COLUMBIA, 5/17/10 (Beat Byte) -- A
16-inch pipeline on Scott Blvd. that breaks routinely but serves as the sole
source of water to the Thornbrook, Magnolia Falls, Wyndham Ridge, and Mill Creek
subdivisions in southwest Columbia is substandard and inadequate after less than
8 years, claims a City of Columbia staff report.
"The existing 16 inch water main was installed in
August 2002 and has experienced five main
breaks since Spring 2005, causing reduced pressure and water outages to
these subdivisions," the report claims. Trying to avoid damage from future
roadwork, crews buried the line deeper than normal. Today, "overburden on the
line" from backfilled dirt has forced it into contact with bedrock, causing the
breaks.
The report recommends either replacing the entire line for
about $650,000 or a less costly alternative -- adding a supplemental smaller
line and new valves for roughly $35,000 to $110,000.
Report on Scott Blvd. Water Main
Outage
COLUMBIA, 5/17/10 (Beat Byte)
-- Stephens College and Columbia Access Television (CAT) will receive
over $130,000 for long overdue upgrades to the Stephens College
CAT TV studios, now that cable television scofflaw
Mediacom and St. Louis-based Charter Communications have settled a lawsuit with
the City of Columbia for "among other things, failure to provide studio
and equipment support for public access as part of cable television
franchise obligations with the City."
The 2009 settlement -- $212,636 for underpayment
of franchise fees from the two firms -- followed a 2007 lawsuit that
alleged neither firm provided "sufficient support for public access television,"
part of an exclusive contract that granted cable television monopolies in
sections of Columbia.
B121-10 Appropriating funds received as
part of the settlement agreement with Mediacom and Charter Communications to
fund public access television improvements at Stephens College
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