We discussed with the commission and have been endorsed. We have 37 projects that are in planning or design and three projects in construction. Phase one represents 2. 7 billion dollars and to date we have spent 88 million. So now for some Program Level updates. Were doing a lot of work on cellties plant because there is going to be so much construction happening at the same time we initiated this integration plan because we have to keep the plant running 24 7 even so we have different projects moving plus our planned r and r in addition to maintenance so were looking at utilities and mapping that out in terms of gif so we know where they are and where foot prints are at facilities or planned or existing. Were identifying the staging and layout areas and folding into a master schedule, really a logistical effort. When do we need it available . When will each project start . And how will the plant form with these constructions so maintenance and operations can be fully up to speed. Were
Advisory committee and we presented a project basically the same that came to the commission and continued outreach all summer long and tough to do, tough to get the public involved in the summer. On the Work Force Development side actually put on each of your places our year book for the Improvement Program student interns. This was a part of the overall a thousand interns that were influenced by the Public Utilities commission. This is our third year of having the kids and basically assigned a mentor either a person downtown or at the plant or one of the consultant firms working with us and a True Partnership and learn all about wastewater and present their projects to the large audience and good to see the kids mature and we had some returnees. We are working with the excuse me. Yes . One of the issues that has been important to me is with any of these programs is how many of these young people are being given jobs for future enhancement . Its wonderful to have the Internship Progra
With scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. In a close decision, the u. S. Supreme court ruled that a small town in upstate new york can open its Council Meetings with a prayer. Conservative justices backed the 54 decision ruling that the opening prayer in the town of greece is constitutional. Jan crawford tells us why. Reporter the justices emphasize the long history and tradition of prayer before legislative sessions going back 200 years to the nations founding and compared it to the pledge of allegiance or inaugural prayer designed to lend gravity to public proceedings, not to afford government an opportunity to proselytize. They sued the town of greece was sued for having invitations not always by sometimes by christian ministers at the beginning of Council Meetings. Linda stephens. You shouldnt be required to stand up, bow your head and pray to jesus. Reporter in an opinion by justice kennedy, he said prayers evoked universal themes and local officials mad