 1,700 tonnes of carbon every year; the M&S demolition proposal alone would effectively undo 23 years of the councils carbon savings.

The retailers bosses might do well to thumb through Langs book for some inspiration, and see how creative reuse is not just crucial for the planet, but can be even more alluring than the promise of a shiny new-build. Along with office and retail refurbs, the projects include a rusting steel factory in Shanghai reborn as a striking exhibition centre, a water tower in Norfolk that was cleverly converted into a panoramic house in the clouds, and a childrens community centre in a converted warehouse, complete with a vertiginous new landscape that ripples its way around the building.

The strategies on show range from the ad-hoc to the forensically planned. One German architect, Arno Brandlhuber, invited friends to bash out holes in the concrete walls of a former underwear factory near Potsdam using a sledgehammer, to create the windows of his gritty new weekend home wherever they saw fit. In Barcelona, meanwhile, architects Flores & Prats spent three months meticulously cataloguing every single door frame, mosaic tile and wall moulding of a 1920s workers co-operative, creating an inventory of components to reuse in their conversion of the building into a theatre. The duo compare their process to altering secondhand clothes: You have to unstitch and so recognise the pattern used before, cut on one side to add on another, they write. We may have to sew some pockets, and so on, until the garment responds and identifies with the new user. It is an exercise, they add, that requires confidence and time until you get to feel it as your own.

The resulting Sala Beckett is a spellbinding place, encrusted with the traces of its previous lives, creating a series of richly layered spaces that would have been impossible to make from scratch. It brims with one of retrofits chief free gifts, which so many new buildings struggle to conjure: character. Over the years, the co-op had hosted shops, a cafe, cinema and gym, and echoes of these functions are kept on in a kind of bricolage of fragments.

The 44 doors and 35 windows retrieved from the project were carefully restored, repainted and relocated to different rooms, arranged in enlarged openings and in new combinations, as if choreographed in a dance around the new building, Lang writes. The architects term their approach situational architecture, allowing the space to surprise and guide its development, suggesting alternative uses and evolving into its new form. While other architects had proposed to demolish the building and start afresh, Flores & Prats saw the social value in retaining the structure, beyond the environmental benefits alone. You inherit it, Ricard Flores said in an interview, you use it because you like what you see and you think there is a treasure there. And not only as regards the material qualities. The social inheritance was as important as the physical inheritance.

Similar principles guide the approach of French couple Lacaton & Vassal, the Pritzker prize-winning architects who work under the rallying cry: Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add, transform, and reuse! Their rehabilitation of postwar housing blocks in Paris and Bordeaux has set a new bar for low-energy retrofit, improving the thermal performance of the buildings while, crucially, allowing the existing residents to live there while the works are carried out.

From social housing to art centres, the pair always begin with a fastidious assessment of the existing fabric, asking how it could be improved with the bare minimum of resources. In the early 00s, when the French state was allocating 167,000 for the demolition and rebuilding of each apartment, they argued that it was possible to redesign, expand and upgrade three flats of the same size for that amount. They proved it, working with Frdric Druot to transform the 1960s Tour Bois-le-Prtre, by removing the old precast concrete cladding and wrapping the flats in a three-metre-deep layer of winter gardens, providing additional amenity space and a thermal buffer to the living spaces. As Anne Lacaton puts it: Demolishing is a decision of easiness and short-term. It is a waste of many things a waste of energy, a waste of material and a waste of history. Moreover, it has a very negative social impact. For us, it is an act of violence.

It is a light-touch philosophy that can also be found in the work of London studio DK-CM, particularly in their masterplan for Harrow Arts Centre, set in a Victorian school campus, which features in the book. Rather than decant the existing uses into temporary structures at vast expense, to enable the creation of new arts facilities, the architects carefully reorchestrated the site and developed a phased approach over six years. Architectural decisions were made according to how they would reduce overheads and minimise the environmental impact of construction and future maintenance, with a programme of strategic repairs and lightweight insertions a design process with more in common with surgery than construction, says Lang.

