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College Dreams Big With Recreation Complex By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Capitol Christmas Tree Makes Its Way to D.C. …32
Milton CAT Breaks Ground on New Facility…36
Work is headed for completion at the Community Aquatic and Recreation Complex (CARC) at Garrett College in McHenry, Md. The $23 million complex, which was designed by Grimm & Parker Architects of Frederick, Md., is being constructed in two phases. Funding reportedly includes a $15.5 million contribution from the state and a Garrett County contribution of $7.5 million. Phase 1 includes 32,500 sq. ft. aquatic facility with a fitness area, a competition pool, a recreation pool, a classroom area, and a physical and occupational therapy area. Phase 2 is 42,500 sq. ft. gymnasium with three collegiate basketball courts, bleacher seating for 1,600 people, a small concession area and offices for the athletic staff. The stormwater system is designed for the retention side of the system; the filter is see COMPLEX page 114
separate and is in the form of an open sand filter.
Highway Overhaul Gaining Bipartisan Momentum By Joan Lowy ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alb an Cat Hol ds Annual Cat- A-Th on…40
Table of Contents ..................4 Paving Section ................57-69 Truck & Trailer Section..73-85 Snow & Ice Section ....103-110 Parts Section......................111 Business Calendar ............112 Auction Section..Starts at 119 Advertisers Index ..............138
Montana, and its senior Republican, Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana, who are trying to find the money to pay for the plan. “I don’t think there is any question, if you look at the four of us, that this is the definition of bipartisan work,” Vitter said. “This is a jobs bill,
WASHINGTON (AP) A Senate panel cleared legislation Nov. 9 overhauling federal highway programs, prompting lawmakers to talk of a looming bipartisan consensus that would end years of stalemate on repairing and expanding an aging transportation network. In a rare show of bipartisanship, the 18 members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee pushed the legislation forward for further action, even withholding, for now, amendments that hadn’t been agreed to in advance by both parties. The two-year transportation plan was drafted by the committee’s Democratic chairwoman, Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, and its senior Republican, Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma. The bill’s cosponsors include the Senate Main Street in Margaretville, N.Y. was overFinance Committee’s Democratic whelmed with water from Hurricane Irene. chairman, Sen. Max Baucus of
this is an infrastructure bill that is designed to succeed, that can succeed.” Despite the Senate’s defeat of President Barack Obama’s $50 billion infrastructure jobs bill, momentum is building for congressional see PLAN page 98
Stream Management: A Possible Solution for Flood-Prone Areas? By Mary S. Yamin-Garone CEG CORRESPONDENT
When Hurricane Irene made its way through the Catskills, she left more than destruction and recordbreaking floodwaters in her wake. She also brought the issue of stream management versus dredging back to the forefront. In the past there has been notable controversy in the NYC Watershed Region regarding these processes. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection has been criticized for not managing the area’s streams see FLOODING page 126