June 30, 2009
Pennsylvania Game Commission biologist and volunteers are leg-banding Canada geese across the state as part of the agency's management program for the species.
At Ethel Springs Lake, the PA Game Commission crew took to kayaks and rounded up over 300 geese. These geese, some of whom were previously banded by the Game Commission approximately three years ago, were corralled and banded. Along with the PA Game Commission, several volunteer college students drew blood from the geese to test for avian flew.
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The information on goose population dynamics and movements obtained from subsequent recoveries of banded geese is used in the evaluation of hunting seasons and expansion of Canada goose hunting opportunities.
The new chemical building at the Municipal Authority is complete.
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May 14, 2008
Today it was announced that the long awaited 3rd ward and 4th ward water line replacement project is about to begin. The project will start on Third Street where, according to Manager Rich Thomas, Barbonus Construction, from Greensburg, PA was the successful bidder for phase one of this project and our engineer has given them the O.K. to precede orders last week. A new six inch water main will be laid from N. Chestnut Street to N. Ligonier Street. The biggest obstacle on this street will be boring under McGee Run to lay the new line Thomas said. Additionally a new fire hydrant will be installed on this street. After this section has been completed, the contractor will move to the Fourth Ward where new water mains will be installed on Ridge Avenue, West Keeling Avenue then Owens Avenue near the Derry bridge. New service lines will also be installed from the water main to the customer’s property line. The second phase of the project will be the instillation of an underground booster station to be placed on a parcel of ground purchased from TSI Titanium. The new station will provide the necessary pressure boost to supply water to customers on 6th and 7th avenue as well as Summit Street in West Derry. This new booster station replaces a 35 year old station located on Mowry way in Derry Borough. Phase one is expected to be completed within 60 to 70 days while the booster station is expected to be completed by September. Manager Thomas requests customers who will be affected by the construction be patient with the contractor because brief service interruptions should be expected when the new system is placed into service.
May 14, 2008
Today it was announced that the long awaited 3rd ward and 4th ward water line replacement project is about to begin. The project will start on Third Street where, according to Manager Rich Thomas, Barbonus Construction, from Greensburg, PA was the successful bidder for phase one of this project and our engineer has given them the O.K. to precede orders last week. A new six inch water main will be laid from N. Chestnut Street to N. Ligonier Street. The biggest obstacle on this street will be boring under McGee Run to lay the new line Thomas said. Additionally a new fire hydrant will be installed on this street. After this section has been completed, the contractor will move to the Fourth Ward where new water mains will be installed on Ridge Avenue, West Keeling Avenue then Owens Avenue near the Derry bridge. New service lines will also be installed from the water main to the customer’s property line. The second phase of the project will be the instillation of an underground booster station to be placed on a parcel of ground purchased from TSI Titanium. The new station will provide the necessary pressure boost to supply water to customers on 6th and 7th avenue as well as Summit Street in West Derry. This new booster station replaces a 35 year old station located on Mowry way in Derry Borough. Phase one is expected to be completed within 60 to 70 days while the booster station is expected to be completed by September. Manager Thomas requests customers who will be affected by the construction be patient with the contractor because brief service interruptions should be expected when the new system is placed into service.
January 18, 2008
After many long months of preparing documents, contract specifications and arranging funding, The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Derry has secured financing from the USDA Rural Utilities Division for water line improvements in Derry Borough. The $875,000 project will cover replacing aging water lines in the third ward and fourth ward. Additionally, a new underground automated booster station will replace the aging station on Mowry way in the first ward of the borough. This will provide increased pressure for several streets in the higher elevations of the borough as well as some streets in West Derry in Derry Township.
Manager Richard Thomas announced that he attended a contract signing ceremony in Greensburg which will lead the way to having the entire project placed on competitive bids. Bidding is expected to begin in February. The project should get underway in April or May and be completed by September of 2008.
June 19, 2007
The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Derry will be participating in this summers construction projects in Derry Borough. A major water main replacement project will take place in the Fourth Ward and the Third Ward of the Borough. In addition, an underground booster station will be installed on Mowry Way to replace the existing ageing high service booster station. The project estimated to cost $640,000 is expected to begin within the next month and take four to six months to complete. It will focus on replacing water mains on W. Keeling Avenue, Ridge Avenue and W. Owens Avenue in the Fourth Ward and on E. Third Street in the Third Ward. Service lines will also be replaced on these streets from the water main to the customer’s property line. The upgrade will also improve fire service in these neighborhoods.
To finance this project, The United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is considering an application for financial assistance submitted by the Derry Municipal Authority. The USDA office at 226 Donahue Road in Greensburg is taking comments from interested persons for the next month relative to this project. Gibson-Thomas Engineering Company of Latrobe designed the project and Attorney John R. McCreary is providing legal services for the project. Authority Manager Rich Thomas indicated that the water project will be concurrent with the Borough Sewer Projects in these same neighborhoods.
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