The momentum for retention and reuse is catching on. No longer perceived as the last resort of economic necessity or a fringe eco-pursuit, refurbishment has become the desirable choice for progressive clients. This month, the London School of Economics unveiled the winner of its latest international competition, for a 120m last set piece addition to its campus. After a recent run of building gargantuan brick, glass, steel and concrete behemoths, designed by a roster of star architects, the LSE appointed David Chipperfield precisely because he proposed to keep as much of the sites existing 1902 building as possible. Retention should be seen not as an obligation, said Chipperfield, but as a commitment to a more resourceful and responsible approach to our future, based on intelligent use of existing material and cultural capital. Will M&S take note, and reconsider its carbon-hungry plans?

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Aug. 18Warren C. Heylman was sure of his path in life, even as a kid growing up near Cliff Park's peak on the South Hill.

"I just wanted to draw," Heylman told The Spokesman-Review in 2016. "Ever since I was a little boy, that's all I wanted to do."

From that pencil came the designs for iconic structures of Spokane's skyline. The Parkade parking structure, the Riverfalls Tower on downtown's west end and the Burlington Northern rail bridge over Hangman Creek all owe their design to Heylman.

Heylman, a bow tie-wearing architect who went from designing Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired homes on the South Hill to massive public projects and affordable housing during the boom years of Spokane architecture, died Aug. 10. He was 98.

His career in Spokane coincided with a group of new, young architects that arrived in the post-World War II years and reshaped the look of the city, said Aaron Bragg, a copywriter who helped curate a Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture exhibit on the city's architecture during that time.

"There's a handful of architects who you can say truly shaped the city's landscape," Bragg said. "You can't imagine it without Warren Heylman's stamp on it."

Born Sept. 23, 1923, Heylman was the son of Jane and Harry Heylman. His father owned a Packard dealership he'd started after returning from World War I.

Warren Heylman went on to serve in World War II, and again in the Korean War, in the U.S. Navy after graduating from Lewis and Clark High School, where he ran track. That love of running lasted all his life and prompted him to compete in 40 consecutive Bloomsday races, said his daughter, Ann Martin.

"He ran the very first, up until he was 90 years old," Martin said. "He was very proud of that."

Always drawing plans, Heylman incorporated the features of the ships he was stationed on in the Navy into the design for the home he built for himself and his family in western Spokane, with windows intended to mimic portholes.

He opened his own one-man firm in 1952, placing ads in the newspaper that got him work designing homes. His early work showed the influence of Wright, the prolific American architect who pioneered open floor plans and efficient building methods, said Glenn Davis, a local architect and architectural historian who worked with Heylman briefly in the early 1990s.

"He was a very cost-conscious architect," Davis said. "Architects like Warren, and some of his fellow architects from that period, I think they were dealing with how to come up with aesthetics that dealt with lower construction costs, and a different attitude toward labor."

Some of those early homes still stand; others have been swept away by development and progress. One of Davis' favorites of Heylman's early homes was one built for the architect's childhood friend, John G.F. Hieber, in 1953. It was bought by a developer in 2012 who later demolished the house after trying to renovate it.

Among Heylman's first public projects were the Liberty Lake Golf Course clubhouse built in 1959, with its signature sloping roof. That design feature would also find its way into the plans for the Spokane International Airport, a collaboration with fellow architect William H. Trogdon.

"I think the plan does something important," Heylman told the Spokane Daily Chronicle in May 1965. "It brings passengers closer to the airplanes."

Later, architect Bob Wills who worked for Heylman for 19 years during a period that included work for Expo '74 would be tasked with updating that airport, expanding ticketing and baggage areas as travelers continued to flock to the Inland Northwest.

"We simply replicated the original design," Wills said of those expansions. "You couldn't do any better than that."

The airport opened in 1965. Within two years, Heylman saw perhaps his most iconic structure, the downtown Parkade parking garage, built to accommodate the legion of shoppers and downtown commuters Spokane boosters hoped to attract.

Heylman said he visited parking structures in 20 cities before designing the Parkade, with its signature sign proclaiming open stalls 10 stories above Spokane's downtown. His partner in the project was Hieber, who was doing his own work renovating the downtown Bennett Block.

"It also will be a beacon for motorists," Heylman said of the central tower in the Parkade, upon its opening in March 1967, "and serve as a landmark for drivers seeking parking space."

Heylman later opened an office on the ground floor of the Parkade, where he practiced architecture along with his daughter, Martin, for 35 years. The family also ran together downtown, in Bloomsdays and during work days.

