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MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF INNOVATIVE ‘SHADE BALL’ COVER PROJECT AT LOS ANGELES RESERVOIR
Water infrastructure investment represents $250 million in savings, and prevents the annual loss of more than 300 million gallons of water. Mayor Eric Garcetti today released 20,000 “shade balls” onto the surface of the Los Angeles Reservoir, marki...
West River Parkway resurfacing begins tomorrow in downtown Minneapolis
Starting tomorrow, Aug. 12, West River Parkway from Plymouth Avenue to Portland Avenue in downtown Minneapolis will close to traffic so crews can remove and replace the driving surface. The parkway will reopen for weekend traffic Friday evening, Aug. 1...
RIVER RIDGE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES MAY RESUME NORMAL WATER USAGE
Repair work continues at the site of the break in the 24" sewer main at Citrus Road and Generes Drive. However, crews from Fleming Construction have bypassed the site of the break to allow residents and businesses to resume normal water usage
Attorney General Bondi Leads 16 Other States in Legal Challenge Over EPA’s Rejection of...
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is leading 16 other attorneys general in a legal action against the United States Environmental Protection Agency for illegally invalidating the individual air quality protection plans in those states. In June, the EP...
SANTOS ʻOHANA CELEBRATE NEW HOMESTEAD
Kīnohi and Rusty Santos were joined by their extended ʻohana yesterday to break ground for construction on their new home in the Hawaiian homestead community of Kumuhau in Waimānalo, Oʻahu.
EPA Completes Construction of Water line in Chester and Washington Townships, N.J.; Agency Action...
Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today marked the completion of a water line extension that will provide a safe source of drinking water to 73 homes and businesses threatened by contaminated groundwater from the Combe Fill South ...
Congressman Cleaver Leads Workforce Housing Meeting With USDA Rural Housing Administrator Hernandez and Local...
Yesterday Congressman Cleaver led a working meeting with local county economic development professionals, as well as the Administrator of USDA’s Rural Housing Service, Tony Hernandez, and representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Housin...
State Property and Buildings Commission to Meet Aug. 11
A Resolution of the State Property and Buildings Commission of the Commonwealth of Kentucky authorizing the issuance of Revenue Bonds for the purpose of financing a project and refunding certain interim financing related thereto; setting forth the term...
Duwamish River Opportunity Fund awards $250,000 to 13 neighborhood projects
Mayor Murray announced $250,000 from the Duwamish River Opportunity Fundwill be awarded to 13 community projects supporting neighborhoods along the Duwamish River. This program provides funds for new and existing small-scale programs focused on challen...
Experience the Cedar River Watershed
Have you ever wondered where your mountain fresh drinking water comes from? Find out this summer by joining Seattle Public Utilities for a tour of the protected Cedar River Municipal Watershed. These Saturday and Sunday, Naturalist-led tours, by bus a...
Seattle uses data to adjust parking rates
This week the Seattle Department of Transportation will begin revising on-street parking rates and hours of operation in various parts of Seattle. Crews will reprogram parking pay stations starting on First Hill with the goal of completing the work cit...
SCHUMER: CDBG & HOME FUNDING ARE THE LIFE BLOOD FOR THE CITY OF ELMIRA;...
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer launched his push today to fight steep funding cuts that have been proposed to two federal programs in the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill that would negatively impact the ...
NYSERDA Announces Changes to State Support to Make High-Efficiency, Low-Emission Wood Heating Systems More...
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced increased levels of support through Renewable Heat NY for high-efficiency, low-emission wood heating systems to improve the return-on-investment for homeowners and b...
Emergency funds support three drought-relief projects
Emergency funding is going to support three drought-relief projects in Eastern, Central and Western Washington. The money will help pay for a new well in Stevens County, water conservation in Benton County, and protect spawning salmon in the Dungeness ...
Kentucky State Parks Building Monarch Butterfly Waystations
The butterflies – easily identified because of their orange and black colors – are known for their annual journeys to Mexico each year for winter hibernation. Some scientists are concerned that loss of habitat is causing a decline in the Monarch po...
