On two occasions, it has taken months for the same sidewalk on Main Street to be fixed.

Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

Councillors vote on a motion at the Oct. 6, 2014 council meeting at city hall.

As of Mondays council meeting, the portion of the water service line from the curb and gutter to the water main line in front of 132 Main St. N. isnt finished.

There had been a water line break in the winter time. It was left as a pile of rabble and holes well into, I believe it was July, said Coun. Brian Swanson. The enquiry does point out for at least April, May, June, part of July, we had a main street sidewalk that was treacherous.

The enquiry, submitted by Swanson, stated because of the location of the work and how much work was remaining, the property owners requested a temporary installation of paving to be done in the 2014 tourist season.

The repair that did occur at 132 Main St. N. was initiated first of all as a repair on the service line, said Duane Grado, public works manager. Thats between the building and the control valve thats just onto the pavers that are located in front of that building.

He said that happened around June and the business owner didnt want to disrupt customer flow for the summer.

The main contractor couldnt be scheduled in, so we got a local contractor to do a temporary repair, said Grado. Were actually scheduling right now for this week or for next week to do that one and the one in front of Timothy Eatons.

After the service relay is completed, all concrete, pavers and asphalt will be repaired permanently.

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Gates are now unlocked and tape has been taken down in much of northern Arizona's Oak Creek Canyon with the reopening of many areas that were closed nearly three months because of a major wildfire.

That's good news for visitors and businesses alike, the Arizona Daily Sun reported.

The threat of flooding prompted the Forest Service to close its land within the canyon in July, but most developed recreation sites, vehicle pullouts, swimming holes and hiking trails reopened last week.

The heaviest monsoon rains skirted the area during late summer, so there was little flooding.

Operators of businesses serving visitors are pleased to have the canyon reopened.

"It's starting to feel like a normal fall," said Frank Garrison, owner of The Butterfly Garden Inn and a critic of the closure.

Much of the canyon located between Sedona and Flagstaff wasn't scarred by the nearly 33-square-mile Slide Fire, but thousands of acres inside the canyon and above its rims were.

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The St. Paul Saints on Jan. 30, 2014, unveiled three new renderings of the regional ballpark in Lowertown, including this view of the Suite Level. (Image courtesy of the St. Paul Saints)

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman will be the first to break in the freshly-laid sod on Wednesday morning when he plays catch at the new regional ballpark in Lowertown.

The $64 million, city-owned CHS Field will be home to the independent league St. Paul Saints and Hamline University's Piper Baseball team when it officially opens off 5th and Broadway in May 2015. Contractors affiliated with the Ryan Companies will begin laying sod on the ball field at 8 a.m. The mayor is expected to take the mound around 11 a.m.

The Saints recently ended their 22-year run at Midway Stadium on Energy Park Drive. The 12-acre site will be converted by the St. Paul Port Authority and United Properties into an office and light manufacturing center. The building, which will measure up to 200,000 square feet, could open in 2016.

More information is online at lowertownballpark.com.

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FIFA officials will be taking a closer look at BC Place today in light of the controversy surrounding turf conditions for the Womens World Cup that will be held in Canada next year.

A total of six stadiums around the country will be inspected.

BC Place will host the World Cup final on July 5 as well as a number of other matches in the group and playoff stages.

At the beginning of this month, a group of elite female players filed a lawsuit against the Canadian Soccer Association and FIFA claiming gender discrimination because their male counterparts have always played on natural grass surfaces.

They say playing on fake grass impacts game dynamics and can result in a greater risk of injury.

The players alsosuggest that tournament venues replace their turf with permanent or temporary grass pitches.

A lawyer representing the players says it would cost $2 million to $3 million at most to install real grass.

So far, FIFA has said it has no plans to reconsider using artificial turf and there is no plan B.

Players say they will not be boycotting the World Cup over this issue.

A number of celebrities weighed in on the debate.

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TRADERS are celebrating after the first phase of the new Wickford Market opened for business.

Work on the specially created Market Avenue, which runs alongside the 99p shop, has finished, and the three permanent kiosks were unveiled for the first time on Saturday.

The florist and gift shop, Vickys Cafe and Jac in a Box hairdresser, formerly Graffiti Barbers, are thriving after bagging the sought-after spaces.

Trevor Day, who runs the market, is confident the new location will be a big hit after a difficult, declining few years.

He said: Even though it was raining on Saturday things seem to be going well so far, so were really pleased.

The council has spent some serious money and it shows because the kiosks look fantastic.

The new market is looking very professional, its certainly a big improvement.

Its a shame we couldnt all move en mass, but were just waiting for finishing touches before we can all follow. It should be any day now.

We will have to wait until then to see just howmuch better business is, but Im feeling really positive.

Contractors are finishing repaving the High Street to make way for 17 gazebos, with a further 11 set to go down Market Avenue, alongside the kiosks.

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