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Summertime and its time for the lawns to turn brown, cars to get dirty and to water plants and flowers by hand.

And swimming pools? No water for them. Pools should have been filled in spring.

Ipswich water restrictions that limit such water use will be in force for the foreseeable future, said Town Manager Tony Marino.

I dont anticipate it [the water restrictions] will be lifted any time soon, Marino said via text.

The restrictions will continue despite recent showers and predicted rain for Friday, July 10.

Gov. Charlie Baker issued a drought declaration for the region in early July.

Vicki Halmen, water/wastewater director, didnt return phone calls or an email to expand on Marinos statement.

How much rain is needed to lift the restrictions, how much water the restrictions will save, how much water Ipswich needs to save and how much dry weather will force Ipswich to go to the next step, a water ban, remain unanswered questions.

Showers are hit or miss. We need a good 5 or 6 inches of rain to catch up, 2 to 3 inches just to keep from going backwards, Wayne Castonguay Ipswich River Watershed Association executive director, said in a recent article addressing low water flows in the Ipswich River.

Halmen posted a notice on the town website detailing the water use restrictions.

The water restrictions permit irrigating public parks and recreation fields between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. and irrigating lawns, gardens, flowers and ornamental plants, by a hand-held hose also between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Water restrictions prohibit:

Lawn irrigation by any system other than hand held hose or bucket;

Washing vehicles except to meet core function of a business;

Washing the outside of buildings, parking lots, driveways or sidewalks, except as necessary to apply paint, preservatives, stucco, pavement or cement;

Filling or refilling swimming pools.

We urge everyone to comply with the restrictions to ensure an adequate water supply through the summer. If these restrictions are not effective and rainfall is insufficient, a water ban prohibiting all outside water use will be imposed, Halmen wrote in the statement on the town web page.

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The sun was out in Newport Beach, the skies clear on the eve of July 4 when Bruce Ogilvie plopped down in the sand. But something, he said, felt off.

A lifeguard had chased him out of his usual spot, which seemed puzzling at the time, but then Ogilvie saw the guard sprint into the water and save two girls caught in a rip tide. This wasnt the first rescue of the day, Ogilvie realized, and the guard needed the area cleared to run as fast as he could into the churning ocean.

In hindsight, he said, I shouldve realized: Hey, something bads going to happen.

By 6 p.m. that evening, huge waves were cresting over Balboa Pier and flooding through Balboa Peninsula, an idyllic oceanfront community in Orange County that has increasingly come face-to-face with sea level rise. This thin spit of land is all that stands between the ocean and the bay the first line of defense for the rest of the Newport Beach coast.

There wasnt a large enough sand berm in place to protect this sudden breach, and residents said there was little warning except for the full moon overhead creating extremely high tides, and an angry surf that kept getting bigger and bigger.

It was kind of a triple witching effect, said Ogilvie, who noted that because of the high tide, the peninsulas gate and valves were shut and unable to allow any drainage into the bay.

City officials were stunned by the oceans intensity. One lifeguard said he couldnt help but think of a tsunami big waves are not unusual for Newport Beach, known for epic surf spots such as the Wedge, but what surprised him Friday was how each wave did not break nor dissipate. Each wave seemed to build on top of the next one, moving one large wave farther and farther up the beach until it overtook and eroded the sand berm that had been standing in as protection.

It came in unexpectedly early and unexpectedly large. ... It hit right at high tide, said Mike Halphide, the Newport Beach Fire Departments chief lifeguard. His team that day rescued 100 people overall and prevented more than 2,500 other incidents by warning folks who were about to put themselves in danger.

John Pope, the citys public information officer, said extra crews and machines have been deployed to aggressively build a new, larger and taller sand barrier before the next high tide.

We expected high surf the forecast was about 5 to 7 feet, and as much as 20 feet at the Wedge, but it was just such an unusual confluence of ocean activity, he said.

The water pooled into the beach parking lot, submerging cars up to their wheels and covering the pavement with mud, trash and foam. More seawater rushed past the junior lifeguard training station, through the soccer field and onto Ogilvies street and his neighbors homes and driveways.

