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Improper gutter installation
Gutter left open in the back so it would drain on the roof and not the downspout.

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Residents will need to plan around a major construction project taking place on East Teton Boulevard.

The project, costing $2.57 million, started Monday and encompasses the replacement of the street surface as well as curb, gutter and sidewalk installation from Monroe Avenue to Astle Avenue. Storm drains will also be placed as part of the improvement project. The money paying for the work comes from the sixth-penny tax approved in 2012 and is part of the citys first year of sixth-penny projects.

While the project was under discussion two weeks ago at the Green River City Council meeting, public works department employee Mark Westenskow told the council that only one side of the street is scheduled to receive a sidewalk placement. However, because the city received a good bid for the work, Westenskow says enough money may be left to for sidewalk placement for the other side of the street.

If things go well, we may be able to get some sidewalk on the other side, Westenskow said.

A number of city-owned facilities are located within the projects boundaries. Access to the citys public works building, recycling center, fire department training tower, animal control facility, rodeo arena and wastewater treatment facility will be impacted during the construction work, though detours will be available.

A detour through the Veterans Park on Monroe Ave. provides access to public works, rodeo arena, recycling center and training tower while an detour near the animal control building will lead to the horse corrals, waste water treatment facility, RV dump and the citys water salesman. Additionally, work will stop during the Overland State Stampede Rodeo, which takes place June 6 and 7.

Lewis and Lewis, the contractor for the project, has six months to complete the work, however a memo from the citys public works department states the project is expected to conclude in early July.

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Dust, pedestrian access, and signage issues, and the potential of summer street work, are among the topics expected to be addressed on Wednesday in a morning meeting about the downtown Urban Renewal Project.

The community is invited to attend the meeting, at 8 a.m. at City Hall, Second and State streets.

City Public Works and representatives of the contractor, Crestline Construction, will give a project status update and listen to concerns, according to Gary Lindemyer, project inspector with public works.

The city will provide information on important dates and on the planned construction of public restrooms at Third and State streets.

Work will start soon on the restrooms, for which the city has budgeted $220,000 from the Urban Renewal budget.

The city and contractor will also discuss the possibility of continuing sidewalk work through the summer.

The way it is now, we wont finish the curb and gutters west to Sixth Street, by June 1, the contractual deadline completing the work, Lindemeyer said.

The contractor is only allowed to have minimal activity during the summer months, and we have always interpreted minimal activity to include curb and gutter and doing sidewalk work, but we want to make sure we get input from the businesses that are affected before we continue that work, Lindemyer said.

No streets would be closed, and were looking at working on a block at a time and only one side of the street at a time, during summer curb and gutter work, he said.

The alternative is to delay until after Labor Day the installation of the curbs, gutters and sidewalks from Third to Sixth.

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Gutter Cleaning - Pressure Point

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Boise, ID (PRWEB) March 21, 2014

Window Genie announces the grand opening of their newest location in Boise on Monday March 24th. Justin Beller is the owner/operator. Window Genie is a Cincinnati based, nationally ranked home services franchise offering window cleaning, window tinting, pressure washing, gutter cleaning and more. Window Genie of Boise will service the Treasure Valley areas of Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Nampa and Caldwell.

Before joining the Window Genie team, Beller worked mostly in corporate training and development. He said the instability in working on a contract basis with various large companies grew tiring, A lot of these businesses didnt want to commit full-time to have someone do training for their staff, so work was often short term. I was just making lateral moves in my career; I wanted the opportunity to continue growing and improving both professionally and personally. I grew up working in our family business back in Salmon, Idaho selling clothing and furniture, so I knew what a small business looked like, how it operated behind the scenes and was comfortable with exploring that option as my next move.

Beller met a franchise coach in 2013 named Dick Bunge from The Entrepreneurs Source, a franchise consulting agency. Beller said of working with Bunge, He took great care in finding companies that would best suit my strengths, goals and interests. I believe in operating with integrity, honesty, and giving back when you can. Window Genie exhibits all those qualities - and then some. I also believe he presented Window Genie to me because it is a solid company, one that matched my strengths and allows a person like myself to be successful. Also, it doesn't hurt that Window Genie is in an industry that is growing and profitable. I wanted to invest in something for the long-term and that was sustainable.

Window Genie of Boise officially opens for business on March 24th. Beller says he is excited about business ownership and, really charting my own course. When it comes to this business, the decisions I make will directly affect my success and the success of my team. Im ready for that kind of responsibility and its something I missed in my previous career. Im excited to create a solid team of individuals that can take pride in their work and see it pay off. In the past, working for big companies, I was never completely sure if the work I put in was making an impact on the performance or profitability of the company I was working for. My technicians, the guys doing most of the cleaning, will know how they impact the success of Window Genie and when theyre doing a good job. I think thats only fair and will help them grow as professionals.

