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    Prescott B-and-B's  Nov 30, 2008
    Hidden Acres is down an unpaved private road. The inn, built into the side of a hill, has two guest rooms that stay extra cool in the summe due to their location, says owner George Heintz, who has run the place for five years with his wife, Carol. (AZCentral -- Travel)

    City adds traffic control ordinance  Nov 26, 2008
    In court, a judge determined the statute used in the citation did not apply to a private road or driveway ... According to Collins, Ord-inance 122 gives the city authority to regulate the use of highways, streets, private roads, roadways, driveways and parking lots located on any property owned, leased or occupied by the city, such as exists in places including the hospital and community center. (Redwood Falls Gazette, MN)

    Woman injured in ATV crash in Weare, NH  Nov 24, 2008
    A Fish and Game official says Mary-Anne Murdough, 29, was a passenger on the vehicle that crashed just after 10 p.m. Saturday on a private road. Authorities say the driver, Jonathan Dingman, 20, of Henniker, was speeding and lost control, striking a utility pole. (Concord Monitor)

    Kelso man found guilty on four counts of rape  Nov 22, 2008
    sosad wrote on Nov 21, 2008 7:54 AM:" Come to find out, this is a neighbor of mine. We live way out in country and on a private road. This worries me that the judge let him come back home until sentencing??? What rights do WE have? Our school children who all meet at the bus stop, including his? Why didn't the judge lock him up until sentencing? And I am really hoping the comments about how the contract should have been valid is just a joke? If not, this is such a sad sad world we are living in.... (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Bliss Road reopens  Nov 21, 2008
    Aug. 20, 1885: Bliss Road is a private road, completed by owner Henry I. Bliss. The La Crosse Republican r reported what is known as the Bliss road, up Grandfather Bluff on the north side, was completed Saturday night and pleasure drivers can now ascend to the top of the bluff without difficulty. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    County Board Honors McKenzie  Nov 18, 2008
    At present, neither the county nor the state can spend money on the project because state law prohibits such expenditures on a private road. NCDOT cannot repair the damage because the road does not meet state highway specifications. (The Pilot Newspaper)

    Bronfman anonymity pledge not legal: police  Nov 18, 2008
    "The four houses of the Bronfman compound front a private road that stretches about 100 metres from two stone gateposts, which anchor a wrought-iron gate, labelled Bouldercrest. A two-metre iron fence surrounds Paul and Judy Bronfman's three-storey house; gardeners bustled there yesterday among the dogwood, ginkho and white pine trees. Ivy spills from white marble urns carved with bas relief scenes of men in togas. A keypad on the locked gate controls entry.A hoarding surrounds the house across... (National Post)

    Thorne presents detailed analysis  Nov 12, 2008
    He also said the proposed road design violates village ordinance that allows a total of five dwelling units per private road and requires a 50-foot right-of-way (the development plan indicates a 40-foot right-of-way) Following the 45-minute presentation, Thorne expressed his hope that he had effectively demonstrated the flaws of the project and urged the planning board to reject Blumenthal's proposal. He then presented two images to the audience -one, a photograph of a green and open Millbrook... (Millbrook Round Table, NY)

    Kufuor inaugurates Accident and Emergency Centre  Nov 9, 2008
    He, therefore, directed the Police, Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to step up their educational, monitoring and enforcement activities. They should check impunity on the part of motorists, who showed blatant disregard for traffic signs and warnings as well as other road users. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Colonie Policy Passes  Nov 7, 2008
    This policy comes in response to a report by the State Comptroller about work done by the town on a private road and gun club. The Comptroller found that project cost the town $40,000 more than other ways to get rid of the spoils. (FOX23 News, NY)

