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(SALEM) - The City of Salem Public Works Department wants you to Be Aware! of four road construction projects that are set to begin on Monday that could affect your commute through town. Center St NE - Between 13th St NE and 14th St NE -10/23 to 10/27 - 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Lanes narrowed and shifted for sewer service replacement Wiltsey Rd SE - Between Woodside Dr SE and Commercial St SE - 10/23 to 10/26 - 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Street closure with detour for installation of utilities for new development. Local access will be maintained from Woodside Dr SE. Fir St S - Between Rural Ave SE and Luther St SE - 10/23 to 10/30 - 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Street closure for installation of sewer service. Strong Road SE - Between Fairview Industrial Dr SE and Reed Rd SE - 10/23 to 12/15 8:00 AM to 8:00 AM.
After a delay to research laws affecting the relocation of mobile home owners for development, a new development is back on track. Horace and Reta Duncan have asked to rezone 6 acres southeast of Bloomingdale Avenue and Duncan Road from agricultural to planned development. The property would become the site of a fast-food restaurant, a bank and office space. The project would also offer 46 multifamily units, some of them located above shops. The case was delayed so that engineering firm Point Builders could answer a question about state law. A developer cannot rezone a property containing a mobile home park without determining whether the surrounding area contains adequate mobile home parks for relocation. The developer, however, argued that the law does not apply to the project because it places the requirement on parks in which 10 or more lots are rented by residents who own their mobile homes.
A day after his wife took the hit on charges he faced when he skipped town, the home improvement contractor accused of bilking Staten Island homeowners of thousands of dollars yesterday surrendered to authorities. Jim Cartrette, 38, of Annadale, was two days late when he turned himself in to detectives at the district attorney's office yesterday morning on charges of forging clients' checks and scamming other Island homeowners on the contracted promise of home improvements. Law enforcement sources said Cartrette was in Ohio when he learned that his wife, Ina, was arrested Friday on charges of stealing more than $50,000 in property and engaging in a systematic scheme to defraud homeowners who did business with their company, J&I Contracting. After Mrs.
LOS ANGELES For years, Parsons Corp. has profited from a steady stream of U.S. government contracts for everything from the disposal of hazardous weapons material to rebuilding hospitals, highways and other big-ticket infrastructure. Led by a retired Army colonel, the low-profile engineering giant has remained under the radar of most public interest groups and oversight bodies to become a key player in the reconstruction of Iraq, with contracts worth about $2 billion. But shoddy work recently prompted the U.S. Corps of Engineers to cancel its $75 million contract to renovate a critical police training academy in Baghdad. Parsons also lost deals to build a prison and dozens of medical clinics in that country after the government cited missed deadlines and cost problems. Parsons said it has done the best work possible under the conditions in Iraq, where its reliance on subcontractors fearful of attacks has led to the delays and cost overruns.
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