Each week, city manager Tom Aspell snuggles into a sleeping bag in his backyard, only to get scared by nature sounds and race back inside, leaving a trail of footprints that spell out the city memo.
Signage of the times
No big stuff on the bridge
Effective Aug. 8, the Sewalls Falls Bridge maximum load capacity was reduced to “3 tons/passenger cars only,” Aspell writes. This doesn’t mean that if you don’t have a passenger you have to go a different way, though.
This restriction was implemented to protect the traveling public, pending the replacement of the bridge, which is anticipated for 2015-2016. In the event that the bridge gets any more rickety, traffic will be limited to bicycles and Hot Wheels only.
In cooperation with the Engineering Services Division, staff of the General Services Department installed the signage. Thankfully, the signage was pretty light.
First Day of School
Bring an apple for teacher
Three new Fire Department employees started a two-week recruit school last week, Aspell writes. Finally, an excuse to use those Smokey the Bear lunch boxes!
Firefighter Wes Nelson, firefighter Ronald Palmer, and firefighter paramedic Greg Michaud were appointed after an intensive selection process with more than 150 applicants, one of whom was rejected for his penchant for fighting fire with fire.
The new employees bring substantial education and experience to their new roles. The recruit school will consist of an orientation to all phases of Concord Fire Department operations and extensive practice time on emergency drills, but will apparently not include any school dances. They will receive station assignments on the completion of training.
Salad and bread sticks
And water mains
This week, the contractor working on the Loudon Road water main project expects to be installing new hydrants in the corridor, as well as a new water main from Dick Day Motors to the Olive Garden Restaurant, Aspell writes. Testing will also begin on the first 2,000 feet of new water main, though studies show water mains tend to struggle on standardized tests.
