Tag: Harbor

City of Fort Smith in partnership to create Slackwater Harbor in Van Buren

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Communities across the River Valley are working together to bring more jobs to the area and allow businesses to ship bulk containerized goods to other states for a lower cost. The city of Fort Smith, Van Buren, Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, Crawford County, Sebatasin County, and the Western Arkansas Intermodal […]

Construction to begin March 15 on Fairport Harbor streetscape project

Mar. 3—The start date has been set for a streetscape project in Fairport Harbor Village’s commercial district. Work that will take place on a segment of Third Street is scheduled to begin March 15, said Village Administrator Amy Cossick. RMH Concrete and Foundations Inc. will perform the endeavor, which encompasses a section of Third Street […]

City kept Safe Harbor negotiations mum

Mar. 3—TRAVERSE CITY — When city officials disclosed in mid-January that they had drafted a memorandum of understanding to explore the feasibility of keeping the Safe Harbor homeless shelter open year-round, it appeared that the MOU would be the beginning of a community discussion. But documents obtained by the Record-Eagle show that city officials, the […]

Safe Harbor won’t open this summer

Mar. 1—TRAVERSE CITY — After much public scrutiny and months of pleas to help the homeless, the Safe Harbor board announced Friday that the seasonal shelter will not stay open this summer. In a letter addressed to Traverse City Mayor Amy Shamroe and city and county commissioners, the shelter’s board chair, Christopher Ellalasingham, wrote that […]

State nixes hearings over Ala Wai harbor contract

Feb. 24—Petitions to formally contest the state’s pending three-year contract with Secure Parking Hawaii LLC to manage and enforce public stalls at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor have been denied. Petitions to formally contest the state’s pending three-year contract with Secure Parking Hawaii LLC to manage and enforce public stalls at Ala Wai Small Boat […]

How Gig Harbor police are cracking down on retail theft

The Gig Harbor Police Chief is warning residents to pay up or pay the consequences. “Retail theft is rampant throughout all western Washington,” said Chief Kelly Busey. “We’re taking theft reports every single day from our major stores.” Chief Busey said retail theft is the city’s most prevalent crime. So his department is cracking down […]

Scientists say 2 solar system dwarf planets may harbor underground oceans

Two dwarf planets within our solar system, named Eris and Makemake, might exhibit enough geothermal activity to maintain oceans of liquid water within, according to modeling that describes new observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope. “We see some interesting signs of hot times in cool places,” said Christopher Glein, a planetary geochemist from […]

Talks continue on extending Safe Harbor season

Feb. 18—TRAVERSE CITY — Certain permitting processes need to happen for Safe Harbor to become a year-round shelter. Members from the City Commission and the Planning Commission are scheduled to meet again to talk about the permitting process of turning the seasonal homeless shelter into a year-round operation, and what changing the permitting would look […]