PROGRESS 2017 An Annual Review of Business Success Stories and Industry Updates
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Photo by Rollie Atkinson
The southern entrance to downtown Healdsburg these days is a maze of cone zones, detours and temporary barriers while an older five-way intersection is being converted into a European-style traffic roundabout circle, while major utilities are upgraded. Local residents are split in opinion over whether the street project is an improvement, but all look forward to more reliable underground utilities and a smooth driving surface. 25519 2/1+ :5*'? -8/);2:;8+ B '4* 45: 0;9: =/4+ B )54:/4;+9 :5 (+ :.+ 3'058 *8/</4- ,58)+ 5, #5453' 5;4:?F9 */<+89+ +)5453? '83+89 '4* ,55* 685*;)+89 .'<+ '**+* .;4*8+*9 5, 4+= 05(9 /4 ).++9+3'1/46/)12+9 '4* 52/<+9 96+)/'2:? *8/419 58-'4/)9 9;9:'/4'(2? ,'83+* 3+':9 '4* +<+4 4':;8'2 /4-8+*/+4: ,'9: ,55* $.+ 25)'2 )8',: (++8 '4* */9:/22+8? /4*;9:8? .'9 (++4 (553/4- 9/4)+ :.+ C.;41+8 *5=4D *'?9 +'8 "+6;(2/) 8+=+8? A =./). 9:'8:+* /4 +'2*9(;8- '4*+ +>6'4*+* :5 25<+8*'2+ A /9 +>6'4*/4- '-'/4 =/:. '
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