Our Thanksgiving holiday brought us together with family members and friends stretched all across the region. Lots of good food, hugs and kisses, fun and games, and important conversations. I hope you and yours had similarly enjoyable and engaging festivities!
Several project updates via photos
Photos really do provide a wonderfully concise way to tell our many stories of projects large and small. Enjoy.
Cook Park walking path improvements
A closer view at Cook Park
RiverWalk re-paving
Downtown streetscape improvements: Our contractors are yet working to finish the project before the winter snows arrive!
Vine Street Underpass: Shoofly (by-pass) construction
Photo compliments of American Structurepoint
Vine Street underpass: Shoofly cutover completed
Photo compliments of American Structurepoint.
Lima's Furl Williams Reservoir project: New Pump Station on the Auglaize River is capable of pumping 90 MILLION gallons per day.
(For a very detailed description, photos and video, please check out the Lima News at http://www.limaohio.com/news/lima-57417-look-project.html)
Photo compliments of Peterson Construction
Granular Activated Carbon Filter excavation underway at the City's drinking water plant.
As some have described it, Lima's new giant BRITA water filter, capable of processing 30 million gallons per day.
Photo compliments of Peterson Construction
Public policy and action does matter
In the fall of 2008 and the first half of 2009, the Lima Auto Task Force took a very public role in describing the impacts of a failed auto industry on our community and region.
We highlighted the potential loss of over 16,500 jobs from Allen and the surrounding counties should no action be taken by the federal government.
Because federal action did occur, we avoided the worst case scenario involving the permanent loss of a million jobs nationwide.
Lima is a member of the Automotive Communities Program sponsored by the Ann Arbor-based Center for Automotive Research (CAR).
Their recently published report provides much insight into the disaster that was avoided. Please check out their report at http://www.cargroup.org/pdfs/bankruptcy.pdf
Independent fire service expert validates opportunity for change
As you are likely aware, the city is in the process of some pretty dramatic changes in our Fire Department. These changes are necessitated by economic constraints, but are designed to improve the safety of both the firefighters and the community.
This is not just my personal opinion. It is also the conclusion of a fire service expert that we hired to review the proposed changes. For details on Chief Kramer's report, click on the following link: http://www.cityhall.lima.oh.us/dept/fire/FireRescueEMS2010Analysis.pdf
Take care.
Dave
David & Linda Berger
1211 Lakewood Avenue
Lima, Ohio 45805
419-228-7498
dberger@wcoil.com
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