SOLON Solon agreed in 2017 to provide city water to the 14 houses in Gallery Acres West miles away because of the development’s arsenic-plagued drinking water well.
Four years later, the 8-inch diameter pipeline that was supposed to connect the development to Solon’s water still isn’t complete and may have to be re-laid because portions are not deep enough to avoid freezing in the winter.
“Since the contractor made the error, they have to go back and fix that,” said Tracy Hufford, a resident of Gallery Acres West.
The neighborhood, which backs up to the Lake Macbride Golf Course off Highway 382, got a loan from the State Revolving Fund for $1.3 million and has used about $932,500 so far on the project, said Mark Moeller, supervisor of the Water Supply Engineering Section of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
LOSTINE CANYON â Despite past controversy, hard work and uncertain weather, the Lostine Corridor Public Safety Project is well underway, just past the halfway point in efforts to remove hazard and diseased trees, improve public safety, and improve forest resources in the area.
âItâll be completely dependent on what the weather does for us,â said David Schmidt, owner of Integrated Biomass Resources in Wallowa, which successfully bid on the timber harvest portion of the stewardship contract in September 2018.
The harvest is slated to conclude Feb. 28, 2023, he said, though it could qualify for an extension.
But the logging must be done under âwinter conditions,â said Jim Zacharias, a member of the Wallowa Resources Board of Directors.
LOSTINE CANYON — Despite past controversy, hard work and uncertain weather, the Lostine Corridor Public Safety Project is well underway, just past the halfway point in efforts to remove hazard
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Some people work in cubicles, others work in kitchens, but the most intriguing workplace of all may be the coast. Meet the people who head to the ocean instead of the office in our Coastal Jobs series.
Deacon Mark Moeller of Hamburg, Germany, offers spiritual guidance to the seaport’s shipbound workers. Conveniently, he serves his congregants from one of Europe’s few floating churches.
I grew up in a small town on the coast. The sea’s calming influence has definitely shaped my spirituality and way of thinking, and has helped me through some difficult times. For four years I served as a port chaplain on the Thames in London, England, assisting seafarers from all over the world. Then I took over as deacon of