Mark Pitz11 hours agoLast Updated: July 23, 2021
It’s back to “ground zero” for the resurfacing of the track surrounding the Charles City High School football field.
What started in late June and was expected to wrap up by mid-August has been halted altogether. School District Director of Operations Jerry Mitchell informed the school board Monday (07.19) night that while prepping the track for a new overlay, it was discovered the track had been resurfaced so many times, another layer would only be an inadequate solution. Mitchell says project coordinator, Woodruff Construction, will have to go back to square one.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
The road that will one day become Second Avenue South is taking shape at the Crossroads Mall site. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Dirt work continues at the Crossroads Mall site on Wednesday. The developers for the site are working on recruiting nationally known retailers when the new shopping center emerges.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
The road that will one day become Second Avenue South is taking shape at the Crossroads Mall site.
A booming shopping and entertainment venue that features nationally known retail stores is part of the vision for the Corridor Plaza development.
– Messenger photo by Bill Shea
Tall racks of pipes called skids hold the new reverse osmosis filters at the John W. Pray Water Treatment Plant in Fort Dodge. Each pipe contains a plastic filter with microscopic holes that even bacteria cannot pass through. Forcing the water through those holes removes calcium, magnesium and other substances, thus reducing the hardness of the water. -Messenger photo by Bill Shea
A pair of Canada geese stroll across the lawn at the John W. Pray Water Treatment Plant on Phinney Park Drive recently. Who was John W. Pray?
The water treatment plant in Fort Dodge is named after a man who worked for the city from 1903 to 1965. He was the utilities manager from 1909 to 1965. During his career, he was president of the American Water Works Association and the American Public Works Association.