Dennis Hession, the former mayor of Spokane, met Heylman through Martin.

"He was very much a visible figure," Hession said. "You would run into him, downtown. He was always around."

During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Heylman continued to receive recognition for his work from the American Institute of Architects, and was elected president of the Spokane chapter of the group in 1982.

Hession said Heylman was a man driven by principles, and that could be seen in his design work especially the lukewarm reception to the offices of what was then the Spokane County Health District, today the Spokane Regional Health District.

Heylman, in 2016, defended the work as "one of the best things I've done." But others disagreed.

Wills was part of the original drafting team that put together plans for the four-story, $5 million (in 1976 dollars) building. He built a scale model of the building in an effort, he said, to convince Heylman to reconsider the design. They even drove to Browne's Addition and put the model on the hood of a car, to simulate what the finished product would look like on the north bank of the Spokane River, Wills said.

"It totally backfired," Wills said.

Heylman stuck to his design, and in the ensuing years several regional architects, both identified and anonymous, publicly criticized the building's design.

"People have a reaction to his work, even if they don't know who did it," Bragg said. "You can't not have a reaction to a Heylman design."

"It's part of his strong personality, but it's also about conviction, the confidence in yourself as a designer," Hession said.

That confidence led Heylman to offer his advice, even when unsolicited. In the early 1970s, he wrote to Burlington Northern Railroad to criticize its plans for a rail bridge over Hangman Creek to replace their downtown line displaced by the world's fair. Heylman's simpler design was eventually built.

Heylman was also responsible for more than 1,000 units of affordable housing for the elderly throughout the region. His work includes the O'Malley Apartments near Gonzaga University.

He spent the final years of his life at Riverfalls, the modern apartment tower he designed overlooking Peaceful Valley that opened in 1973. He lived there with his wife, Kathryn, whom he called "Zeek." Kathryn Heylman died in March.

"My dad's world was centered on my mom," Martin said, adding that Kathryn Heylman sewed all his bow ties.

In November, Riverfalls became the first of Heylman's properties in Spokane to be listed on the Spokane Register of Historic Places. Buildings are not generally considered for inclusion on the list until they're at least 50 years old, said Megan Duvall, historic preservation officer for the city and county.

"I anticipate that we will see other Heylman buildings considered for the Register in the future," Duvall wrote in an email.

Martin's favorite building of her father's also has the distinction of being on the national register of historic places. It's another of his early works, the Colfax branch of the Whitman County Library, finished in 1960.

"It stands today as originally designed in the late '50s and early '60s," Martin said. "Prime example of Warren Heylman."

The family is planning a private graveside service. A celebration of life this fall has not been planned.

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Expectations of future workloads by architects working in the private housing sector hit their lowest point in more than two years last month as soaring inflation and rising mortgage interest costs take their toll on the market.

Architects now expect no growth in orders for private residential projects over the next three months, according to RIBAs latest Future Trends survey.

Respondents returned an index figure of zero for expectations of future workloads in the sector in July, down five points from Junes survey. Any figure above zero signifies that architects expect workloads to increase over the next three months.

The index for private housing, which in recent years has consistently been the best performing sector covered by the survey, had been in positive territory since June 2020 in the middle of the first covid lockdown.

It comes following the weakest growth in house prices for a year, with values rising by just 0.1% in July. Lloyds, the UKs biggest mortgage lender, forecast in June that house prices will grow just 1.8% this year and fall by 1.4% in 2023.

Burgeoning concerns about the future of the UK economy are now weighing down on clients and architects alike, RIBA said.

Architects, even those with a full order book now, are increasingly concerned about workloads in three to six months.

Inflation continues to push up construction costs, reduce the available funds for client investment, and so limit potential new commissions.

Optimism about workloads for public sector projects also slumped again in Julys survey, dropping by five index points to -6, while the outlook for the community sector fell by two points to -8.

The commercial sector, which has typically had low workload expectations in recent years, edged up by three points to +1.

But optimism in London and the South of England, the largest markets for commercial schemes, fell last month with workload expectations across all sectors in the capital slipping by four points to -6 and by 7 points in the South of England to -3.

The picture was brighter in other regions, with the Midlands and East Anglia returning a figure of +10, the North of England +13 and Wales and the West +15.

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