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ABBOTSFORD T RIBUNE PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1951
Carnival being set up for opening Friday
Rides, concessions and side shows are being up today on the Main Street in preparation for for the opening of the big carnival here Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The event is being sponsored by the Abbotsford Fire Department to raise funds for equipment.
There will be entertainment galore for every member of the family. Attractions will include a ferris wheel, merry-goround, and other rides, concessions where skill will win, plenty of refreshment stands and even a side show.
The Tri City band will play Friday evening. The Chippewa Valley WEAU Barn Dance Show will be presented on Saturday night.
Everybody is invited to come to Abbotsford and enjoy the excitement. Curtiss youth enlists in U.S. Coast Guard
Bobby Bowen went to Green Bay Tuesday and enlisted in the Coast Guard. He is now at Wisconsin Dells with Clyde Peissig, where both boys will be employed. Bowen will work until he is called into the service.
Clark County Field Day at hospital June 12 Clark County’s annual Field Day will be held at the Clark County Hospital Farm, Owen, on Tuesday, June 12.
A barnyard paving demonstration will be included this year as a part of the quality milk program which is being carried on throughout the state. It is anticipated that 1,000 square feet of concrete will be layed during the day.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1981
City ups AMPI bond issue to $3 milllion
The Abbotsford City Council, at a June 8 meeting, approved a $500,000 addition to a March resolution calling for $2.5 million in industrial revenue bonds to finance expansion of AMPI’s local plant.
According to AMPI spokesman John St. Peter, the original $2.5 million bond issue, approved March 2, would not cover the actual cost of plant expansion, which turned out to be higher than anticipated.
Actual bids for the AMPI improve ments came to approximately $2.4 million. St. Peter said that, figuring in the closing costs of underwriters and consultants, the actual cost would go over that projected $2.5 million mark.
Why was the original estimate too low? St. Peter said that designers were uncertain in March about whether they would install an “ultra-filtration osmosis” system or an evaporation system. He said they eventually opted for the most expensive evaporation system, necessitating the request for more bonding.
The orignal plans called for a 2,300 foot expansion on the northeast end of the the plant an estimated cost of $600,000; $200,000 in bonding and engneering fees, and $1,700,000 for new equipment. Presumably, most of the extra $500,000 will cover the equipment portion of the payments.
AMPI is securing the bonds through the city, which means a better interest rate. The city assumes no responsibility for the transaction, however. AMPI is the sole borrower and has sole responsibility for repayment.
