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Hey Red Phone, for some time I’ve noticed about half a dozen
large barrels in the parking lot of Simple Beverages and More.
First, why are they there and what’s in them, and finally, are they
going to be moved? Thanks.
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“Hey Red Phone, for some time I’ve noticed about half a dozen large barrels in the parking lot of Simple Beverages and More. First, why are they there and what’s in them, and finally, are they going to be moved? Thanks.”
Dear What’s in Them, Red Phone contacted Dave Heindel, assistant to the city manager for downtown revitalization. He sent over a coy of a report done by SCS engineers in March, prior to the city buying the lot. As you may or may not know, the site once housed a gas station and auto repair facility, and the investigation was done to determine if the groundwater under the property was contaminated. The barrels contain soil samples taken at the time.
According to the report, an underground storage tank was detected in the middle of the property, but the groundwater “does not appear to be impacted with gasoline-related constiuents at signifi-cant concentrations.” The report goes on to note that it is possible that subsurface hydraulic vehicle lifts and other auto repair related equipment could be present beneath the building. Finally, the report recommends excavating the suspected fuel island to determine if any piping or hardware is in place.
And, Heindel said, with the recent closure of the Simple Beverages business, the barrels should be disposed of soon.
Hope that answers your question, good caller.
Third Street will be done by December
“Red Phone, I see the work on Third Street has started. Can you tell me when the project is scheduled for completion.”
Dear Wondering, The Third Street Promenade is scheduled to be completed Nov. 18.
“Dear Red Phone, I attended the 4th of July parade and although it was a good parade, as usual, I was appalled to see TWO separate floats, with blowers, sending paper confetti all over the parade route. How could IDI have allowed these floats to spew LITTER all over town? The parade route was a mess. There is enough to clean up without purposefully adding litter. Please find out if these folks will be fined or at least find out if IDI will stop anyone from doing it next year.”
Dear Littered, Red Phone contacted Bob Hunt, one of the chairpersons of the Independence Day, Inc. Parade. He said what is one person’s litter is another person’s art.
“Confetti blowing at weddings, birthdays and certainly at great parades has been an honored tradition the world over,” he said. “These units (and quite a few more) paid a fee to help clean-up the entire parade route and when we inspected at 2 p.m. the next day, we found only eight small pieces of the confetti. The I.D.I. clean-up crew did an outstanding job and the streets looked much better than before the July Fourth festivities began.”
