Monthly Archive for July, 2012

20 South Getting High-Speed Internet Service

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 29, 2012 in In Brief. 6 Comments

The folks on Rt. 20 South are getting DSL service  #

City Allows Livestock Where County Does Not

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 29, 2012 in In Brief. 12 Comments

Although the city now allows goats and chickens in residential areas, the county, oddly, does not.  #

Giant Closing 29N Location

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 27, 2012 in Business and In Brief. 1 Comment

Giant is closing their Seminole Square location. This does not bode well for that shopping center.  #

Best Buy Ramp Price Tag Jumps 50%

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 27, 2012 in In Brief and Transportation. 3 Comments

Widening the bypass on-ramp to two lanes at Best Buy will cost $7.3M, 50% more than expected. Roads are very, very expensive.  #

Local Boards Reject Chloraminated Water

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 26, 2012 in Government. 5 Comments

At yesterday’s meeting of the two water boards, City Council, and the Board of Supervisors, they unanimously rejected the use of chloramines to purify the regional water supply, Lisa Provence reports for The Hook. Faced with a choice between an $18M granular activated carbon filtration system or a $9M chloramine-based system, they were considering adding the ammonia derivative to save $9M. Most public water supplies in the state are purified with chloramines, but the catch is that they can suck the lead right out of old pipes, which is particularly dangerous for children. Concerns about chloramines were widespread, with dozens of people speaking against chloramines at yesterday’s meeting, but nobody speaking in favor of them. Next up: Ginning up another $9M to fund a new carbon filtration system.