    GPRTU agrees with government to reduce lorry fares  Nov 6, 2008
    Kumasi, Nov. 6, GNA - Alhaji Yaw Manu, National Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), says the union agrees with government's call on drivers to reduce lorry fares following reduction in fuel prizes. He, however, said the reduction should be extended to cover other sectors of the economy such as food, income tax, spare parts among other things whose prices were hiked during the period. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    UPDATED: Marthasville Man Killed in Bike Crash in Union  Nov 5, 2008
    Union police said Aaron C. Brewe, 20, was driving a Honda motorbike at 2:44 p.m. on a private road off Prairie Dell Road when he lost control of the bike and struck a tree. Brewe entered the private road from a field and drove off the other side of the road. (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    Fibre plans rolling shutdown; memo details dates, restart schedule  Oct 31, 2008
    I live in a somewhat remote area on a private road and work many days from home. My neighbor on the north, I seem to have noticed leaves and comes back to their home at least fifteen times a day. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    LaHarpe finishing surveys for housing rehabilitation; Johnson funds may be used to repair senior center  Oct 30, 2008
    The plans were held up by a few mislabels and determining if the road to the land was a private road or a city street. Cemetery mower Linda Thompson and the city are splitting a nearly 350 repair to a veteran's plaque and a chipped stone. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)

    Township approves Greenwood Ave. development plan  Oct 29, 2008
    The construction of the houses means the driveway will be turned into a private road. At the Oct. 14 public works meeting, Commissioner Charles McKeown proposed that the application be passed with all of the waivers, but Commissioner Michael Swavola disagreed with a waiver of the regulation requiring all roads to be a minimum of 30 feet wide. (Springfield Sun, PA)

    Man dies in train accident  Oct 29, 2008
    Nygrin had been stopped in his vehicle on a private road headed northbound when an Amtrak train headed from El Paso to Chicago hit his 2007 Dodge pickup truck, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety official. The DPS official said Nygrin was reportedly inattentive at the intersection of a private road and Union Pacific lines that run parallel to U.S. 79. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)

    Ghana's prosperity lies in NPP - Dr Bawumia  Oct 28, 2008
    At the Wa Lorry Park where he addressed a large crowd of Party supporters, he assured members of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union that the introduction of the Metro Mass Transit was to supplement their efforts and not kill their business. He said the government was finding ways of assisting them to operate efficiently for the over all development of the transport sector. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Isiah, police conflict regarding hospital trip  Oct 25, 2008
    I don't really know a whole lot," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said. Late Friday afternoon, a small SUV escorted by a police car pulled into a private road leading to the luxury development in Westchester County where Thomas lives, about 30 miles from midtown Manhattan.Thomas purchased the house on Azalea Circle in Purchase for more than $4 million in 2004, according to the Journal News.He was fired as the Knicks coach on April 18 after a season of dreadful basketball, a tawdry sexual harassment... (ESPN -- Golf News)

    Police Call Thomas Overdose Accidental  Oct 25, 2008
    Late Friday afternoon, a small SUV escorted by a police car pulled into a private road leading to the luxury development in County where Thomas lives, about 30 miles from midtown. Thomas purchased the house on Azalea Circle in Purchase for more than $4 million in 2004, according to the Journal News. (WNBC.com, NY)

    Ambulance Called to Ex-Knicks Coach Home  Oct 25, 2008
    Late Friday afternoon, a small SUV escorted by a police car pulled into a private road leading to the luxury development in Westchester County where the 47-year-old Thomas lives, about 30 miles from midtown Manhattan. Thomas purchased the house on Azalea Circle in Purchase for more than $4 million in 2004, according to the Journal News. (Time.com)

    KMA boss inspects some projects in Kumasi  Oct 22, 2008
    She expressed concern about building of unauthorized structures at Kejetia and Asafo lorry parks by the Ghana Private Road and Transport Union as well as other private developers and directed that such structures should be demolished to ease congestion at the parks. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Commissioners proclaim Czech Heritage month  Oct 17, 2008
    Approved the assignment of number 7055 to a private road off County Road 346. Tabled action on the county retirement plan. (Cameron Herald, TX)

    A Castle and a View Top Bridgewater House Tour  Oct 10, 2008
    "Castle on the Hill," as it has been designated, is the work of a talented builder, who created a stone castle on the summit of a panoramic hillside at the end of a private road. