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Homebuilder Edwin Henry threw both Santa Rosa County and the city of Milton for a loop Tuesday when he made a surprise last-minute offer to donate hundreds of acres of his own land for the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant in Milton.
But while County Commissioners were almost giddy at the idea of Henry s offer I think this is an amazing development, said District 1 Commissioner Sam Parker Milton City Manager Randy Jorgenson wasn t immediately sold on the idea. Where did that come from? Jorgenson told the News Journal after the meeting. We ve been at this for 12 years. We re
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By Enda McClafferty
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MLAs have been told that 70% of operators have lost their income during the past year.
Details emerged at Stormont s infrastructure scrutiny committee.
On Tuesday, Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon asked the executive to approve a new scheme to help coach and bus operators.
Under the previous scheme, operators who were able to show a 40% reduction in their income could benefit from payments capped at £100,000 per company.
It included payments of £8,000 for the first coach and £4,450 for each of the other vehicles in the fleet.
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Karen McGill, from Bus and Coach Northern Ireland, said even with extra payments, 65% of its members had to apply for loans and were repaying up to £7,000 per month