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More than three years after a pitched civic battle over the future of the Old Town Alexandria waterfront, the vision of a new front yard for this historic city is beginning to take shape.

The City Council last year adopted a $120million landscape design and project plan created by Olin Studios. But it may be years before residents and tourists see the lush parks and fountains in operation; Alexandrias plan is to focus on infrastructure and development first.

Residents told city officials over the winter that they wanted a solution to the notoriously flood-prone streets adjacent to the Potomac. The council will determine March3 what funding to allocate to flood mitigation. Storm-sewer work is underway, and planning officials are studying how to raise the grade of streets on the southern end of the waterfront area and build the bulkheads necessary for a waterfront walkway.

We have to get funding in place, we have to get the design done and we have permitting processes to complete, all of which could take three years, said Emily Baker, Alexandrias acting deputy city manager.

Meanwhile, the development plans of private parties who own several large pieces of land along the waterfront are working their way through the permitting process.

First to build probably will be the Old Dominion Boat Club, which last year accepted a $5million buyout offer from the city for its clubhouse and parking lot at the foot of King Street.

The boat club will move a few hundred feet south, to the site of the vacant Beachcombers building, which it will raze and rebuild as a three-story, 12,000-square-foot club with a roof deck and boat launch.

The old clubhouse will be demolished and will form part of a city park, dubbed Fitzgerald Square. The boat clubs architect told the citys waterfront commission last week that he hopes the facility will open in 18 months.

Designed to incorporate maritime touches such as outdoor stairways, the clubhouse probably will be built before the city creates the waterfront promenade, a walkway intended to connect the entire area. A fenced parking lot will be directly south of the clubhouse, and a temporary boat ramp will be used until the promenade is built and a permanent ramp is installed.

Five blocks north, the retail-residential-hotel project at 500 N. Union St. could be under construction by late 2016. It is on the site of the old Robinson Terminal North. City Interests LLC bought the property from The Washington Post Co. in late 2013.

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By Dalton Quigley Thank you for visiting our site, please use the links above to get to know us at Quigleys Landscaping and Hardscapes one of Nashvilles finest Landscaping Companies. We also have links to the right which have companies we recommend for different products you may need if you are doing a garden / landscape project in the Middle Tennessee Nashville area. There is also a services area of links to the right which are some of our websites that specialize in one kind of work or another. We know when you are looking for a Nashville Company there is the possibility you may need a host of services and we are here to help.

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We specialize in more modern, drought tolerant, insect resistant, lower maintenance landscapes. I use lots of color and contrasts in texture to make a landscape interesting. I frequently use natural stone in the landscape, and even create xeriscapes. We can actually work with any style and like input from the client to help us with feedback. We use lots of communication and after everything is finished we feel we have given our clients their ideal landscape within the budget they allowed.

I want to say that Dalton was really a joy to meet. He sat with me to put together a plan for the ideas I had for a new rock patio in my backyard and to change out all my landscaping in the front of my house. His ideas for the rock work as a beautiful setting for the new plants around the entire front of my house was right on target for the effect I was looking for. He also came up with ideas for beautiful plants which require minimal care. Dalton kept me informed of the progress the entire time and the end result was georgous. I have had many compliments from my neighbors! His professionalism and enthusiasm cannot be beat!

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Renowned for our trade marked 'Bury Hill Black', one of the finest topsoils available anywhere in the country, we also sell a selected range of quality landscape materials which includes a choice of premium grade and contract topsoils, organic soil conditioner, composts and mulches, bark and woodchip, play bark and play sand. In addition we stock a selected range of aggregates and decorative stones, turf and seeding products as well as seasoned hardwood logs, coal and kindling.

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AN INTERIOR designer from the South West has been awarded the title Businesswoman of the Year and now has her sights set on achieving national industry accolades.

Louise Mitchell, owner of Idesign Interiors, was awarded the Vickie Brett Memorial Award for Businesswoman of the Year in the Weston Business Awards 2015.

She and her business partner Adam Wood, were also highly commended by judges for Outstanding Customer Service within the Weston Business Improvement District.

Idesign Interiors specialises in designing and installing quality bespoke kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and interiors across the South West region.

One of their renowned creations is the interior design of one of Weston-super-Mare's most iconic structures, Tutto Restaurant, which sits proudly on the resorts seafront.

Idesign has been operating for four years in the High Street and this is Louise's first industry award, but she says she now feels inspired to further raise her goals and aspirations.

Louise adds that she has come a long way since starting out back in secondary school producing hand rendered images from plan for local kitchen companies as pocket money.

She said: "I feel honoured to have won the award particularly as nearly 300 different businesses were nominated across the eight award categories.

"The Businesswoman of the Year title is a memorial award, which is very personal and I feel extremely proud to have been nominated by customers and the community as a whole.

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Recent FBI statistics reveal that nearly 9 million property crimes take place in the U.S. each year, because of that we are seeing a surge in the installation of home security systems.

Protecting your home from unwanted intruders is serious business.

