Archive for July, 2009
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Bird Hill Road Work Begins
And they’re off! Just as promised, the repaving of Blue Heron Blvd. began bright and early this morning. It’s kinda strange to see so many cars pulled around and parked on the side streets, and BHB itself totally empty … except for when all the heavy equipment comes by, as you see below.
Chukar Drive — [...]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
The Scoop on Bird Hill Repaving
As I wrote in our previous post, a couple streets on Bird Hill are due for some repaving soon, and now we’ve received the full plan of attack from the city. Public Works Director Roscoe Slade tells us that Blue Heron Blvd. will be paved on Tuesday, July 28, and Chukar Drive will be paved [...]
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Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Coming Soon: Repaving on Bird Hill
If you pay attention to the West Richland newsletter that comes with every city utility bill, you may have seen the notice about some repaving work coming soon to portions of the Bird Hill neighborhood. Specifically, Blue Heron Blvd. (pictured) and Chukar Drive will both be repaved in their entirety. And this is going to [...]
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
What is West Richland’s Population?
Do you have any guesses what our current population is here in West Richland? The official numbers won’t come out, of course, until after the 2010 census is taken, but the Washington Office of Financial Management published it’s official estimates earlier this year. And the results?
Estimated West Richland Population in 2009: 11,670
You can see that, [...]
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Sunday, July 5th, 2009
How to Beat the West Richland Heat
When the temps go above 100 degrees, like they’ve done the past couple days, it’s easy to beat the heat if you’re a dog who loves sprinklers. Like our dog, Sparky:
As for the rest of us, I’d suggest taking it easy, drinking lots of liquids, and staying inside with the air conditioning on.