Cars and bikers tried to navigate out of the flood as pedestrians waded through calf-high water. Dramatic news helicopter video showed a 40-foot sailboat battered by angry surf and whitewash. Several people and a dog on board had been rescued shortly before the water smashed everything into pieces, according to KABC-TV.

One seasoned lifeguard had been transported to the hospital earlier after making back-to-back rescues, Halphide said. After the first rescue, the guard immediately went back out and had to take another person through the pier, where waves six to eight feet tall were pounding against the pillars.

By the time he got the victim to the shore, he was so exhausted and just about collapsed, Halphide said.

Seriously folks, please please please be careful around the water this weekend, Newport Beach Mayor Will ONeill wrote on Twitter, along with photos of the shattered sailboat washing ashore. We werent kidding when we said this weekend posed public safety concerns.

By Saturday morning, sand dozers greeted beachgoers and those who came to gawk at the scene. A number of cars were still stuck in the mud, and heavy machinery roared and beeped as crews scrambled to build a much bigger sand berm. The flooding had also dumped a large amount of trash and debris that officials said may take up to a week to clean up.

Tita Jaramilla, dressed head to toe in red, white and blue, jogged by with three friends and greeted folks with smiles and a spirited Happy Fourth! Every year, she and her friends celebrate the holiday somehow, and this year was no different.

With so much going on and large gatherings and events canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, she said, we thought wed have our own little parade this year.

On the morning of July 4, Tita Jaramillo runs on Balboa Pier dressed in red, white and blue.

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

They had planned to run six miles, a Fourth of July 10k, but the flooding had forced them to reroute and run an additional six, almost seven miles. She was a little out of breath by mile 13, but said spending the morning this way meant a lot to her.

The way our society is, with everything so upside down, I think people have forgotten how much they love our country, she said. I havent. I come from a military family. My dad fought in Vietnam and he made sure we have the freedoms that we have now. Were not going to not celebrate today.

As for Ogilvie, he spent much of the Fourth of July searching for sandbags and moving mud and debris out of his yard and driveway. His house was spared from the water, he said, but his neighbors home across the street sits on lower ground and had about an inch of water inside.

He recalled waiting for the city to come help pump out the flood, as he and his neighbors stayed up late and tried to clean up the mess. The first pump they brought was not big enough, they had to get another pump, and then at some point they just rode it out, praying, hoping that the waves would stop coming and that the tide would go back down and they could open the drains back up so that water would drain to the ocean.

Ogilvie watched the cleanup and construction crews Saturday morning and hoped the bigger sand berm will be completed in time. High tide is expected to peak again at 6.5 feet at 9:06 p.m. Saturday and 6.3 feet at 9:47 p.m. Sunday.

They need to pile up sand and create a wall, a barrier, so when the waves crash, and they come in, the water cant breach over and go to the soccer field, he said. Once it crosses over and goes to the soccer field, were hosed.

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TIGHTLY engineered metres of rectified paving and patio are not for everyone. Once resting on a stable base and levelled for safety, more romantic sylvan choices are both beautiful and, incidentally, more nature-friendly.

If you fancy some of the hard stuff, foot-paths in character flags, reclaimed brick and even cobbles setts are within the abilities of most gardeners. Luscious flags can be surrounded by less expensive materials. Leaving gaps between the chosen paving in soft but packed joints will aid draining. Concrete is not even completely necessary, but get familiar with a useful soft mix of sand and aggregate. Explore tutorials online to understand soft and hard bases and joint choices with a little give under pressure.

We cannot have wobbles or uneven ground. Small slippages and movements underfoot can sprain an ankle or pitch a walker into the cotoneaster. Cuddle the paving in to be self-supporting and use a rubber mallet to "thwack" in level annually. Brick laid on a crushed stone base finished in sand and bordered in wood sigh. Complement any existing stonework, favouring the tones of the quarried stone particular to your area. A colour in your garden lichens, its planting, a thread of icy quartz; look for a lead. Slop a little water on potential paving to see its look in the rain mid-tones can go positively black.

