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This week in government
The agenda for this week’s scheduled meeting of Hagerstown’s Mayor and Council (the Washington County Commissioners and Washington County Board of Education are not scheduled to meet this week:) HAGERSTOWN MAYOR AND COUNCIL City Hall,...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Satellite and Cable Service, Local Government, YMCA, Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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Newport Beach looks at outsourcing
The Newport Beach City Council voted to outsource its printing services and to inch forward in what could eventually be the privatization of its refuse collection services. The shutting down of the city's in-house print shop in favor of a contract...Tags: Office Depot Inc., Layoffs and Downsizing, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Printing Service, Mark Harmon
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Study: Squeeze on spending could lead to mass-transit meltdown
If you are a CTA or Metra rider who is miffed about paying more to ride buses and trains next year, those higher fares represent only one relatively minor worry for Chicago-area transit customers, according to a new study by DePaul University. It...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Michigan Avenue, Money and Monetary Policy, Fiscal Cliff, Metra
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Harbor issues, outsourcing on Newport's agenda
The Newport Beach City Council may have one foot out the door of its Newport Boulevard chambers as the group prepares to move to its new digs in Corona del Mar in early December, but it'll be business as usual Tuesday night at the council's regular...Tags: Office Depot Inc., Waste Management and Pollution Control, Business Enterprises
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Homer: Biologist Finds No Invasive Species on Drill Rig
Brian Smith, Peninsula ClarionA Homer-based biologist says shells attached to a drill rig moved from Singapore to Cook Inlet did not carry invasive species. Senior biologist David Erikson of URS Corp. concludes that organic marine debris attached to the rig did not survive the...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Invasive Species, Biology
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Proposed trail follows Newmarket Creek
HAMPTON — On paper, the Newmarket Creek Park and Trail system will wind through the city's Coliseum Central business district, offering visitors a reprieve from the area's commercial atmosphere. Bikers, walkers and kayakers could walk the estimated...
Tags: Homes, Manufacturing and Engineering, Power Plant of Hampton Roads, Transportation, Hampton Coliseum
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Newport council to look at seawall improvements
In an effort to guard against rising sea levels, the Newport Beach City Council is set to award a $1.3-million contract Tuesday that would start the design of new seawalls around Balboa and Little Balboa islands. Replacing the aging concrete barriers...Tags: Oceans, Pension and Welfare, Collective Contract, Interior Policy, Retirement
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Balboa Island walls to be raised to hold back rising ocean
L.A. NOWTo guard against rising sea levels, Newport Beach city officials are expected to award a $1.3-million contract Tuesday that would start the design of new seawalls that would be built around Balboa and Little Balboa islands. Replacing the aging concrete...... -
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Earns LEED Gold Certification
FOX 17 ProducerHelen DeVos Children's Hospital recently received LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is the USGBC's leading rating system for designing and constructing the world's greenest, most energy efficient, and high-...Tags: Lobbying, Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Provider, Cardiac Catheterization
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City/County Landfill leachate-collection upgrade expanded
heather.keels@herald-mail.comThe discovery of leachate seeps from the old City/County Landfill along Conococheague Creek has led the county to expand the scope — and price tag — of a scheduled upgrade to the landfill’s leachate-collection system, Washington County...Tags: Technology, Health and Safety at Work, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water, Environmental Politics
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City prepares for sidewalk near Metra station
TribLocal - Orland Park » NewsAs part of Palos Heights’ push for more pedestrian access, three or four blocks of sidewalk will be built near the Metra station. The sidewalks …... -
Orange construction department rearranging consultant contracts
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe construction department for Orange County Public Schools, which has been criticized in numerous audits over the past several years for lax management controls, is revamping the cadre of consultants that help keep the the projects in the $1.3 billion...
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