Archive | July, 2009
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Bird Hill Road Work Begins

by Matt McGee on July 28, 2009 in West Richland Sights, where:99353

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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The Scoop on Bird Hill Repaving

by Matt McGee on July 21, 2009 in West Richland News, where:99353

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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Coming Soon: Repaving on Bird Hill

by Matt McGee on July 19, 2009 in West Richland News, where:99353

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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What is West Richland’s Population?

by Matt McGee on July 13, 2009 in West Richland Life

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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How to Beat the West Richland Heat

How to Beat the West Richland Heat

by Matt McGee on July 5, 2009 in West Richland Sights

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.

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