Brick paths can go straight down on a soft base, but should be laid to ensure no dangerous wobbles. Stone setts should be 50mm deep if you intend to drive on them. Picture: iStock

Brick houses are beautifully complemented by a little of the red stuff around beds, walls and BBQ areas. Try concrete paving stones mixed back through traditional brick for raised beds and paths; the colours sit up really well against greenery. Reclaimed, porous brick can be easily damaged and commons intended for walling, is suited to foot traffic only. Prices from 2 per reclaimed or new "rustic" brick, and at least 55 per square metre for limestone sets; choose 50mm depths if you ever expect to drive over them.

Cost-effective, attractive and with a firm foothold in a sharper stone, gravel drains superbly and can be refreshed every three to five years depending on foot traffic. The scrunch of gravel is a useful security measure and its especially good going for gripping the tyres of wheelchairs if not laid too deep. Prepare a good, stone or crushed concrete base in a larger size, compacting with a tamping machine or a lot of stamping flat in heavy boots to allow the sub-strata to lock together. Matching this, look for self-binding, angular gravel of 10mm or less, which will again lock into a stable surface, working down into gaps left in the supporting base. A layer of moisture-permeable fabric weed barrier -or two- lapped up on the edging will dissuade plants from coming up through your gravel.

About 10mm self-binding gravel is cheap and versatile, but will work its way into the ground eventually. Picture: Kilsaren

Inevitably, small weeds will find their way into your path in blown-in material, some carried in on any muck left on unwashed stones. Together with hand pulling, we have found rock salt a good alternative to chemical weed-killers for thuggish invaders. Gravel does shift and flow on inclines, and even on flat going should be well contained with upright boundaries and gravel mats where required a brilliant addition on driveways; prices from 8-10 for 25kg bags of washed slate, pebbles, quartz and flints, and far less if bought by the tonne (22 tonne-27 tonne small lorryloads). Unwashed stone of any kind can carry in Japanese Knotweed be wary. Mechanical spreading costs up to 50 per hour or part of an hour.

In a state of decay, mulch terrifies some gardeners, but its a warm, understated, fragrant, inviting pathway between raised beds and looks beautiful against grass or blousy beds. Play grade mulch blankets around 40 -80mm, are soft enough for children to take a tip on without injury or splinters. Strulch (straw mulch) has a golden, very fine appearance, popular in public gardens and parks, but a lesser life than wood of about 2 years. Any chipped wood will do, and mulch is easy to carry and pour out in bagged form, making it ideal for DIY installations and refreshing of around 2.5cm depth per year as it decomposes into the earth. 5cm deep mulch paths can be laid straight on the ground or by taking the topsoil out with a spade in sections to provide a trench, which is again filled with crushed stone or gravel, battered flat. If drainage is an issue in that area go for a sub-strata to hold and sip it away.

To create a pathway start by marking out the direction, shape and any bends with a length of hosepipe and some wooden dowelling. Add L shaped metal or plastic edging or brick if soft edges nip at your nerves. Mulch will ingest a lot of rain, and it is squelchy under boots in very wet weather. 50l bags of Bord na Mona mulch from 7 (Hanleys, Cork), 1 tonne/850l/750kg bag of mulch, 1.5m3, (delivered) from 120 nationwide quickcrop.ie. Strulch, mineralised wheat straw, 2.x 50l bags from 25, fruithillfarm.com

De-lawning might seem an extreme process, but in many gardens green, turf rivers between beds are the only sward that stays. Mown paths can form conjunctions between planting frothing with flowers or slice through the rich biodiversity of a meadow-style planting or a poetic orchard. The use of the mower puts a clean edge on an otherwise-casual landscaping (carefully curated more often than not).

A little tension between the kept and the apparently lovely but unkempt, works well. Green paths can be set with stepping stones or cut into swirls and Celtic strap-work in larger grassland. Try studding the boundary of your clipped grass going with trees or box hedging for added magic and consider allowing traditional flowering weeds a little room. Very cottage garden and lovely for a run with bare feet. The single caveat for grass between the toes is very heavy use (balding and puddling) not quaint.

If your lawn has unpleasant troughs from kids (or adults) springing up the same route or you want a way to circumnavigate a long bed or even loose gravel, step-stones could be just the thing. If youre putting them in the lawn, keep in mind we want them set fairly low so that the machine will skim over them without dinging the blades. You can use naturally occurring flat stone, or buy in flags or concrete pavers or wood rounds in round or angular forms, theres plenty of choice. Just ensure the surface has a non-slip key.

