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Author: maricela Created: 2/12/2007 10:17 AM |
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Thursday, May 31, 2007
The Ada County sanitary landfill is approximately 20 miles from Meridian.
Rather than making the long drive to the landfill, residents, and businesses can drop off items at our enclosed facility located at 2130 West Franklin Road, between Linder and 10 Mile.
We have convenient hours - 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. Monday through Friday and 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Saturdays. We are closed Sundays and holidays.
In honor of our 10-year anniversary owning SSC, residential customers who bring in this newsletter will receive $2.00 off their visit! (Limit 1 per household).
Save your time and fuel expenses by coming to the SSC transfer station. For more information or to set up an account, please call 208-888-3999.
Source: Talkin Trash! Issue #17/Summer of 2007
| Posted by maricela at 9:43 AM |
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Boise is honoring businesses who strive for a cleaner environment by practicing pollution prevention in their work place. If you business is currently practicing pollution prevention then your business can apply for the EnviroGuard Award. The recognized businesses are concerned for a cleaner environment and in "changing business practices to mitigate potential impacts to the environment".
Source: City of Boise
| Posted by maricela at 9:18 AM |
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Friday, May 25, 2007
Residential and commercial trash and recycling are not collected on a holiday when the Ada County sanitary landfill is closed. If your collection day falls before the holiday, your trash and recycling will be collected on your usual day. If your regular garbage day falls on or after the holiday, your garbage and recycling will be collected one day later that week.
The next holiday that will affect collection is: Memorial Day (Monday, May 28th)
Source: Sanitary Services Company, Inc., Issue #17/Summer 2007
| Posted by maricela at 12:23 PM |
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Thursday, May 03, 2007
WaterShed will be the first water education center of its kind in Idaho (video) Construction is underway for the Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center. The project began Monday April 30, 2007, with the destruction of the old administration building at the West Boise Wastewater Treatment Plant. The new building, which will sit on the old site, should be built by early 2008.
Source: City of Boise
| Posted by maricela at 4:20 PM |
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Starting with their May bills, 70,000 City of Boise sewer and trash customers will find some major customer friendly changes.
These are the new improvements:
Residential customers will now be billed every two months instead of three
Bills will have a fixed due date of the 25th of each month
"We wanted to meet the requests of our customers." Public Works revenue officer Jon Williams said.Source: City of Boise Article
| Posted by maricela at 2:12 PM |
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
Boise's Mayor newsletter contains information about upcoming libraries, mayor's messages, events for April through June, and important contact information. Take a few minutes to catch up with Boise events and your mayor's message.
Porch Talk Newsletter - The Mayor's Neighborhood Newsletter
| Posted by maricela at 1:08 PM |
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
Do you want to know what is going on with current local department issues, programs, or projects without leaving your home? Every month Public Works will feature a "Video of the Month" covering these issues and you can view them at the convenience of your home.
City of Boise
| Posted by maricela at 9:40 AM |
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Washington Group International (WGI) along with Hewlett-Packard, Simplot, and Micron fall under the agribusiness and high-tech companies who all benefit from the international marketplace. WGI's exporting presence and benchmarking techniques are seen in the following countries: Middle East and Russia and their expertise in the power and oil/gas sectors; Canada and the United Kingdom with their environmental management and remediation skills and technologies; Canada, Germany, Mexico, Bolivia, and Jamaica with their mining expertise; Egypt, Brazil, Australia, Switzerland, Russia, and the United Kingdom with improving manufacturing and industrial plant efficiencies; and China with strengths in project management, safety, and training. In the international competition Thomas Friedman describes it, "flat," Treasure Valley companies will encounter more competition. The United States decline in math and science is at its opportune time to focus its en...
| Posted by maricela at 9:48 AM |
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Thursday, March 08, 2007
Idaho TechConnect was federally funded with $75,000 from the Idaho National Laboratory. TechConnect is Idaho's first and only public-private non-profit organization focused on technology. They began their business in 2002 and are focused on helping entrepreneurs convert ideas and research into products and businesses.
Idaho Business Review Article
| Posted by maricela at 10:23 AM |
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Boise's downtown is growing rapidly with residential developments. Currently there are eleven new developments in the proposal stage or being built within the downtown core. What does this mean for Boise's development? More construction development and business opportunities. But what about the residents who are trying to sleep, but are awaken by music or loud people walking the streets early in the morning? City ordinance is working on benchmarking other cities such as: San Francisco, New York, Salt Lake City, and Seattle and possibly integrating it into Boise's ordinance. This is an exciting time for Boise's current and future development, but at the same time presents challenges for current and future residents, businesses, and the city. As ordinances are being evaluated Boise will continue with current developments.
Boise Weekly Article
| Posted by maricela at 9:40 AM |
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