The following road projects are planned for this week by the Midland County Road Commission and City of Midland Engineering Department:

City of Midland

Washington Street Road reconstruction, with one lane open in both directions from Eastlawn to Patrick.

Currie Parkway Bridge Closed for deck repairs and repainting of the bridge.

Rockwell Drive Southbound Rockwell closed with detour for the installation of a storm sewer to enclose roadside ditch from Kiesel to Patrick.

Elgin and Noeske streets Closed to traffic for replacement of water main on Elgin from Adelaide Street to Noeske and on Noeske from Elgin to Baker Street, as well as curb and gutter replacement, drainage structure repairs and street paving.

Airport Road Bridge replacement over Sturgeon Creek, with road closure. Scheduled to start today.

James Savage Road Closed for reconstruction from Washington Street to Saginaw Road. Scheduled to start today.

Cambridge Street Closed to through traffic for reconstruction from St. Andrews Street to Boston Street. Curb and gutter repairs, drainage structure repairs, street paving. Scheduled to start Wednesday.

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A north west company which provides niche maintenance and cleaning services for commercial property clients is looking to create jobs and expand its market after securing a new deal with Yorkshire Bank.

Founded in 2005, Manchester based High Access Maintenance offers a range of services for high buildings including; roof repairs, gutter maintenance, cladding refurbishment, high pressure washing, and banner installation.

A new customer to Yorkshire Bank, High Access has secured a 500,000 invoice finance facility, which will free up money for use to drive the day-to-day business.

The deal was delivered by Helen Miller, relationship manager at the Banks Business and Private Banking Centre in Manchester.

Niel Bethell, director at High Access Maintenance, said: At a time when were taking our services into new markets its important that our business model is supported by our bank.

At a time when we are approaching our tenth anniversary the company is going from strength to strength and we have every intention of building on our existing momentum.

Our current position would not have been possible without the support of the Yorkshire Bank which has worked closely with our team to help us realise our long term growth plans.

High Access employs 51 full time staff and is on course to increase turnover by 33 per cent, from 3m to 4m in the current financial year, with plans to increase this to 5.8m by 2016.

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Built in 1950s yellow brick, it has cracked and fading salmon tiles on exterior Estate agents describe the building as 'distinctive' Building is still surrounded by the inch and a half copper earthing, that at one time also lined the interior' from prior use as switch connecting and disconnecting electricity grids

By David Wilkes

Published: 18:35 EST, 3 August 2014 | Updated: 18:36 EST, 3 August 2014

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It is perhaps the drabbest looking shack in one of Britains bleakest spots.

So the 275,000 asking price for this 1950s electricity link station comes as quite a shock.

Built from 1950s yellow brick and with now faded salmon pink tiles cracking on its exterior, the box-like building is also an empty shell inside.

The Link House, which stands on a scrubland at the top of Dungeness beach in Kent, is not far from the power station

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DIXON Businesses on Peoria Avenue between Second and Third Streets might want to brace for an uptick in business during the 12th week of the Dixon downtown streetscape project.

That block will be opened to local traffic from the south, restoring access for businesses and properties. Between Second and First streets on Peoria Avenue, work will continue on the Telegraph building vault and adjacent areas.

Much of the work done next week will be on First Street.

The sidewalk work between Hennepin and Galena avenues is slated to be completed. Plants will go into planters, and trees will go into grates. Also on the docket are installation of curbs and gutters, electrical work, and water main connections.

According to the engineering companies:

The intersection of First Street and Peoria Avenue will be closed for part of the week for water main connections. Southbound Peoria Avenue traffic will be detoured around the construction.Once that is completed, the water main work will continue west on First Street to Highland Avenue, resulting in closure of the westbound lane on the north side between Peoria and Highland avenues.

Pavement removal and water service installation will be finished on First Street from Galena to Ottawa avenues, and curb, gutter and sidewalk installation will begin. Curb placement will be staged in front of Fifth Third Bank to allow continual access to the drive-thru.

On First Street from Ottawa to Crawford avenues, pavement installation will continue, and brick pavers will be installed. On Ottawa Avenue from Second to First streets, modular block wall installation will resume.

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FLORHAM PARK Officials dream of giving the aging municipal pool a $1M makeover is inching closer to fruition.

Community Services Director Carl Ganger said Tuesday that the borough would accept bids for the work at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5.

The contract will be awarded sometime after that, possibly in September.

Borough Councilman William Zuckerman, the councils liaison to Gangers group, called the pending project exciting.

This is going to be exciting, he said Tuesday. Well be fixing a 50-year-old pool weve never done much with. Better, were using no taxpayer money for the work.

An ordinance allowing the borough to issue $950,000 in bond anticipation notes for the work was adopted in the spring. The remaining $50,000 will be taken from the boroughs capital improvement fund as down-payment.

Zuckerman said the work would begin soon after the contract is awarded, with the pool ready for the 2015 season.

Besides a new snack bar, improvements will include a new one-half meter dive stand with a 10-foot diving board, sand blasting the pools shell and the application of a new pool shell finish with swimming lane lines, installation of handicap lift chairs that are ADA compliant, a pressure testing pool, new concrete deck around the pool with an underground deck drainage system, and installation of a steel gutter circulation system with a surge tank to maximize rim flow gutter control.

Officials have wanted to upgrade the pool for some time.

A few years ago, now former Councilman David Wikstrom polled residents on whether the pool should have such extensive work performed. The job, however, was never done.

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Workers began mobilization of the $2 million project this week.

