Last week, City Manager Tom Aspell began work on a book about all the happenings in town. But when he got only a few pages in and had nothing else to write about, Aspell decided to change course and turn it into his weekly city memo.
The end is near
Construction update
This week’s work will include the installation of median cobblestones, as well as work on the granite bump-outs and on the new traffic lights. In addition, brick crews will continue to work towards Pleasant Street and concrete crews will be making some finishing touches.
With construction nearing an end on North Main Street, there will be some changes that coincide with the completion of work. Pedestrians should be aware that, by the end of this week, there will no longer be a diagonal crossing at the Pleasant Street intersection. A new system, which is meant to increase efficiency, will alert pedestrians to cross by visual and audio signals, Aspell writes. So in other words, pay attention and it will make it better for all of us.
In addition, as both lanes of North Main Street re-open to traffic, the city will be reinstating paid parking. Paid parking will resume on Friday, Nov. 16. Parking kiosks will be located on sidewalks on both sides of the street, Aspell writes. And we thought this free parking thing was really catching on.
Drink it in
Let’s talk about water
On Oct. 28, Concord General Services’ Water Treatment Superintendent Marco Philippon, and Communications Coordinator Angelina Bossone, presented at the New Hampshire Water Works Association’s New Hampshire Drinking Water Exposition and Trade Show, which was held at the Grappone Conference Center. The exposition attracts approximately 400 people from the drinking water industry and offers various seminars of interest, Aspell writes. We can only assume this was probably the most well hydrated expo in history.
Philippon and Bossone’s seminar, “Communication is Customer Service,” discussed the importance of communicating with customers, especially as technology changes, and the tools Concord General Services uses for public outreach and communication.
