Utility offers customers green power alternatives 1st August 2003 The City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) launched a program in June that offers wind and solar power to residents and businesses. Palo Alto Green provides
Always passable 1st August 2003 The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has installed a de-icing/anti-icing system on the O’Neal Bridge, which spans the Tennessee River and
WATER SUPPLY/City expands treatment options with new plant 1st August 2003 As part of a multi-faceted, nearly $7 million upgrade of its drinking-water supply system, Fairfield, Iowa, has built a new water treatment plant. The
PEST CONTROL/City traps mosquitoes to test for West Nile 1st August 2003 To detect the presence of the West Nile virus in its community, St. Charles, Ill., has installed two traps within its city limits that are designed to
The squeeze is on 1st August 2003 When snow begins falling in Kansas City, Mo., this year, Larry Frevert will cross his fingers. We’re for a mild winter, says Frevert, the city’s
STREETS & HIGHWAYS/LED lights save energy in city’s traffic signals 1st July 2003 In a move to reduce electricity costs, Cape Girardeau, Mo., has placed energy-saving light bulbs in nearly all its traffic signals. The new bulbs will
Towns ban portable basketball hoops 3rd June 2003 In April, the Paulsboro Borough, N.J., Council became one of many communities across the country to outlaw portable basketball hoops on or next to streets.
Water safety 1st June 2003 In the months after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, F-16s patrolled the skies over New York and Washington, D.C., and the FBI launched an intensive
Agency switches fuel, engines to lower emissions 1st June 2003 The Ann Arbor (Mich.) Transportation Authority (AATA) has begun using ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel to power its buses. It also is replacing its current
PARKS AND RECREATION/Lagoon preserves multi-purpose reservoir 1st June 2003 Until the late 1990s, the Contra Costa (Calif.) Water District (CCWD) had multiple uses for its Contra Loma Reservoir, which stored an emergency supply
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020