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Parking Deck Rising Quickly

Posted under City of Rome on August 20th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Construction workers take advantage of the cooler morning temperatures to place huge sections of concrete on the new parking deck next to the Forum.
Highs today are expected to reach 91 degrees. Tomorrow is expected to be mostly sunny with a high around 90.

Mayor Wants Romans to Speak About Water Concerns

Posted under City of Rome, Water on August 19th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Rome Mayor Wright Bagby is encouraging Romans to learn more about the state’s water plan later this week at a town hall meeting hosted by Rep. Katie Dempsey.
Rep. Lynn Smith, chair of the House Natural Resources and Environment committee will be on hand along with Becky Champion from the Georgia EPD Watershed Protection […]

Commissioner Collins Upset With Time Table Of Fence Removal For Parks

Posted under City of Rome, Recreation on August 19th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

An ugly exchange took place Monday between city commissioners Bill Collins and Kim Canada over fences that are still up at the Tolbert and Crane Street parks in the city. Commissioner Collins said he wanted a time table for the fences to come down. Commissioner Kim Canada said he had thought the issue was […]

City Says Brightly Colored Substance In Water Is Dye

Posted under City of Rome, Water on August 18th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Rome Firefighters responded to what was first thought to be a large anti-freeze spill in the creek in Heritage park. However, officials from the city Water department now confirm to RomeNewswire that the substance in the creek was not anti-freeze. It was a brightly colored dye that city engineers placed into the storm drainage […]

Winner of Gary Tillman 5k Clocktower Classic Sets Course Record; Record Number Of Runners Participate

Posted under City of Rome, Civic Groups, Local Sports, sports on August 16th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

A record crowd turned out for the annual Gary Tillman Clocktower 5k road race.
Over 600 runners made their way across the 2nd Avenue bridge, down Broad Street toward Myrtle Hill and back toward downtown over the old railroad footbridge to the finish line.
The overall winner, Peter Limo from Shorter College (Photo at left) won with […]

City Receives 20k Grant For Tree Master Plan

Posted under City of Rome, GA. Forestry on August 15th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

The City of Rome has received a 20,000 grant from the Georgia Forestry Commission to help pave the way for a tree master plan for the area.
City of Rome municipal arborist Terry Paige said the plan will help both City officials, residents and contractors by laying out the master plan and allowing the trees to […]

Rome Officials Trying to Deal With Housing Dilemma

Posted under City of Rome, Community Development, Construction on August 14th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Rome’s Community Development Committee learned of a major housing issue Wednesday.
Code enforcement officer Glen Rubin says his office has targeted a number of homes owned by the elderly for enforcement action, but that most of them cannot afford the repairs to bring their homes to code.

City of Rome Receives Urban Forestry Grant

Posted under City of Rome on August 13th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

On Friday, August 15, 2008 the City of Rome will kick off an urban forestry project. The City will receive $20,000 in cost-share funding through the Georgia Forestry Commission’s (GFC) Urban & Community Forestry Grant Program. The purpose of the project is to develop a Community Tree Master Plan. A grant-signing will […]

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