Typically, a modern alarm system with high-quality wireless equipment can be installed for about $700, but the real key is who is on the other end of the alarm.

"All our employees go through thorough background checks, so if we wouldn't have them in our home and feel comfortable we certainly aren't going to send them to our clients' homes," said Kirk Booher a home security professional.

"When considering a home alarm system the monitoring is the most important part, said Angie Hicks of Angies List. You can install an alarm that is just going to make sound in your house if somebody trips it, but the real value of an alarm system is it being tied to the police, and the fire, in case of an emergency."

When you meet with a home security company find out what company they use for their alarm monitoring.

Make sure it is UL Certified, or has a 5-star diamond rating from the Central Station Alarm Association.

You will pay a separate monthly fee for this, which could range from $15 to $60 depending on how sophisticated your system is.

Once you're satisfied with that it's time to decide on the equipment you need to adequately protect your home.

"We always recommend multiple layers of protection, perhaps perimeter security with cameras, or motion lights, said Booher. Then the next level would be window sensors that detect glass breakage, the window opening; of course, door sensors. Then another layer may be interior motion sensors on interior doors so we have multiple layers of coverage."

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Huntsville, AL (PRWEB) February 23, 2015

Thomas HVAC is now offering Kohler Home Generator installations to its residential customers in an effort to help homeowners prepare for the upcoming tornado season in April.

According to Bo Thomas, Owner, the decision to add the Kohler home generator to Thomas HVAC's product offerings was an obvious one.

"With the April tornadoes coming soon, it became apparent that these are something our customers could really benefit from, with more protection from the storm season," Thomas says. "A generator is an excellent convenience to have if you lose power in your home; the generator automatically turns on if power is lost and will keep everything within the home on and running with no power surges."

All the technicians at Thomas HVAC underwent the certification process for installing and maintaining Kohler generators. While Thomas HVAC specializes in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, Thomas says this knowledge applies surprisingly well to generator maintenance.

"All of the knowledge and experience from HVAC translates pretty well to generators," he says. "All of our technicians are trained to work with gas and do it regularly. Generators are powered by gas lines; we all have mechanical gas licenses for gas systems. Installing a generator is very similar to installing a gas heating and air conditioning system."

There are several reasons why a Kohler generator is a beneficial feature for any homeowner to have in his or her home. In the event of a power outage, having a generator helps prevent spoiled food, frozen and burst pipes, flooding damage, mold growth and much more.

"A Kohler generator can give you that peace of mind even when youre not home," Thomas says.

Thomas encourages anyone interested to call Thomas HVAC for a free consultation and quote for the price of a generator installation in their home. Thomas HVAC also has financing plans available to make the costs of a generator more manageable.

"The Kohler generator is an excellent product, trusted in government and hospital buildings because of their reliability," Thomas explains. "We think these-top-of-the-line generators are very beneficial to our customers, especially since weather-related power outages have doubled since 2003 and the storm season is coming up in the next few months."

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By Rebecca Pearson

COUNTY councillors from all parties have formed a united front to fight for a better deal for Hampshire.

They will send a cross-party letter urging local government secretary Eric Pickles to stop cutting the authoritys funding.

Councillors fear further cuts could damage frontline services, including safeguarding some of the countys most vulnerable children and adults.

The authority has lost 51 per cent of its Government funding in the last six years.

As previously reported, library funding has been slashed, neighbourhood wardens axed, bus subsidies removed and hundreds of council jobs lost.

Funding has also been stopped for gardening and handyman services at sheltered accommodation and frail pensioners' homes.

Hampshire County Council's Winchester headquarters

Hampshire is bracing itself for a further 100 million in cuts that are likely to come into effect after 2017.

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The sharing economy might be getting lots of buzz, but Kevin Hipkins thinks its just creating a culture of tax cheats.

Hipkins, president of Molly Maid, a Mississauga-based cleaning services company, says these new disruptive tech companies like Handy and Homejoy, funded through the deep pockets of venture capital, are not playing by the rules.

Because these companies consider the cleaner, handyman or furniture assembler to be independent contractors, theyre not employees, and therefore not subject to significant employer contributions for items such as employment insurance or Canada Pension Plan.

If we could wave a magic wand, we could bring down our costs by about 30 per cent, said Hipkins. And avoid all this messy tax stuff.

Molly Maid, with about 1,200 employees, operating in all provinces except Quebec, ends up at a disadvantage when it comes to its profit model, compared to these new companies, he said.

Taxation is a moral responsibility, Hipkins argued. I think we are creating a culture of tax cheats.

He concedes that cleaning services and cleaners have long represented a huge chunk of the underground economy some estimates peg it at more than $3 billion a year in Canada.

However, Hipkins believes theres a difference when its a small under-the-table arrangement between a client and individual cleaner, versus a large U.S. company, with millions in market capitalization.

He argues that the big company should be required to play by the rules.

Handy, which launched in Toronto last April and in Vancouver in June, says it is absolutely not evading taxes.

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