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The Cranes of New York: One Weekend of Crane Operations in the Big City
By dint of my profession, I get a lot of email from municipalities about this or that. One of my favorites is the “Weekend Bridge and Street Closures” email that I get the New York City Department of Transportation every Friday afternoon. No matter where I’m at– humping it at the work, day off in…
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Police Shooting on Trinity near Vasser in Detroit
From Citizen Observer. If you have any information regarding this shooting, please call the Detroit Police Homicide Section at 313 596-2260. As an incentive, anonymous tipsters can receive a cash reward up to $1,000 if there’s an arrest based on their information by clicking the Crime Stoppers link below. Contact Information Sgt.…
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Environmental Permits in Miami-Dade County, January 25, 2009
Permit: Water – ERP Exemption PermitProject name: KLEIDERMACHER DOCKLocation id: 293938Location name: KLEIDERMACHER, PAULAddress: 1801 CLEAVLAND RD, MIAMI BEACH, 33141County: Miami-DadeApplication number: 293938-001 For further information, please contact the Southeast District permitting office in West Palm Beach at (561)681-6600Permit: Stormwater – Small Construction (1-5 AC)Project name: AVENTURA ARTS & CULTURAL CTRLocation id: FLR10HW71Location name: Aventura…
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Zoning Items from the January 22, 2009 Los Angeles Zoning Commission Meeting
Here's some pretty good zoning appeals that the Los Angeles City Planning Commission are going to be looking at next month. All of these items are excerpted from this document: http://lacity.org/pln/cityplnagenda/plncityplnagenda28557748_01222009.pdf CITY PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009, 8:30 A.M. VAN NUYS CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBER, 2ND FLOOR 14410 SYLVAN STREET, VAN NUYS,…
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Early Voting in Mecklenburg County, NC is Going Gangbusters
Every morning I get an email from a Communications Director in Mecklenburg County government indicating which of their early voting locations has the shortest lines. Below is the complete text of the poetic missive I received: Long lineseverywhere. Some relief by mid-afternoon. Getmore. If the numbers bear out, it’s looking good for our man down…