Thu May 16 2002 at 16:22:07 Londoners who can remember the state of London and of the Thames about thirty-five years ago, before those vast undertakings of the Metropolitan Board of Works, the system of main drainage and the magnificent Thames Embankment, which have contributed so much to sanitary improvement and to the convenience and stateliness of this immense city, will regret the death of the able official chief engineer, Sir Joseph Bazalgette.
Illustrated London News, March 1891.
Thus read the obituary of perhaps one of the greatest engineers of the 19
th century. Sir Joseph William Bazalgette (1819-1891) was responsible for public health works on an unprecedented scale in the largest city the world had ever known - London. As an engineer he was well known and respected by such contemporaries as Sir William Cubitt, George Parker Bidder, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Robert Stephenson and Thomas Hawksley. Yet he is now largely forgotten, and despite the key rôle he played i
Group requests Hadley Park be renamed after Nashville civil rights leader
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â The Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation is meeting via teleconference Tuesday morning to hear a request by the Metropolitan Minority Caucus to rename Hadley Park to âKwame Leo Lillard Park.â
The naming committee of the Board of Parks and Recreation will meet at 11:30 a.m., while the agenda meeting begins at noon. It will broadcast through the Metro Nashville Network.
Ms. Sharon W. Hurt, president of the Metropolitan Minority Caucus, will be making the formal request to rename the park which opened in 1912. The park which sits on 28th Avenue in North Nashville has been the focus of a name change by several groups for years.
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Dennis Erdman of Dana Point has resigned from the South Coast Water District Board of Directors. Courtesy of SCWD
By Breeana Greenberg, Special to the Independent
The South Coast Water District Board of Directors has a vacancy to fill after former board president Dennis Erdman’s resignation.
Erdman resigned to take on his new position on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Board of Directors. The Metropolitan Water District of Orange County announced Erdman’s appointment as its representative to the regional water agency on Feb. 17.
“I look forward to working with my colleagues from Orange County and the rest of the Metropolitan Board to develop programs and projects to ensure reliable water supplies for generations to come,” Erdman said in a prepared statement..
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Guest column: Building a brighter future for the YMCA
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A New Year is always filled with the promise of positive change, and following the sudden disruption of 2020, there is even more anticipation and hope for what 2021 will bring. Like many of our neighbors, other businesses and organizations, the First Coast YMCA continues to face financial hardships in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. We remain steadfast in our work to build a brighter future for all, and are so grateful for the support of those who recognize our deep commitment to strengthening this community.
At the end of 2020, in the midst of immense challenges, billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott surprised the First Coast YMCA with an unrestricted $10 million gift. This substantial contribution is a testament to the trust we have earned through our unwavering service to generations of families on the First Coast. We are humbled and thankful for her generosity. To uphold both Ms. Scott’s confidence, and th