HBA Newswatch
April 11, 2008
ENGINEERS START GROUP TO NAVIGATE WATER REGULATIONS
COUNTY ORGANIZATION KEEPS ITS MEMBERS APPRISED OF CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS
By BRIAN McCULLOUGH, Staff Writer
A group of Chester County engineers has formed an organization to help its members navigate Pennsylvania’s ever-changing regulatory waters.
Chester County Engineers began in January to educate its civil engineer members on the latest requirements coming down from the state and to give them a voice in shaping future regulations.
“We want to do for our members what the HBA (Home Builders Association) does for its members,” said Denny L. Howell, president of the new organization. “There are changes in regulations from the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Transportation that we then have to use to design the projects. Sometimes, we find they don’t quite work.”
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84 LUMBER CLOSES 30 STORES CITING HOUSING MARKET
EIGHTY FOUR, Pa. (AP) --- 84 Lumber Co. has closed another 30 stores across the country, citing the slumping housing market.
Frank Cicero, the company's executive vice president of store operations, said Monday that the move was designed to help the company while the housing market struggles.
"These moves allow us to deploy our assets into core markets that are presently maintaining a reasonable level of housing activity and we view as solid growth areas when the building market recovers," Cicero said.
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THORNBURY PONDERS SEWER, ROAD MATTERS
By Catherine Sutton-Martin
Sewers, the Andover Development and the 2008 Road Resurfacing Program were top issues for Thornbury Supervisors, April 2.There will be a joint meeting, 7 p.m., April 24, between the supervisors and the township Sewer Commission regarding the western sewer districts. The residents of the township are urged to attend, as the supervisors are looking for input. They are also urged to RSVP in case a larger venue is needed for the meeting.
Sewer Committee Chairman Brian MacEwen said a resident on Locksley Road, with an immediate need, approached the committee asking to tie into the 6-inch abandoned line that runs along Locksley Road.
Supervisor Chairman Jim Raith said there is a three-man committee from Concord working on the issue. He said the line needs to be "explored" to make sure it is in good condition and in order to "nail down whether a doghouse junction is needed."
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