Justin Beller can be reached at jbeller(at)windowgenie(dot)com or 208-629-2153. ###

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On the move

Realtor Steve Byrum will step into the role of head of corporate development and community relations for Dickens Mitchener, a residential real estate firm.

Jeffrey Carlini joined Carlini CPA. Carlini provides accounting, tax return preparation and QuickBooks consulting, training and implementation services.

Don Cartwright was named partner at CEO Inc., a Charlotte-based full-service recruiting firm.

David Culbreth and Kim Hofner were hired as intake and insurance verification representatives by Griffin Home Health Care, a full service health care equipment and supply company. Chris Haas was promoted to manager, service and distribution. Kurt Hill, a service delivery technician since 2011, is now in customer service in Griffins Charlotte retail location. Heather King was hired as a customer service representative.

Concord resident Ron DuDonis was hired as project manager of residential construction in the Lake Norman area for Patrick Joseph Distinctive Homes, a luxury custom homebuilder.

Jennifer Gendle was promoted to senior project manager by Eric Mower + Associates.

Bill Hobbs was hired as chief information officer at Wingate University.

Alice Richey joined Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein as a partner in the Charlotte office.

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At the first sign of green grass growing in pastures, farmers will be tempted to turn in livestock for grazing.

Hold back, said Rob Kallenbach, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist. Wait for grass to reach a minimum 4 inches of new growth. More is better.

After a long hard winter, I am as sick of feeding hay as anyone, Kallenbach said. But Ill try to hold back.

A delayed start on grazing becomes more important than usual this spring. Pastures will be weak and thin, he said. Give grasses a chance to gain strength.

Pastures were hurt two ways. Dry weather last fall left grasses weak going into winter. The fall of 2013 was drier than the fall of the drought year of 2012, when hurricane rains revived fall pastures.

Secondly, extreme cold killed or set back grass this year.

You think grass doesnt grow in winter. But it is alive and growing. Any new growth was frozen repeatedly.

Extreme variations in temperatures made winterkill worse. There would be 60 degrees one day. Three days later it would fall below zero again.

The plant would react to the spring-like temperaturesand then get zapped, he said. The cure for weak stands is rest and regrowth to restore depleted sugar reserves.

Grazing too early could cause need for pasture reseeding later, or the weak stands could become crowded out with weeds.

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MASON CITY | There's still some seeding and landscaping to be done, but beyond that, Mother Nature will play a big part on when the new Mason City Dog Park officially opens.

"Hopefully in early June," said Tim Latham, a member of the citizens board that has been working for years to establish a dog park.

"We need to get some grass growing," he said.

Also, water hookups need to be put in, some utility poles need to be rerouted, and equipment for an agility area of the park needs to be installed, said Latham.

"Some of that can be done after the park is open, but we need to get the grass in there or it's just going to be a mudfest and people are going to be unhappy," he said.

Latham said the park will be divided into three areas: one for large dogs, one for small dogs, and one with the agility equipment -- an exercise area for the pets.

He said with the fence up and the gate unlocked, some residents have already been in the park with their dogs.

"But we're going to have to padlock it so we can get the seeding and landscaping done," said Latham. "We're probably looking at early June to open it to the public -- unless we have a monsoon spring."

The park is across from the city water plant on 13th Street Northeast, on land once occupied by homes that were demolished after the flood of June 2008.

The city donated the land and put up the fence at a cost of about $40,000. The citizens group has raised about $60,000 through various fundraisers, said Latham.

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By BRAD WORRALMarch 22, 2014, 12:10 p.m.

BRAD Worrall's top goss behind the scenes of Border sports.

ABBEY Edwards and Tristan Williams will be cooling their heels this weekend rather than charging into battle in the ancient art of tent pegging.

The Border pair, Abbey originally from Corryong and now Wodonga, and Tristan from near Rutherglen, were to be part of a junior Australian team taking on Pakistan in Queensland.

But after just packing away the riding gear for the flight north on Wednesday, news came the contest was off.

It seems the visitors hadnt been able to get their visas.

Abbey, 18, says its a temporary setback.

Apparently when it all gets sorted out it will go ahead but at the moment we are not sure exactly when, she said.

Its not the first time the pair has carried the green and gold into an international game.

Both were part of an Australian team that played South Africa in 2012.

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