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Al Fresco Concepts Inc. Delivers Fresco Frames
Outdoor kitchens now come with easier, more intuitive construction. Typically, a contractor would have to design, measure, cut, and drill to create project framework and the end result can still be questionable. But Fresco Frames puts the clients in control. Morgan Hill, CA (PRWEB) September 18, 2006 - Consumers can construct outdoor living solutions faster, more efficiently and with a higher level of quality thanks to the innovation of Al Fresco Concepts Inc.'s Fresco Frames®. Fresco Frames® are a new concept in outdoor construction that speeds up production time without losing value or beauty.
Fresco Frames® are steel frame modules that craftsmen can slot appliances into for the quality controlled, highly efficient, fast construction of outdoor kitchens, grill islands, patio bars, and more.
State Appeals Court Order To Pay Contractor
State officials are appealing a judge's order to pay $1.2 million that they have withheld from a construction contractor who gave a consulting contract to former Gov. John G. Rowland in 2004 and then resisted a legislative investigation into it.
Superior Court Judge Joseph M. Shortall ruled last month that officials weren't justified in withholding the money from C.R. Klewin Northeast LLC on the basis of its resistance to a legislative committee's probe of the $5,000-a-month consulting job it gave Rowland after his 2004 resignation.
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Hamilton contractor racks up service fines
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Public school officials in Chattanooga say their transportation contractor owes them more than 180-thousand dollars in service fines. The fines began after the 20th day of classes in the Hamilton County school system. Cincinnati-based First Student runs a portion of the school bus routes and the school system has budgeted 7-point-3 (m) million dollars to pay the company in the current school year. School board member Chip Baker was surprised to learn the amount of the fines racked up by the company and says it appears the schools are "making money on them." The contract requires First Student to pay specified fines for each infraction not corrected within five days. As an example, a bus that is consistently late on a morning or afternoon route is a 150-dollar fine, if not corrected.
Special session: Quick, clean tax relief
The Mississippi Legislature came to Jackson Thursday to consider a tax cut on modular homes. Amazingly, lawmakers met and completed the work on Gov. Haley Barbour's proposal in record time, about an hour and 45 minutes. Veteran lawmakers called it a record. Considering that legislators can argue anything ad nauseam, it was indeed a feat. Unfortunately, solving the Gulf Coast's housing problems won't be happening anytime soon. Housing remains the No. 1 issue for recovery from Hurricane Katrina. With more than 80,000 units destroyed or damaged, it will take years to replace needed housing. This tax break for modular housing will help. Modular houses are built in factories and assembled on home sites, which can cut the time of obtaining one to about a month, when it can take up to a year for a conventional site-built home.
Board rejects variance for preschool
MAGALIA -- Despite admitting the need for a child care in Magalia, the board of directors for Paradise Pines Property Owners Association (POA) denied a request for a preschool to operate at 6260 Ponderosa Way. According to Richard Alloway, general manager of the POA, board members voted unanimously Tuesday evening to deny a variance that would allow the business. Mary Ann Cleary, owner of Pee Wee Preschool in Paradise, and property owner Larry Biegler wanted to open a center to serve up to 80 children in property once used as a clean and sober home, a step-down program for former drug or alcohol addicts. But when the issue was put before the POA last month, it met opposition. "It seemed that every person against the day care supported the need," Alloway admitted.
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