Pace out the area taking easy steps rather than reaching wildly out with your ankle. Laying stones just entails digging a hole about 2cm-3cm deeper than the shape and size of the stone and filling it with sharp sand. Push soil down around the edges with your gloved fingers and trowel after setting the stone and check those levels before riddling in some grass seed or setting in some small plants. For something unusual try winders crescent-shaped pre-formed concrete step stones that sit into each other to form a stacked style step-stone path, great for complex turns. Single natural stone step stones with tumbled edges from 17-20 at good DIY or garden suppliers. Concrete forms from 8 each.

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Astrophysicians have used AI to find 250 new stars within the Milky Method, which theyimagine had been born outdoors the galaxy.

Caltech researcher Lina Necibnamed the gathering Nyx, afterthe Greek goddess of the evening.She suspects the celebs are remnants of a dwarf galaxy that merged with the Milky Method many moons in the past.

To develop the AI, Necib and her group first tracked stars throughout a simulated galaxy created by the Feedback in Realistic Environments (FIRE) undertaking. They labeled the celebs as both born within the host galaxy, or fashioned by means of galaxy mergers. These labels had been used to coach a deep studying mannequin to identify the place a star was born.

They then utilized the mannequin to information collected by the Gaia satellite tv for pc, which was launched in 2013 to create an in depth 3D map of round 1 billion stars.

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We requested the neural community, Primarily based on what youve discovered, are you able to label if the celebs had been accreted or not? said Necib.

The group first checked if the mannequin might spot identified options within the information, akin to the Gaia sausage,the remnants of a dwarf galaxy that smashed into the Milky Method billions of years in the past. The collision ripped the dwarf aside and scattered its stars into the form of a sausage.

Not solely did the AI detect the distinctive sausage form it additionally discovered the brand new cluster of 250stars.

Your first intuition is that youve a bug, Necib remembered. And also youre like, Oh no! So, I didnt inform any of my collaborators for 3 weeks. Then I began realizing its not a bug, its truly actual and its new.

After confirming that the gathering had by no means been found, Necib received to call it, essentially the most thrilling factor in astrophysics, she stated. Shenow plans to additional discover Nyx, and attempt to work out precisely the place the celebs had been born.

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Astrophysicians have used AI to find 250 new stars within the Milky Method, which theyimagine had been born outdoors the galaxy.

Caltech researcher Lina Necibnamed the gathering Nyx, afterthe Greek goddess of the evening.She suspects the celebs are remnants of a dwarf galaxy that merged with the Milky Method many moons in the past.

To develop the AI, Necib and her group first tracked stars throughout a simulated galaxy created by the Feedback in Realistic Environments (FIRE) undertaking. They labeled the celebs as both born within the host galaxy, or fashioned by means of galaxy mergers. These labels had been used to coach a deep studying mannequin to identify the place a star was born.

They then utilized the mannequin to information collected by the Gaia satellite tv for pc, which was launched in 2013 to create an in depth 3D map of round 1 billion stars.

[Read:NASA enlists AI in the hunt for ET]

We requested the neural community, Primarily based on what youve discovered, are you able to label if the celebs had been accreted or not? said Necib.

The group first checked if the mannequin might spot identified options within the information, akin to the Gaia sausage,the remnants of a dwarf galaxy that smashed into the Milky Method billions of years in the past. The collision ripped the dwarf aside and scattered its stars into the form of a sausage.

Not solely did the AI detect the distinctive sausage form it additionally discovered the brand new cluster of 250stars.

Your first intuition is that youve a bug, Necib remembered. And also youre like, Oh no! So, I didnt inform any of my collaborators for 3 weeks. Then I began realizing its not a bug, its truly actual and its new.

After confirming that the gathering had by no means been found, Necib received to call it, essentially the most thrilling factor in astrophysics, she stated. Shenow plans to additional discover Nyx, and attempt to work out precisely the place the celebs had been born.

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A local paving company on Wednesday took it upon itself to pave a neighborhood road free of charge.

