SAN MARCOS: Survey results show residents don't want to pay for second access road Sep 4, 2008
Respondents were given three choices: work with the city to build a public road; work together on their own to build a private road; or do nothing. City Manager Paul Malone sent Coronado Hills residents a letter last month that said the vast majority of respondents had picked the third option. (North County Times)
Teen's Boyfriend Arrested After Mom Found in Suitcase Sep 3, 2008
The Houston Chronicle reported a man driving along a secluded private road discovered the body in a black suitcase in the woods. Investigators later discovered Rodriguez had been reported missing by her husband Friday. (Fox News)
Rotary golf outing and auction features Sox, Pats tickets and 10 days in Key West Aug 31, 2008
The winner will also get a premium parking pass, allowing entrance via a private road, and admission to the Club Lounge, open two hours before and after the game. A 10-day stay at a lovely waterside home in Key West, Fla. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Developer plans hotel, businesses on Veterans Aug 30, 2008
That plan as well as the entire development hinges on a proposal by Parkway Partners to build a private road within the development between Veterans and Ireland Grove Road. Two other roads would come into the development form Ireland Grove Road, according to the plan. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Nana Akuffo-Addo to tour Brong Ahafo Aug 29, 2008
A statement signed by Mr. E.K. Kusi, Regional Secretary of the NPP and made available to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, stated that the Flagbearer and his entourage would interact with market women, regional house of chiefs members, officials of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union and the Association of Garages in Sunyani. Other communities Nana Akuffo-Addo and Dr Bawumia would visit are Yefri, Nkoranza, Donkro-Nkwanta, Asonkwaa, Busunya, Aworowa, Wenchi, Nsawkaw, Badu, Duadaso, Suma... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Task force named to revise Catskill town subdivision law Aug 29, 2008
Town Councilman Lewis O Connor said that if a design standard for a private road is made then road frontage onto a town road as the law requires now may not be necessary. Hart said that difficulty may lie in places with existing roads that may be substandard. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Reject gifts being offered on oath - NDC candidate Aug 28, 2008
Mr Oscar Kweku Appiah, Chairman of the Number Three branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union appealed to the government to reduce tax on the importation of spare parts. He appealed to the Chief Justice and the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General to ensure that drivers were given a fair deal at the courts. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
City asks for patience during upcoming construction Aug 27, 2008
Ruiter said the 263,000 project would consist of enlarging and cleaning out the detention pond near the aquatic center and replacing culverts along the private road that runs near Winnebago Industries. It's certainly going to help with street flooding, he said. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Erosion from flooding damages area roads Aug 24, 2008
"That's mainly a private road," he said, "and we really can't go in there without approvals and all to do anything.". In the meantime, her sons, working by pickup truck headlights, were out after 8 p.m. trying to fill in the road with cement blocks and dirt. (The St. Augustine Record)
Neighborhood battles developer in court Aug 24, 2008
But now they are arguing that the size of the homes, the setbacks and the private road that serves them violated the rules of the special planning district. The scale of the homes staggered the neighbors to the north. (AZCentral -- News)
Billboards an unpopular sign of the times Aug 23, 2008
Conner Estates Drive is a private road, he said. The development plan called for 14 townhomes on a 2. (The Union Democrat)
Private road in Cameron causes fuss Aug 21, 2008
Several homes adjacent to the Eagles Landing subdivision were built on a private roadway ... Her mailbox sits on the opposite side of her property at the back of her home at the edge of her drive on the only private road in the City of Cameron, Mo ... "Technically, because she lives on a private road, the post office should not be delivering her mail to the mailbox," explained local Realtor, Bruce Witt. (Cameron Observer, MO)
Drivers develop strategy to save sunken image Aug 21, 2008
Accra, Aug. 20, GNA - The Keneshie-Odorkor-Kasoa branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPTRU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) at a meeting decided to save the sunken image of commercial drivers by wearing a pair of trousers with white shirt and a flying tie. "The action takes effect from Monday and it would be compulsory," Mr Stephen Addo-Boateng, Chairman of the branch union said in an interview with the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Women call road 'unsafe' Aug 20, 2008
She said when she talked to administrators and told them the bus could turn around safely if it came down into her cul-de-sac, she was told the bus is not allowed to go down a private road. Ward assured the women that in the commissioners' next meeting with schools superintendent Dr. Douglas Barker, he would ask Barker if there is anything that can be done. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Rail closure boosts diesel use Aug 20, 2008
By , Staff Writer Tuesday, August 19, 2008. A load of finished lumber heads out of Southport Lumber crossing the Central Oregon ic Railroad tracks on TransPacific Lane on Friday. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
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The World Link: Rail closure boosts diesel use. Rail closure boosts diesel use. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
GPRTU appeals to government to rehabilitate Akapoliso-Ayease road Aug 20, 2008
Obuasi, Aug 19, GNA - Mr Benjamin K. Boafo, Obuasi Municipal Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has called on the government to rehabilitate the six-kilometre Akapoliso-Ayease stretch of feeder road. He said this would facilitate the successful implementation of the Root and Tuber Improvement and Marketing Programme (RTIMP) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in the area. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Bawunia woos Muslims for NPP Aug 19, 2008
They also visited the leadership and members of the Takoradi branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union of the Trades Union Congress, to interact with them and to find out the problems and challenges confronting them in their work. Source:Kwabena Amankwah, Takoradi. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Sign OK'd for Candlewood Harbor Aug 16, 2008
During the last two regular meetings of the board, some residents of Candlewood Harbor Road had complained that it had taken up to 30 minutes for emergency personnel to respond to a 911 call because it was difficult to locate the private road since there was no street sign. They said that since it is a private road they would pay for the sign. (Brookfield Journal, CT)
Bid accepted for county bridge work Aug 14, 2008
A short section of Hickory Ave. north of 120th Ave. in northern Lime Creek Township will become a private road. The quotes for remodeling work at building four at the Orchard Hill site will be due at 9:00 AM on Tuesday September 2, 2008. (Kalona News, IA)
Panel named to study Millis Beach route Aug 12, 2008
Once focused on two possible routes to the north which would lead to a private road owned by Albenesius, Rohde said he is warming to the concept of building a road out to the west, as proposed by William Church, Susan's husband ... He said Albenesius' private road is sound because it was built with a concrete slurry base, something Albenesius, a contractor, has affordable access to, unlike the county. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The Moonlight Murders Aug 12, 2008
Freeman contended that prison officials falsified the documents because Alburty was working on a private road, a violation of prison rules. Convinced of Alburty's guilt, Sheriff Alex Littlefield had Freeman and Alburty flown back to Jacksonville, again in Bill France's plane, where he met the prisoner and Freeman. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Train delays: Searching for a way out -- and in Aug 11, 2008
Either of the routes to the north would have to connect to a private road owned by Larry Albenesius, a Jackson, Neb. contractor. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Ogle cam: up close and impertinent Aug 8, 2008
Despite this, a number of private roads and unblurred faces and number plates appeared on the Google Maps feature ... A man living on a private road on Sydney's northern beaches, who did not want to be named, said he waited two days for Google to remove images of his house but did not get a response. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Woman injured; serious crashes reported Aug 8, 2008
My neighbors are all upset about it," he said, terming his daughter traumatized. In contrast to published reports, the vehicle was not running, Mr. Records said, nor was Mrs. Records preparing to remove her children from it. "They [police] were asked to leave her alone," he said of his young daughter. Mr. Records declined to comment further on the accident. The accident came within days of two separate accidents in New Milford involving motorcycles that occurred in the course of less than a half... (New Milford Times, CT)
Frustration over subdivision law aired at hearing Aug 7, 2008
What if the ten people (sharing a private road) say, I m not signing a maintenance agreement just because you want to split one parcel down here to give to your son or daughter, Michael Carlson said. The issue of dividing property for more than just building was also on the table at the hearing. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Google takes a risky road with privacy Aug 6, 2008
And while Google had vowed to instruct its camera-equipped cars not to drive down private roads and to blur faces and number plates, those promises were inadvertently broken ... Some private roads - including Tiki Road, Moonee Beach, The Mountain Way, Korora, and Beachfront Close, Sapphire Beach, all in Coffs Harbour - have also been removed from Street View, as have images taken inside Wesley College in Glen Waverley, Victoria ... All Coffs Harbour private roads were marked with no trespassing... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Smile Australia, you're on Google's candid camera Aug 5, 2008
A US couple is suing Google for invasion of privacy because photos of their home, located on a private road, appeared on Street View ... Google Australia spokesman Rob Shilkin said the quote had been taken out of context and no Australian private roads would be visible on Street View. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Street View needs to watch the signs Aug 3, 2008
