La Crosse committee approves spending another $150,000 related to PFAS probe near airport
May 6, 2021 7:25 PM Mike Tighe
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) The La Crosse Finance & Personnel Committee approved a resolution Thursday to appropriate $150,000 for additional costs related to PFAS well contamination near the La Crosse Regional Airport.
The appropriations, which the committee approved without discussion and are subject to Common Council approval next week, are for $50,000 apiece from three funds in the city budget.
One, from the Contingency Fund, would cover costs of a change order to continue investigation of the contamination of the city’s wells 23 and 24near the airport, as the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recommended in a letter in 2019.
This report is produced by UN RCO Timor-Leste in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It is issued by UN TimorLeste. It covers the period from 29 April to 6 May 2021. The next report will be issued on or around 20 May 2021.
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Since the declaration of a state of calamity in Dili on 8 April, the Government continues to lead the flood response. On 4 May, the President promulgated the amendment of the 2021 General State Budget, with an increased allocation to the Contingency Fund from USD 23.8 million to USD 65.2 million.
In solidarity with the Government, the humanitarian partners have provided relief assistance worth over USD 10.7 million to-date.
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Leaders of several Seventh-day Adventist organizations are joining forces to provide urgent assistance to India and Brazil. In a May 4, 2021 action, the Administrative Committee of the General Conference (GC-ADCOM) voted to release contingency funds and ramp up the coordination of efforts by various church organizations to assist those two pandemic-ravaged nations.
Adventist leaders explained that several church organizations have already been assisting many countries affected by the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. ADRA in India has launched several projects in partnership with the Seventh-day Adventist Church health system in India. “Initial estimates in financial support, program strengthening, and in-kind, totals about US$250,000,” they reported. Since the pandemic began, the ADRA COVID-19 response in India has totaled more than $1,210,000, with another $1,000,000 expected in the coming weeks.
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image captionShoppers flocked to Glasgow city centre on Saturday
Scotland s retail body has hailed the first week of reopening a success after a four-month-long winter lockdown.
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) said Scotland had performed better than stores in England and Wales after opening the doors on Monday.
Last Monday saw the return of non-essential shops, gyms and limited hospitality in Scotland, two weeks after England.
However, businesses still want clarity on when restrictions will ease further.
Shoppers queued from early morning when retailers opened up on Monday.
But the big test was how shops and bars would fare over the bank holiday weekend.