Thrift Store Flooded After Hours Donation Chaos
A Colfax Hospice Gift and Thrift store suffered extensive flood damage after unknown individuals left large furniture and 10 bags of clothes outside the rear roll-up door. Rainwater diverted into the warehouse and retail space, prompting a cleanup by Service Masters at a cost in the thousands and loss of inventory and sales.
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Colfax Thrift
Colfax Hospice
Donna O’keefe
Auburn
New Zoning Ordinance Draft For Public Review In Colfax
Colfax City files draft zoning ordinance ready for review with four public hearings planned two at Planning Commission and two at City Council A community workshop will be held Thursday Nov 4 at 7 PM at City Hall City Planner Sherri Conway invites residents and business owners to review the draft The zoning map remains unchanged but district standards may shift as the old seventies document is replaced to address modern internet based professional services and evolving economy
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City of
Colfax
Planning Commission
Sherri Conway
Conway
Colfax High wins MIT grant for drainage waste removal project
Colfax High School design and construction students win a $10,000 MIT grant for a storm drain solid waste remover. Teacher Jonathon Schwartz and junior Ken Jones led research and plan development. the project aims to separate solid waste from water and double as a public trash receptacle. The team says they will pursue design and prototype stages with funding.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Colfax High
Jonathon Schwartz
Schwartz
Massachusetts
Ken Jones
Jones
Grant
Colfax Hosts Blood Drive At Chamber Railcar
Blood Source collected 23 pints at a Colfax drive held in front of the Colfax Area Chamber of Commerce railcar, near its Monday projection of 25 pints. Gayle Leyte notes daily regional needs of 750 pints, with 5 percent of eligible donors currently contributing. Laurie Ingram of Chicago Park credits convenience and participation, planning another drives locally.
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Colfax Area
Laurie Ingram
Chicago Park
Colfax
Rail complaints to be heard by Weimar Applegate Colfax MAC
At the upcoming Weimar Applegate Colfax Municipal Advisory Council meeting representatives from Union Pacific Railroad and the Federal Railroad Administration will address complaints dated Sept 2004. Issues include blocked entries in the Cape Horn area, sunlit trains, leaking lubricants, polluted water, and derailments linked to alleged poor maintenance in 2002 and 2003 across Cape Horn Gold Run and Blue Canyon, with Mount Lassen safety impacts and track improvements discussed since January 2003.
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Weimar/Applegate
Colfax
Union Pacific Railroad
Federal Railroad Administration
Cape Horn Area
Robinson Wac Mac Council
Cape Horn
Gold Run
Blue Canyon
Ian Gow
Placer Hills
MAC
Union Pacific
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