In what may become a test case, for publishing pictures of their house, as it is on a private road ... This problem will be far greater for Street View in the UK due to the very high number of private roads ... Google said its policy was to not photograph private roads, and that its drivers were trained to look out for them. (Financial Times)
Google accused on privacy views Aug 2, 2008
According to the Borings, Google's "reckless conduct" in driving down a private road and publishing the photos caused "mental suffering" and hurt the value of their home. They are seeking damages of more than $25,000 (12,500). (BBC News)
Sekondi Assembly to put up new lorry station Jul 30, 2008
The station would comprise Takoradi-Kojokrom, Takoradi-Mpohor, Takoradi-New Takoradi, Takoradi- Kwesimintsim and Takoradi-Daboase branches of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) Mr John Analatei Laste, Public Relations officer of STMA said the facility would include 24 stores, offices as well as a canteen. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
High Knoll annoyance Jul 28, 2008
However, it still would remain a private road without county maintenance ... It bothers Galt that other county residents say they don t want their tax money used for private roads. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Bridge named for ardent volunteer Jul 28, 2008
South Bay Expressway, the company that built the private road, picked up most of the $1. 5 million construction cost. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dana's View: Owed to summer Jul 26, 2008
They may put up Private Road signs, but these signs are not spiteful so much as uneducated attempts to bar access. Mostly, once these sign-posters get to know this place and its inhabitants, the signs come down if anyone paid any attention to them in the first place. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Oregon grand jury says Irishman's shooting justified Jul 25, 2008
The trouble started about 11:20 p.m., when Hanlon, whom pal Ariel Burton described as "gentle, 5-foot-6-inch, skinny as a rail," knocked on the door of a blue farmhouse at the end of Digerness Boulevard, a private road with four homes. At first, Shannon Kelley, reading in an upstairs bedroom, thought her husband, Josiah, had forgotten his key. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Committee to probe Ashaiman riots without representative from GRTCC Jul 25, 2008
Accra, July 24, GNA- The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), has called for inclusion of representative from the Council in a committee of enquiry, set up to investigate the recent shooting incident involving the police and some drivers of the Ghana Private road Transport Union (GPRTU) at Ashaiman on June 3, 2008. A statement signed by Mr. Naveh-Fio Bright, General Secretary of GRTCC, said representation of the drivers on the committee would make its' findings more credible and... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
While the judiciary & intellectuals have siesta .... Jul 25, 2008
Mr John Biaka-Feigben, Branch Chairman of Bunkpurugu Union of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) called on the security services to intensify their night patrols along the Kintampo-Tamale and Walewale-Gambaga-Bunkpurugu highways which had recorded serious robbery cases in recent times (See Ghanaweb 2/11/06 Armed robbers on our highways). On 29th October 2007 Ghanaweb carried an article where armed robbers had killed a soldier and wounded two other soldiers who chanced upon them as... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Supervisors approve conditional use for ARC Jul 24, 2008
"The residents have the right to know the answers." DiPaolo also questioned how traffic destined for the museum could be routed off the Egypt Road interchange on Route 422, "over an old railroad bridge onto a private road." The private road in Upper Providence serves an existing shopping center that has not been built to township specifications because it is a private driveway. "This project looks like it's on a train and moving fast," complained Nancy McFarland, a former zoning hearing board... (Springfield Sun, PA)
Ministry establishes inquiry into Ashaiman shooting incident Jul 24, 2008
Accra, July 23, GNA - The Minister of the Interior, Dr kwame Addo-Kufuor has set up a Committee of Enquiry to investigate the recent shooting incident involving the Police and some drivers of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). The shooting incident at Ashaiman resulted in the death of a boy and a member of the GPRTU. The Committee, chaired by Mr Justice C.J. Honyenuga is to investigate the incident and make appropriate recommendations to government to forestall its future... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Cat recovering after spending days in tree Jul 21, 2008
Fran Wayne, president of the neighborhood advocacy group the Animal Friends of Lansdowne, was at a friend's house on a private road above Hoffman Park in Lansdowne when she learned about Newton. "My friend was very upset because the cat was stuck in the tree and she hadn't been able to find anyone able to help it. People wanted to help, but given how the property was situated in a wooded area and how difficult it was to get to, it was a problem," said Wayne. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
CPP to launch manifesto Jul 19, 2008
Representatives of political parties and the Diplomatic Corps, as well as identifiable groups like the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and the Ghana Private Road Transport) are expected to attend the launch. Institutions like the Institute of Economic Affairs, Centre for Democratic Development, Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the academia are expected to send representatives to the programme. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Council passes sewer, recycling resolutions Jul 18, 2008
and triplexes on lots eight and nine which will be reached by a private road off Seventh St. Council approved the request, with the restriction that only duplexes and triplexes be built on the property. John Reinhart, chairperson of the thoroughfare and drainage committee, reported on a request by Schneck Medical Center to restrict parking on Brown St. Reinhart said that city engineer Jerry Hartsell recommended that parking be restricted on the north side only of Brown between Poplar and Lynn... (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
GPRTU Volta to work out travel arrangements to Accra Jul 13, 2008
Mr. Edward Fiator, Regional First Trustee of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) made the call in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Ho. Mr. Fiator said the leadership of the Union would work out arrangements under which its members who ply the Accra route would be able to utilize the limited time that would be available to use the bridge. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Stanbic Bank to save travellers from highway robbers Jul 13, 2008
Kpetoe, July 11, GNA - Stanbic Bank is to open financial service centres at all Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) terminals where travellers could deposit and withdrawal money on arrival at their final destinations. This is to save them from losing such money in case of highway robbery and accidents. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
More of this story Jul 8, 2008
They don't even put anything out here to settle the dust, yet they jump up and give them 36,000 to pave the road at Doniphan, which is actually a private road. Alderman Mary Ann Arnett said she was anxious for street improvement. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Seaway Trail boasts birding bounty Jul 8, 2008
Located on private road Grand View Avenue at end of Sage Creek Road off Route 104B (Seaway Trail) in Oswego County, about an hour north of Syracuse. Share this on. (CNN -- Travel)
SAN MARCOS: City polling Coronado Hills residents about $5M road Jul 6, 2008
An alternate alignment would include a private road called Oceanview Drive in the new route. Coronado Hills residents familiar with the private roads said last week that only four-wheel-drive vehicles can get through them now. (North County Times)
Bus crush creates parking woes Jul 5, 2008
Gross says that because the park and ride can no longer support the number of 48X commuters, people have begun to park along the private road, Huntersville Gateway Boulevard, that runs through the Huntersville Gateway properties and parallels Highway 21 ... Gross says commuters should be able to park along the private road if the Park and Ride is full, since the businesses in the development have their own parking lots ... The Huntersville Gateway Property Owners' Association, which is comprised... (Huntersville Herald, NC)
Plan Board Proposes Zoning Compromise Jul 3, 2008
A spokesman for the project said the developer plans to construct a private road on the easement leading into the development, but wanted the streets in the subdivision to be public, maintained by the city ... The spokesman for the developer reminded commissioners that the developer wasn't asking for a public entrance road, but was proposing a private road ... Alderman Walter Arnette, who lives near the proposed subdivision, said he opposes private roads. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
N.Y.'s Seaway Trail a top-notch birding region Jul 3, 2008
Located on private road Grand View Avenue at end of Sage Creek Road off Route 104B (Seaway Trail) in Oswego County, about an hour north of Syracuse. "This is the premier spot to see the vast spectacle of the spring hawk migration," Purcell said. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Surfers Accused Of Attacking Paparazzi On SoCal Beach Jun 24, 2008
Keys to the private road are available only to residents under decades-old easement rights, and groups of local surfers are known to harass strangers surfing there. Malibu residents have voiced loud concerns about packs of freelance photographers clustering at local restaurants and stores. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Ripton Families Recover From Flooding Jun 23, 2008
Problem is, Billings Farm Road is a private road ... "Knowing that it's a private road, it's scary," Carl Easter said. (WCAX.com, VT)
Northern Region Police command takes measures to control accidents Jun 22, 2008
Tamale, June 21, GNA - The Northern Regional Police Command on Friday met executives of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) in Tamale to deliberate on measures to reduce road accidents in the region. The Ghana Police Service organised the meeting in collaboration with the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), aimed at sensitising the executives on the need to educate drivers and vehicle owners to regularly service their vehicles as means of controlling road accidents. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Paternal Irresponsibility Contribute to child labour Jun 21, 2008
It was attended by representatives from the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Prisons Ministry and women church leaders. Participants also identified other causes of child labour as divorce, child neglect, peer pressure, laziness of some parents, rural-urban migration, lack of community responsibility and others. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Before the Rains: Between two worlds Jun 21, 2008
