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    May 7, 2015
    Mild winter easy on Public Works budget
    After the previous winter, Mother Nature owed us one. And this past winter, we collected. The 2013-14 winter was a particularly miserable one for New Richmond Public Works and local utilities. Because of the abundance of snow and ice, and extreme cold that caused water pipes to freeze...
    News/governmentMay 7, 2015 - 9:36am
    November 20, 2014
    New Richmond Public Works Director Jeremiah Wendt said roughly 60 tons of salt has already been used this month to battle the early onset of winter’s icy roads. This stockpile in New Richmond contains more than 125 tons of salt and 300-plus tons of sand. (Photo by Micheal Foley)
    Ready or not, winter is here; Local public works were prepared early for winter’s arrival
    After last year’s interminable, arctic winter, it seems a bit too soon to be caught up in that season’s icy clutches again. This winter season...
    News/governmentNovember 20, 2014 - 9:40am
    August 28, 2014
    City completes sidewalk inventory
    Perhaps no one knows their way around New Richmond better than two geographic information systems interns working for the city. From late July to early August, Nick O’Brien of Hudson and Hollie Auchterlonie of Lindstrom, Minn., walked the sidewalks of New Richmond, inspecting their...
    News/governmentAugust 28, 2014 - 10:22am
    April 24, 2014
    Greg Hermansen, a water operator with the City of New Richmond, heats an underground water pipe in February. Municipal workers put in long hours to unfreeze pipes throughout the city this past winter. (Photo by Micheal Foley)
    Tough winter tests Public Works resources
    Whether it was layers of snow and ice or extreme cold that caused frozen water pipes, this past winter was a miserable one for the City of New...
    News/governmentApril 24, 2014 - 10:26am
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