HOPEWELL TWP. A local paving company on Wednesday took it upon itself to pave a neighborhood road free of charge.

Road Star Paving, an Aliquippa-based paving and sealing company, was paving a driveway in the 1700 block of Glen Road in the township and had some of its asphalt mix leftover.

"There were big pot holes in the road, especially in front of their driveway," said John Rudder, a foreman with Road Star Paving. "They had a really bad spot down the road. So instead of taking the mix and dumping it, we just took care of it."

Wendy Gates, who lives down the road, said the workers with Road Star Paving are a diverse group of people who work together as a strong unit.

"They paved the road using their own funds and out of the goodness of their heart," said Gates. "The (crew) works together like a fine-oiled machine.

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Fresh tar and pavement.Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

Middletown Township is moving forward with repaving a number of local roads.

At their meeting last week, the Board of Supervisors approved hiringGeneral Asphalt Paving Company of Philadelphia for$926,364.75 to repave3.8 miles of roadway.

The township will repave Heatons Mill Drive, Heatons Mill Circle, Branford Way, Colby Lane, Huntingdon Place, Windham Drive, Alberts Way, Bernick Drive, Cambridge Drive, Choate Court, David Drive, Exeter Court, Hanover Court, James Court, Waldon Road, Silverlake Road, and Swift Road.

As part of the contract Middletown will repair and repaveTownship Line Road/Big Oak Road as it runs from the West Trenton Line tracks to the I-295 bridge. In February,Pat Duffy, the now retired director of zoning and building, said the section of Township Line Road isdeteriorating badly.

The work will also include repaving the parking lot Firefighters Park off Poplar Street, add a walkway to the basketball courts at Firefighters Park, repave the entrance driveway to Harris Park off Harris Avenue, and the pave a parking area that can be used for township storageat the old Langhorne Spring Water Company property off Hulmeville Avenue.

New Building and Zoning Director Pat Ennis said $400,000 of the project will be paid for byPennDOT liquid fuel tax funds.

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The Texas Department of Transportation has announced the road construction, repair and improvement projects planned this week for the Paris District, which includes Hunt County:

SH 66, Hunt County: from near FM 6 to near FM 2642. A project to widen the pavement, install continuous left-turn lanes, and safety-treat fixed objects is underway. The contractor is working on driveways, and at county road intersections. Please be aware of lane closures, and watch for work zones and workers in this area.

FM 2194, Hunt County: between Merit and FM 903, a project that begins May 27 will widen the shoulders and apply safety treatments to fixed objects. The contractor will be placing SW3P devices and removing and installing driveway culverts. Please be careful when traveling in this area.

SPUR 264, Hunt County: in Quinlan. Sidewalk improvement project. The contractor is currently seeding and watering, sidewalk construction is complete. Please be careful when traveling in the area and watch out for workers.

FM 816, Hunt County: FM 816 at Spring Creek in Wolfe City. Contractors are working on erosion and riprap repairs. Please be careful when traveling in this area and watch out for workers.

Hunt County mowing contractors will be working on I-30 at various locations in Greenville, Texas, and on FM 36 and FM 903. Mowers will also be working in Rains County on US 69. Please be careful when traveling in these areas, watch out for workers and maintain a safe distance from these work crews.

Debris and litter operations are ongoing throughout multiple parts of the county. Please be careful when traveling, and watch out for workers.

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BUTLER COUNTY

Several major projects that have been underway in Butler County are very near completion, including the $20 million Union Centre Boulevard diverging diamond interchange at Interstate 75.

For the next two nights the on and off ramps at UCB will be restricted with lane closures on the northbound I-75 side from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. due to paving work, which signals the end of the project is near.

Butler County Engineer Greg Wilkens had hoped with lighter traffic due to the coronavirus pandemic the project might wrap up by July 4 but now it is looking like it will be open in early August as was originally forecast.

Theyve lost some ground on that and it looks like its going to be on track to be finished when they said. Wilkens said. For some reason, I dont if they didnt put people on it or what but they ran into some minor issues, but nothing thats not on track.

The plan is to close the bridge for four or five days drivers can still exit and enter the interchange they just wont be able to cross bridge and that will likely occur the week after the Fourth from Wednesday to Monday.

