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Aria's 109 Melbourne Street development would have ground-floor space for shops, cafes and restaurants. Photo: Supplied

Property developer Aria has lodged a development application for what could be its seventh apartment building in South Brisbane.

The tower, designed by Tony Owen Partners Architects, will comprise 180 apartments, as well as ground-floor space for shops, cafes and restaurants that will spill into a laneway, or cross-block link, from Melbourne Street to Fish Lane.

The complex, located at 109 Melbourne Street, will also feature a rooftop pool, bar and barbecue area and an outdoor cinema.

An artist impression of Aria's proposed Hope Street twin towers. Photo: Supplied

Family-owned Aria has already sold more than 180 units in three residential towers it has built in South Brisbane since mid-2012.

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Its 20-storey Austin tower is under construction on Grey Street, as is another 20-storey tower called Botanica on the corner of Edmondstone and Boundary Streets, opposite Coles supermarket in the West End Marketplace.

The Austin tower, located at 77-79 Grey Street opposite the Queensland Museum and State Library, will have 140 apartments, while Botanica will have 179 apartments.

An artist impression of Aria's proposed 109 Melbourne Street development. Photo: Supplied

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As Polk Countystruggles with an uptick in subterranean termite activity, experts advise homeowners to eliminate wood-to-soil contact between the ground and home. They also suggest getting your home inspected twice a year. (PHOTO PROVIDED BY TERMINIX)

LAKELAND | Randy and Tammy Baugh had their first brush with termites three years ago.

The Lakeland couple called a pest control company, which drilled small holes into their front porch and outfitted them with termite bait stations on the exterior of their home.

"They (pest control company) come back four times a year, and if there's any activity they drop in the poison," Randy Baugh said. "We haven't had any activity for the past year."

The rest of Polk hasn't been quite as lucky, according to a few pest control experts who service the county.

Randall Durden, owner of Lake Alfred-based Total Pest Solutions, said there has been a significant uptick in subterranean termite activity this year.

"It had slowed down in the last five years," said Durden, whose business has been around for eight years. "But this year we've already gotten a couple hundred calls, which is about triple what we usually get."

According to the National Pest Management Association, termites cause $5 billion worth of damage in the United States each year.

The two major types of termites found in Polk County are subterranean and drywood.

Subterranean termites the most common type of termite found in the U.S. come from underground colonies in the soil and rely on moisture to protect them from the drying effects of air. Drywood termites live within dry wood sources, so they do not rely on contact with the soil to survive.

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DENVER - Denver City Council is considering spending $8.6 million on a new homeless community center as a step toward cleaning up the downtown area.

A handful of Ballpark neighborhood residents attended Monday night's city council meeting to oppose the plan, bringing a petition signed by more than 300 people.

"It's just a place to hide the homeless, not really provide any additional services," said Scott Bauer, vice president of the Ballpark Neighborhood Association. "I'd rather see $8.6 million spent towards job training, abuse and mental help."

City Council is being asked to approve two contracts for the Lawrence Street Community Center courtyard project; $3.7 million for land acquisition and $4.9 million for construction. The property being acquired is a plumbing and heating warehouse just behind the Denver Rescue Mission on Lawrence between 22nd and Park avenues. Denver Rescue Mission is poised to reimburse the city $2.3 million once the project is complete.

"Is $8.6 million really going to end their homelessness without providing any additional services?" said Bauer.

"This is tax increment financing (TIF) and it doesnt go for social services, it goes towards bricks and mortar," said Denver City Councilwoman Judy Montero.

Montero is pushing the proposal that stems from a May 2011 northeast downtown neighborhoods plan.

"Courtyard-style buildings provide outdoor space that is defensible because of its limited access from the street, private maintenance and security/surveillance," said the plan.

"Is this a way to hide the homeless?" asked 7NEWS reporter Marshall Zelinger.

"I've heard that before and it's not a way to hide the homeless," said Montero. It's a very compassionate and humanitarian way to be able to give people that live on the streets a sense of dignity. It's a compassionate and safe place for people that live on the street to go."

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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Monday promised stepped-up police patrols and clean-up measures in downtown's Ballpark neighborhood to sweeten a contentious homeless day center project.

He pledged in a letter to the City Council to seek a budget request in coming weeks to pay for those efforts. The offer came as two dozen or more residents and business representatives attended the council's meeting holding signs bearing a simple message: "END HOMELESSNESS. DON'T JUST HIDE IT, DENVER."

Council members, who heard two funding measures for the $8.6 million project on first reading, are wading into a complex issue going back decades. The rapidly developing Ballpark neighborhood sprouting lofts, apartments and businesses at a rapid pace remains Denver's locus of homeless shelters and services.

"This is a question of the best way to help the homeless," Scott Bauer, 34, vice president of the Ballpark Neighborhood Association, told the council before asking about several issues. "Is this the best use of limited funds to help the homeless? ... Why is this proposal moving so quickly?"

The association says its online petition opposing the project has collected 325 signatures.

The mayor, Councilwoman Judy Montero and Denver Rescue Mission officials say the center is a key part of neighborhood improvement efforts for Ballpark and the city's wider homelessness reduction strategy.

City development money would help pay for the mission's planned community center adjacent to a men's shelter. The one-story structure would add a dining room, showers and restrooms for the homeless and anyone else.

A large, street-facing courtyard waiting area would allow men who want overnight shelter to line up each afternoon in a safe area, outside public view.

The funding proposals to buy property and pay for construction face final council votes next Monday.

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What was once the heart of downtown Temple may find a pulse once again.

Architects are planning to totally renovate two of the citys most iconic buildings, the Hawn Hotel and the Arcadia Theater. Both closed their doors decades ago.

"If you Google Icons Temple, Texas you find the Hawn. If you're driving down the interstate on I-35 and you look to the east you see the Hawn," Tanya Mikeska-Reed, an architect, said.

Under the new remodel, the Hawn Hotel will serve as mixed-use, local businesses on the ground floor and condominiums above. The Arcadia will reopen as a musical venue. The idea is to give bands a place to play a gig on their way between Austin and Dallas.

"When we're recruiting companies, many times, companies like to see the energy of a downtown core or a downtown business district or entertainment district, Charley Ayers with the Temple Economic Corporation said. The Hawn would be an absolutely perfect piece that would be added to that."

Temple's Architectural Edge says it may take a couple years to renovate both buildings and that the project will be privately financed.

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