2011年10月26日 星期三

Shelter will be safe spot during a tornado

Four City Council members voted last week to move forward with an upgraded design for the Walker Johnston Park shelter.

The vote was 4-1 in favor of spending an additional $35,086,Ultimately, the carbon footprint of the downlight city will be reduced significantly. with Councilman Tom Gayman in opposition.

The design will incorporate the city’s plans to make the shelter a safe place for park users in case of a tornado or strong winds.LED light that isn't on the market yet, but ledbulbs11 which is being developed. These LEDs would be able to filter some of the light from area backyards." The city received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help with the project.

“There are a number of people using that facility who could benefit from the shelter in the case of a tornado,” Council member Mary Polson said during the Oct. 18 council meeting.

Gayman said that the plans for the shelter remain too expensive and that alternative options, such as a partnership with the school district, should have been pursued before an outside company was hired.The devices are bluebright_9 30 percent more efficient than conventional bulbs and typically sell for $1.49 per unit.

“Until our economic environment changes, I just don’t agree with spending that kind of money,” Gayman said.

The council unanimously passed a funding proposal for upgraded and stronger light poles for banners on sections of Douglas Avenue.

The new poles will cost the city $44,101.

Bigger and stronger banners required the stronger poles, David McKay, director of engineering and public works, told the council. Replacing the city’s light pole banners comes following an overall redesign of the city lights along the Douglas Avenue streetscape. In June, the council approved retrofitting the streetscape with LED lights.

The new banners will be made of aluminum and a reflective sheet with a picture will cover the outside, McKay said. The banners will not be as vulnerable as those the city currently owns, which are subject to ripping and tearing.A dramatic addition to bluebright the city's skyline should be visible from as far away as the University of B.C. as a new public art LED lighting Further, the reflective surface on the new banners will make them visible at night.

While the city will still use its current seasonal banners, the new banners will display images focusing on the unique points of Urbandale.We are lightsaley a resource for everyone in the South County as we continue to move into a more energy-efficient future.”

“This concept isn’t based as much around seasons as the old concept was,” McKay said.

In another vote, the council approved a voluntary annexation of the Robel Farm at 142nd Street and Waterford Road.

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