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ABBOTSFORD T RIBUNE PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1951
Recreation area comes closer to being reality
At a meeting of the recreation area committee held at the high school on Monday evening, it was definitely decided to order equipment for the area. The location adjoining the athletic park was approved because of the shade, and the use of the athletic park and the fact that Abbotsford may some day have supervised recreation during the summer months, in which case the ball park would also be used in the program. The equipment ordered includes a set of swings, baby swings, a slide, and a set of teetertoters. The picnic tables will be made by the ag boys at the high school shop. A double tennis court is planned, and the committee hopes for volunteer workers at the time they are built. A date will be set in the near future and an announcement will be made in the Tribune asking for help.
The committee believes the area will be used and appreciated by many families during the summer months, especially by the children and hopes that a call for volunteers will get a very good response. This area will greatly increase the recreational facilities in Abbotsford.
Financial assistance by individuals and organizations is urgently needed, and it is requested that donors mail their contributions to Henry Nacker, treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1981
Abby council approves motion for wastewater treatment plant
The Abbotsford City Council voted April 21 to hire Owen Ayres and Associates to draw plans and specifications for construction of a new and expanded wastewater treatment facility for the city. The approval was contingent upon subsequent scrutiny by the city director of public works, Don Kieser, who later approved the design. The city recently received approval of a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, which will cover 75 percent of the cost for the new facilities.
Fred Klingbeil of Owen-Ayres spoke to the council and provided sketches of proposed additions and improvements to the wastewater plant on Linden Street. He said the job was a high priority one and added “We’re shooting for the end of June to have the plans and specifications ready. It’s an optimistic estimate, and we’ll need a number of people working on it at the same time, anywhere from a dozen to 20 engineers.”
Klingbeil said a design project of this sort usually takes about six months, but the early target could be met by committing that extra manpower to it. The new plans will not add any radical design changes to the present plant, but will add more capacity so the facility will be able to double its present flow.
