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SNOW HILL — Despite the rainy weather, the long awaited recreation complex will finally start construction. “This will be Greene County's first public recreation facility," said Mary Betty Kearney, chairwoman of the Greene County Commissioners. “This was a vision by many people." The recreation department will add two football/soccer fields, three baseball/softball fields, concession stands, a picnic area, a playground and a walking trail to deal with the increase in sport participation during the past five years. The new fields will be located at N.C. 13 and N.C. 58 right before the city boundary. The goal is to start playing spring sports on them next year. Greene County received $350,000 from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) and $150,000 from the North Carolina Division of Community Assistance to go towards the project.
Builders working in New Malden may have provided the perfect cover for a burglar broke into four houses in New Malden in one morning. The burglar, described as a young black man in his early 20s, wearing dark clothes and a dark cap, got away with valuables including a laptop, pearl necklace and cash. Adrian Holder, councillor for Coombe Vale ward, said: "These streets are in the wealthier part of the area, so I'm shocked. However, there is a lot of building work going on at the moment around Coombe Lane so obviously burglars are taking advantage of the distraction." .
South Lake Tahoe electrical contractor Frank Champlin has brought the environmental term "Think globally, act locally" to his hometown.
Champlin, who's been in business for seven years, hopes to expand his energy to distributing Ethos, a fuel additive designed to increase gas mileage and reduce emissions and maintenance. He now buys it on the Internet for his four vehicles.
After hearing about the substance through a fellow contractor four months ago, he used it in his three work vehicles and household car. In some cases, Champlin has received four miles per gallon more than his prior mileage - with three tanks stretched to four for his company van. The mileage has been so good, he's extended his business coverage to Reno.
And once he crunched the calculator upon getting a smog test, the businessman figured he's eliminated four tons of carbon emissions from the air in Lake Tahoe.
People with Property Development Finance should be able to avoid cowboy builders, thanks to a new guide to the costs of building and repair work.Launched by the Building Information Service, part of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics), the Property Makeover Price Guide aims to help property developers budget the cost of repairs and home improvements.Spokesman for Rics, Joe Martin, says that the guide should safeguard against being over charged for work by tradesmen."If you want to know how to employ skilled labourers to undertake work on your property safely and legally for a fair price you will not be disappointed," he says."Knowledge is power and we expect this guide to demystify construction and help drive the cowboy builders out of town."The guide was launched at the Autumn Ideal Home Show and contains the cost of over 1,300 jobs.
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