Ralph measures rain by the metre on NSW coast as BoM Climate Summary tells tale of vastly different years
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Storm clouds gather over Ralph Clissold s Mount Seaview property, which saw the most rainfall of any of the Bureau of Meteorology s NSW weather stations in 2020.
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Ralph Clissold is used to rain. Since December 10 there s been only one day without it on his Mount Seaview property west of Port Macquarie on the NSW Mid North Coast.
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Mount Seaview, west of Port Macquarie, was the wettest place in NSW in 2020, with 3,370.8mm of rain
Affordable housing, racial injustice and climate action were on the table during an open forum featuring candidates and incumbents running for election in the 2nd, 4th and 8th wards Thursday night. Moderated by Meleika Gardner, owner of Evanston Live TV, the virtual forum consisted of incumbent Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) and 8th ward challengers Matthew.
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Larry Kenneth Jones, 76, died Thursday from the coronavirus. An ironic date, as he played the part of Santa for 33 years in Cumming. (Shutterstock)
CUMMING, GA On Christmas Eve, a Dawsonville man known for portraying Santa for children was one of the latest casualties in Georgia of the coronavirus pandemic.
For more than three decades, Larry Kenneth Jones, 76, played the part of Santa in Cumming. On Dec. 24, a night he surely loved, he died from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus.
Tributes to Jones legacy flooded his online obituary, with Beth Sanderson writing, Larry brought so much joy to children. This will be a special time of year each year as it is for my family. A time to reflect on the legacy he leaves. And the hope we have that we will see our loved ones again.
Reparations subcommittee members met virtually Friday to continue developing a Restorative Housing Reparations program, the first facet of the city’s reparations initiative. As part of the city’s $10 million reparations fund, which includes revenue from a recreational cannabis retailers tax and resident donations, city officials have budgeted $400,000 for the homeownership assistance program. Recipients, who.
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Recap: Administration and Public Works Committee
Here s a recap of our live coverage of this afternoon s meeting of the Evanston City Council Administration and Public Works Committee.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.
A packet with information on the agenda items is available online.
Meeting called to order at 4:36 p.m. Alderman Robin Rue Simmons, 5th Ward, is chairing the meeting.
Minutes approved.
Consent agenda, with those exceptions, approved.
A2 – Amazon credit card activity
Approved 3-0-1. Suffredin abstains
A5 – Contract for automated movable partitions for the Levey Center’s Linden Room
Alderman Ann Rainey, 8th Ward, says Levy Center Foundation will reimburse the city for the purchase.