T.K. takes charge of a private road Henry is building up a mountainside to help cultivate his spice crop. The latter, who has obtained a bank loan for the venture, is staking everything on the probability that T.K. can complete the road before the monsoons arrive (hence the movie's title), and that the road, artfully twisting and turning on the hillside under the engineer's eye of T.K., will not be washed away by those monsoons. (Toronto Star)
Drivers express concern over new fares Jun 18, 2008
Sunyani (B/A) June 17, GNA - Taxi Drivers in Sunyani Municipality have expressed concern about the new transport fares introduced by the Municipal Assembly and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, the drivers stated that they could not make their daily sales with the coming into effect of the new fares new fares. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ashaiman MTTU police scared to check drivers Jun 18, 2008
Mr Francis Gorni, Vice Chairman of the Ashaiman branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Unit (GPRTU) called for proper enforcement of traffic regulations, stating that floating drivers were more to blame for the congestion on the roads. Other executive members of the transport unions expressed their appreciation to the Commander for the opportunity and suggested that drivers of tipper trucks, harbour trucks and other vehicles should be included in such stakeholders meeting. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Security guard in fair condition after chase at Hidden Valley Jun 17, 2008
State police Trooper Robert Boyle said Truska was driving a Ford Explorer in pursuit of an ATV that was riding on a private road on resort property. As he was chasing the ATV, Truska lost control of the security vehicle and it crashed into a pond. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Officers on leave following shooting Jun 16, 2008
The shooting took place in an apparent rooming house at the end of a quiet, private road while the community was celebrating its Flag Day parade in another part of town. Police were called to 11 High Rock Road at 5 p.m. after someone outside on a cellphone called 911 to say a man there was behaving erratically, said David Traub, a spokesman for District Attorney William R. Keating. (Boston Globe)
Commercial drivers banned from picking passengers on Kasoa roadsides Jun 15, 2008
Representatives of Kasoa District Police Command, various branches of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) at Kasoa, and the Kasoa Urban Council participated in the meeting described by both Mr. Abbam-Quaye and Mr. Esseku as very fruitful. The meeting also expressed grave concern about the behaviour of some Metro Mass Transport drivers who stop anyhow on the designated routes to off-load and pick passengers and advised them to stop the practice and use the parking lots created for them... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Master Kassim laid to rest Jun 15, 2008
The National Democratic Congress and New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidates of Ashaiman constituency's as well as the Ashaiman branch of the Ghana Private Road and Transport Union also donated cash and drinks to the bereaved family. The commercial drivers on June 3 demanded the release of four of their colleagues, who had been arrested by the police for parking at an unauthorized place at the roadside instead of a parking lot provided for them. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
On Your Mind Jun 14, 2008
To The Road Owner wrote on Jun 13, 2008 7:43 AM:" Just to let you know that Paseo San Luis is not your private road for your residence. I use that road everyday and I don't live in that area. It's is a back way to get from Foothills to Avenita Cochise. You don't like it? TOO BAD! It is a public road that I paid for too. I don't speed and I don't cause accidents, so chill out or move out. It is old people like you who are ruining this city. You think you own the world and it owes something to... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Pondering problem Jun 13, 2008
For decades, the Department of Public Works with a backhoe has accessed Sandy Cove to clear the pipe on an occasional basis (usually after a significant rainfall or storm) via Lothrop Road, a paved private road. The clearing of the pipe allows the pond to drain and, according to residents, is effective in alleviating flooding. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Yawhima is to benefit from Metro Mass buses Jun 7, 2008
Yawhima (B/A), June 6, GNA - Mr. Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, on Friday told the chief and people of Yawhima, near Sunyani, that he would ensure the Metro Mass Transit and Ghana Private Road Transport Union extended their services to the community. This was in reaction to a question someone asked at a People's Assembly about the apparent lack of transport services, a lorry park and a community clinic in the area. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Cape Coast drivers say MMT buses killing their business Jun 6, 2008
Cape Coast, May 5, GNA - Some station masters of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) in Cape Coast on Thursday appealed to the government to reduce the number of Metro Mass Transport (MMT) buses plying long distances to save the business of the union from collapsing. Between 11 and 13 MMT buses ply between Accra and Cape Coast daily and three between Cape Coast and Kumasi. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
