COLLAPSED BUILDING CLEARED AWAY, STREETS OPENED

The rubble from the collapsed building on Fountain Square Plaza facing our Green has now been completely cleared away, only the back retaining wall (right) remains.

The road barriers have been removed, and our streets are now open.

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OUR NOV. 4 BALLOTT

PHOTO: This was the voting line at Ecoff School at 10:15 AM. The line wound down and around four corridors, and took one hour. The only bottleneck was at the only ballot-receiving machine.The simple two-second act of slipping one's own ballot into the slot seemed to confuse people.

Polling place:
ECOFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5200 Ecoff Ave


Tuesday, November 04, 2008 General Elections

Candidates' Party Designators
D = Democrat
R = Republican
IG = Independent Green
L = Libertarian
G = Green
I = Independent





Office Title : President and Vice President:
D Barack Obama and Joe Biden
R John McCain and Sarah Palin
IG Chuck Baldwin and Darrell L. Castle
L Bob Barr and Wayne A. Root
G Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente
I Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez

Office Title : United States Senate:
D Mark R. Warner
R James S. ''Jim'' Gilmore III
IG Glenda Gail Parker
L William B. Redpath

Office Title : Member House of Representatives, 4th District
D Andrea R. Miller
R J. Randy Forbes

COLLAPSED BUILDING TORN DOWN AND REMOVED

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UPDATE ON FOUNTAIN SQUARE BUILDING COLLAPSE

1)The structural engineer hired to ascertain the cause of the collapse will release his findings on Monday, Sept. 22.

2) A Grand Jury is investigating the collapse.

3) The FARMERS MARKET will resume on Saturday, October 4.

4) Michelle Fowler, co-owner of the Fowler's Village Pub (which was nearing completion in this collapsed complex) said, ". . . we think, barring any unforeseeable problems in the future, the best thing to do is to move forward".

5) There are indications that the brick building at the end closest to the library has not sustained structural damage. The new office of The Village News is due to move into that building.

NORTH/SOUTH BRANNER STATION PARKWAY ON AGENDA

The Chester Community Association will meet on Thur., Sept. 25, 7:00 pm, at the Village Hall (office of the Center for the Arts). The agenda will be the
Branner Station North-South Parkway which will affect Chester Village Green. This will be an open meeting.

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