Durbin: Senate’s Long-Term Transportation Bill Provides Certainty Needed To Create Jobs And Improve Infrastructure
Businesses and state governments would have the certainty they need to plan critical infrastructure projects if the long-term bi-partisan transportation bill passed by the U.S. Senate becomes law, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today following a ...
Grassley to Hold Town Meetings in Eight Iowa Communities
Senator Chuck Grassley will hold eight town meetings in Poweshiek, Tama, Osceola, Plymouth, Clay, Palo Alto, Emmet and Dickinson counties during the week of August 24, 2015, as part of his annual 99-county meetings.
GOVERNOR CUOMO DEPLOYING DFS MOBILE COMMAND CENTER TO PROVIDE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ASSISTANCE TO HOMEOWNERS...
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he is deploying trained personnel from the Department of Financial Services to Watertown and Oswego to offer foreclosure prevention assistance to financially struggling homeowners.
Durham Hosts Landlord Training Workshop August 20
Monthly Workshop to Help Landlords Effectively Manage Properties and Halt Illegal Activity; Pre-Registration Deadline August 17. City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services Department, Durham Police Department, Solid Waste Management Department, P...
New York Department of State Hosts State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council Public...
The New York Department of State will host a public meeting of the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council on Wednesday August 19, 2015, 10:00 a.m. at the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, 123 Willi...
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event August 30, 2015 at Monticello Transfer Station
Solvents, oil-based paints, antifreeze, pool chemicals, acids, bases, fluorescent bulbs, cleaning products, mercury containing devices, pesticides/herbicides, automotive batteries, roofing tar, wood preservatives, adhesives, creosote, stains and inks.
Idaho Power seeks to enter into long-term contract for maintenance of its three natural...
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is taking comment through August 27 on an Idaho Power Company application to enter into a long-term contract with Siemens Energy to maintain the electric utility’s three natural gas plants. Idaho Power also propo...
Wolf Administration Announces Creation of 30 New Jobs at Neptune Solutions Company in Washington...
Governor Tom Wolf announced today that Neptune Solutions Company, a water treatment technology company serving the oil and gas industries, will establish its new headquarters in Eighty Four, Washington County, resulting in the creation of 30 new, full-...
Akron to Improve Sewage System, Receives Funding from Ohio EPA
Akron will construct a 6.5 million gallon wet weather overflow basin to add to the city’s wastewater treatment system. The project will help bring Akron into compliance and improve water quality in the Little Cuyahoga River. The improvements are bein...
Another Week, Another EPA Overreach
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued yet another set of sweeping regulations, which the agency is calling the “Clean Power Plan.” Released by the Obama administration on Monday, this red tape will likely force hundreds of coal-fired...
Qualified Residents Reminded to Submit Circuit Breaker Application
The Department of Finance’s Real Property Tax Division is reminding all homeowners eligible for the Circuit Breaker Tax Credit must apply for it before the end of the year, December 31, 2015
Annual Transfer Ordinance Includes Parks and Recreation Projects
This year's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) transfer ordinance includes adjusted funding for the "N" Street protected bikeway, the Woods Tennis Center renovation and a new greenhouse. The City Council will consider the ordinance on first reading at i...
Downtown demolition to begin week of Aug. 10
The Mid-America Building (310 W. Illinois Ave.), Midland Executive Center (301 N. Colorado St.) and the previous County Courthouse located along Wall Street will be demolished one-at-a-time by contractor Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition LLC of Hutchins in th...
Lt. Gov. Luallen Cuts Ribbon on Renovated Robertson Building in Springfield
Lieutenant Governor Crit Luallen today cut the ribbon on the renovated Robertson Building in downtown Springfield, opening the door to a mix of affordable apartments and commercial space and infusing new life into the historic building’s footprint on...
Revere Attorney Ordered to Pay More Than $625,000 for Unfair and Deceptive Foreclosure Relief...
A Revere attorney and his two businesses have been ordered to pay more than $625,000 for targeting homeowners with deceptive advertisements and demanding thousands in illegal advance fees for mortgage modification and foreclosure relief services they f...