"The DDA project will have two distinct segments the 168th/Johnson intersection, which must be completed by Aug. 29 so as not to impact (Grand Haven school) bus transports, Township Manager Bill Cargo said, and the remaining portion, which must be completed by Oct. 31 to ensure the (asphalt) plants are still open.

The project includes complete reconstruction of the street surface, installation of stormwater curb and gutter systems, and other improvements. A new water main will also be installed beneath the roadway, as the township plans to replace 4,300 feet of 12-inch, cast-iron pipe.

Township officials said early on in the process that the overall scope of work would be similar to what the City of Grand Haven did for recent improvements along Beechtree Street.

Cargo said the schedule for the first segment the 168th/Johnson intersection is as follows:

Mobilization: this week through Aug. 4 Removals: Aug. 5-6 Storm sewer work: Aug. 7-13 Earth work and grading: Aug. 14-18 Concrete work: Aug. 19-21 New aggregate base: Aug. 22-26 Asphalt paving with markings: Aug. 27-29

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Published: Fri, August 1, 2014 @ 12:03 a.m.

By Peter H. Milliken

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YOUNGSTOWN

A team of architects and engineers estimates it will cost Mahoning County more than $8.1 million to restore its 103-year-old county courthouse.

That figure includes $5.4 million worth of architectural and structural repairs; $620,000 to replace the roof; and $184,000 to load, ship, restore and return the copper rooftop statues from storage to the courthouse, for a total of $6,204,000.

Contingency costs for unforeseen circumstances raise the total to $8,141,000.

The figures were contained in a report presented Thursday to the county commissioners by a 10-member architectural and engineering team.

The tentative project schedule calls for advertising for bids late this year and using the entire 2015 construction season, with the work possibly extending into 2016.

The restoration presents an extraordinary opportunity to breathe new life into a magnificent architectural monument and preserve the legacy of Mahoning County, and make the building safe, with the aim of prolonging its useful life for many generations to come, the report said.

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(07-30) 09:40 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Jerry Garcia may be most closely linked in many people's minds with the Haight-Ashbury, but the Grateful Dead front man and San Francisco native actually grew up in another neighborhood - and the supervisor who represents that area wants to make sure he's remembered there.

Supervisor John Avalos introduced a resolution Tuesday that would let the city install commemorative street plaques in front of 121 Amazon Ave., where Garcia lived with his parents until he was 5, and 87 Harrington St., where he and his brother lived with their grandparents after his father's accidental death. Both homes are in the Excelsior district - which is also home to the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park, site of the annual Jerry Day.

The resolution is chock full of amazing historical facts about Garcia - whom it calls "a reluctant cultural icon of psychedelic music and the hippie movement that helped define San Francisco in the 1960s" - including quotes from Hunter S. Thompson and Bob Dylan and references to the Acid Tests, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, the Wall of Sound speaker system and the UC Santa Cruz Grateful Dead Archive.

"Garcia's childhood was surrounded by music: His father, Jose, was a swing-band leader, his mother played piano, and Garcia said he learned to love bluegrass and country music through his grandmother, Tillie's, habit of listening to the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights," it states. "Commemorating the childhood homes of Jerry Garcia will celebrate Garcia's unique contributions to the social and cultural life of the city and help promote the significant role the Excelsior District played in the formative years of this unique San Franciscan."

The resolution, which will be considered by the Board of Supervisors in September, directs the Department of Public Works to complete the process for reviewing and permitting the installation of plaques outside Garcia's homes and place those addresses on the city's official list of commemorative sites.

- Marisa Lagos

More time to talk: Those free cell phones for the homeless and other people hurting for money just got a little freer.

Assurance Wireless, which began issuing no-cost cell phones to low-income Californians last year as part of the federally funded Lifeline effort, this month expanded its program to include unlimited voice minutes and texts. The change is crucial.

Until now, the program capped service at 250 talk minutes and 250 texts a month - but for anyone looking for a job or trying to connect with family or friends in desperation, as often happens in the street, those minutes and texts run out fast.

"This is a big change, and a very good one," said Bevan Dufty, who as San Francisco's head of homeless initiatives pushed hard for the free phone program last year. "It's going to make a big, positive difference in people's lives."

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LOWELL -- Following is a list of road construction in Lowell. All work is subject to weather conditions.

Acre

Broadway Street bridge conversion to one-way: Due to reduced weight limits, Boott Hydropower, Inc. has installed a one-way detour, diverting traffic coming into downtown around the bridge via Walker Street to Pevey Street to School Street. Due to the need for more extensive work than originally anticipated, repair is not expected to be done until 2015, and the one-way pattern will remain in effect.

Downtown

Two-way traffic conversion: Final conversion to two-way traffic is expected to take place in mid-August, but work is ongoing with signpost foundation, curb, sidewalk and ramp work. Excavation, utility work and paving at the following intersections: Dutton-Arcand, Merrimack-Shattuck, Merrimack-Palmer, Merrimack-Central, Merrimack-Prescott, Prescott-Central-Market, Market-Palmer, Shattuck-Market. New signal installation is expected to take place the latter part of July; switch to two-way pattern scheduled for Aug. 16.

Highlands/Sacred Heart/Back Central

Connector lights: MassDOT is replacing 89 streetlights throughout the Route 3/Route 495/Lowell Connector area. Completion is expected this summer.

Highlands

Chapter 90 road reconstruction projects: Wood Street from Westford to Middlesex Street; casting adjustments, days; paving, nights, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., beginning Thursday.

School Street from Liberty Street to Spring Avenue; paving nights, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., beginning Wednesday.

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