Minnesota legislators agree on first major energy bill in years The new energy conservation act would help low-income households upgrade appliances, utilities fund alternative energy and companies make clean energy products. May 18, 2021 5:44pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The Minnesota House and Senate agreed this week on expanding the state s energy conservation program, the most significant energy legislation in recent years.
The Energy Conservation and Optimization Act should increase spending by utilities on conservation programs, particularly to low-income households. Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign the legislation. It s possibly the biggest piece of energy legislation we have passed in several years, said Rep. Jamie Long, DFL head of the House Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy. This will be really meaningful.
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Revision saves historical barn, possibly other relics
Jim Fischer
ThisWeek
A new proposed plan to improve the intersection at state Route 315 and Jewett Road in Liberty Township would preserve some historical property that had been threatened by earlier designs.
The Ohio Department of Transportation unveiled the plan in a public meeting held virtually May 6.
The plan calls for a traffic signal and left-turn lane from northbound Route 315 at the intersection. A design shared last fall called for a roundabout that would have required the removal of a historical barn near the southwest corner of the intersection.
“It would appear ODOT listened to the various opinions and information and revisited the project design,” Mark Rush, who lives on Route 315 just south of the intersection, told ThisWeek. “I’m pleased it didn’t fall on deaf ears.”
Coy-Navarre safety improvements to start in 2022 Published by kkaczala@pressp. on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 10:11am
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Kelly J. Kaczala
Oregon City Council at a meeting on Monday agreed to pay DGL Consulting Engineers, Maumee, additional funds not to exceed $50,000 for professional engineer services for the Navarre Avenue and Coy Road Safety Improvement project.
“The bulk of the design changes are needed to assist the city with negotiating right of way acquisition with property owners at the northeast and southwest corners of that intersection,” said Public Service Director Paul Roman.
The city has proposed to Barney’s BP gas station on Navarre at Coy to enclose a ditch that splits the property as part of the project, said Roman. It would be offered in lieu of right of way purchases.
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) Carbondale now has a traffic roundabout.
City leaders opened the roundabout to the public Thursday morning, about 40 days ahead of schedule.
90% of the project was paid for by the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program. The roundabout was constructed by Samron Midwest Contracting.