After decades of disappointing actions and re-actions of Ward 3 residents, especially at the ballot box, the City of Overland has decided to place Prop 3 on the August ballot. Proposition 3 will allow voters to un-annex a portion of the City of Overland commonly known as Ward 3. Ward 3, in the southern part of the city, is loosely bounded by Flora/Lackland, Dyer, Woodson and the current city limits.
Current Ward 3 Councilman Ken Owensby is a surprising supporter of such legislation. "If this passes," he said after a recent council meeting, "I will work to incorporate our own city. I'm already thinking names like ORTland or Owensburg."
As enthusiastic as Owensby is about the proposal, not all Ward 3 residents feel the same. "I can't believe this! I love Overland, I'm just stuck among all these odd balls," complained Mary Schuetz, a resident of Ward 3.
In a related story, EPA officials are wrapping up their investigation of mind-altering substances that have been found in a creek that winds throughout Overland's 3rd ward.