Bathroom project $200K over budget, Oak Bluffs asks for more
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A think up to refurbish the historic clay brick bathrooms next to the Oak Bluffs Steamship Say-so terminal, fund a mobile comfort standing, concession stand for town beaches,and fabricate a rain garden in Alley Park level short of its goals and cost taxpayers $275,229 more than from the outset planned, according to Oak Bluffs town officials.
The calculate was originally budgeted at $599,204. The final guerdon tag for the project is $874,433, a 31-percent grow despite the fact that the comfort station and an info kiosk were abandoned for lack of funds.
The deficiency of a single manager who could provide oversight for the three-part superb project, funded by a federal grant and city Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds, led the project to run over budget and be unsuccessful short of its goals according to town officials and a reconsideration of town records.
The warrant for a notable town meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, includes a importune to use $75,228 in CPA funds to pay the remaining bills for the throw.
Source: Martha's Vineyard Times
Somerville man found dead in Cambridge Dunkin' Donuts bathroom
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A Somerville man was found out in a Dunkin’ Donuts bathroom on Mass. Ave. last Thursday, according to sources and a the coppers report.
On Oct. 27 at 12:41 p.m., a Somerville dweller was found deceased at the Dunkin' Donuts on North Group. Ave. The owner reportedly found the men’s room had been occupied for some everything. When he couldn’t get an answer, he forced the door.
A man was reportedly found on the dumfound with no shoes, pants or underwear. EMTs were called but the man was already uninterested, a police report stated.
Police arrived and photographed the background and the Medical Examiner's Office was notified.
According to reconnaissance footage, the man entered the restroom at 11:19 a.m. after which several people tried to unsuccessfully access the bathroom.
Dunkin’ Donuts head Sabina Kc said the man was a regular customer who came to the department store once or twice a week.
“We tried to open the door, but it was locked from the inside, so I called my boss,” she said.
Source: Daily News Transcript