Likewise work on phase two of the $3 million Tylersville Road widening that switched briefly from a night-only project due to the estimated 50,000 cars that pass through daily to night and day construction, is back to work only at night according to Wilkens. It will be finished in early July.

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The project entails adding a westbound lane on the north side of the road from the interstate to Cox Road. To make that happen, access driveways to the rear of the eateries near Home Depot must be moved. There will now be two access roads to the rear service road, the current one at Dudley Drive and a new one that will run through the old Sunoco gas station site.

Several other detour causing projects are are either complete or nearing completion. The commissioners approved a $5.5 million contract for the Liberty Fairfield Road widening project last year. The project included adding a center turn lane, widening the shoulders, adding street lighting at intersections and adjusting the vertical profile between Princeton and Millikin roads.

The project started in Liberty Twp. last summer and crews finished working on the Fairfield Twp. side of the road last week.

The drainage project on Beckett Road in West Chester is supposed to be finished by July 4 and the roundabout at LeSourdesville West Chester and Beckett Ridge is on track for an early August opening.

Several projects are upcoming, including widening Gilmore Road at the Ohio 129 overpass in Fairfield Twp., the Butler Warren Road and Liberty Way intersection improvement and a bridge replacement on Hamilton Mason Road in Liberty Twp. The commissioners recently approved a $1.7 million contract for the the bridge project that will begin July 6, which was around $600,000 below the estimate.

Wilkens is anticipating an approximate 35 percent drop in gas tax revenues due to the stay-at-home orders. He said it will not have a huge impact on this years budget but the reduction could hurt next year.

We had a little bit of carryover so we could budget our way through that, but as we move into the following year were going to be a little more cautious of it and see where it goes Wilkens said. Were not living on razors edge right now, but were getting closer because we had three major drop in projects.

Wilkens had about $1 million in unexpected projects crop up this year. A hole opened up on Cincinnati Dayton at the border of Liberty and West Chester townships; a bridge went out on Elk Creek Road at Ohio 122 west of Middletown and a landslide also occurred on that road south of Ohio 122.

Almost $7.2 million worth of resurfacing work is also underway, it is largely fueled by the gas taxes in most communities. Last year the legislature authorized a gas tax hike and also allowed communities to impose an additional $5 vehicle registration fee. Hamilton was the first jurisdiction to impose the added fee and Ross Twp. trustees recently followed suit. Liberty Twp. trustees have tabled that idea for now, public hearings would have been required.

Bottom line is we did put it on hold, Liberty Twp. Trustee Tom Farrell said. I think the consensus was to move forward and then we had the corona hit and the comment was made do we really want to go to open meetings during this pandemic and ask for more money and thats when we put it on hold.

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Photo from QFC preliminary plan submitted to City.

Graphic from QFC preliminary plan submitted to City.

According to early plans the proposed QFC Fuel Center would be located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Evergreen Way and 50th Street, in the City of Everett, Washington; a portion of the parking field serving the adjacent QFC Food Center, within the Claremont Village Shopping Center.

The area impacted by the proposed development is approximately 22,000 square feet ( 0.51 acres).

The project narrative says the current proposal calls for the construction of a new QFC Fuel Center featuring a 43- by 92foot fuel canopy (3,956 SF) with five (5) multi-product dispensers (MPDs), creating ten (10) vehicle fueling positions (VFPs) and an 8- by 23-foot (184 SF) cashiers kiosk (see Figure 4).

The project will also feature the installation of two (2) new underground storage tanks (USTs); one 20,000-gallon UST for regular the storage of regular unleaded fuel and one 18,000-gallon dual/split UST (8,000-gallons for the storage of premium unleaded fuel and 10,000-gallons for the storage of diesel fuel). The QFC Fuel Center will be capable of unattended operation (24/7/365), but attendants will be onsite during regular business hours and for all fuel deliveries.

Related site improvements may include asphalt paving, exterior lighting fixtures, signage located on the fuel canopy fascia, perimeter and interior landscaping, and the use of an existing access driveway for fuel customers and deliveries. The project also calls for the loss of as many as fifty-six (56) parking stalls.

This project is still in the preliminary stage. No word when they might be seeking public comment.

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