SIX YEAR STREET PLAN

Jul 12, 20120

The city’s six-year street plan proposal was submitted to the Colfax city council Monday night. Public Works Director Andy Rodgers noted the plan serves as a sort of shopping list for future projects with funding as the determining factor on what will be finished.

Sidewalk projects on the plan include three in the N. Clay Street area behind the high school. A segment on Third Street from Sumner to Clay and along Clay north to Park are listed for 2013, and addition of a segment up the N. Park Street hill from Clay to Park is listed for 2014.

An urban arterial project for this year is a surface grind on Fairview Street, from Lake to Hillcrest. That segment of Fairview was cut from the last work done on the street because of the lack of funding.

The city has also charted chip sealing on Southview at the top of the Thorn Street hill. Already done this year was an overlay on First Street between 195 and Morton.

NOW HERE’S A TIP

By JoAnn Derson

• “To keep my car looking nice, I keep it clean inside and out. One trick I have is to keep a few paper towels dampened with window cleaner in a resealable plastic baggie. I’m ready as soon as something needs to be cleaned up.” — B.U. in South Carolina

• “If you have an empty non-aerosol hairspray bottle, you can add some rubbing alcohol to it for cleaning purposes. You also can spray your hands, using it like a hand sanitizer.” — A.A. in Pennsylvania

• “When you need to rescrew something and find the hole is stripped out, sharpen a pencil to a point, stick it in the hole and snap the end off. You’ll have new wood to screw into.” — C.A. in Florida

• Want beachy highlights? Do them the old-fashioned way. Get lemon or lime juice, splash it on your hands and run your hands over your hair. If you’re out in the sun, those areas will lighten.

• Line your vegetable bin with clean newspaper to keep moisture down.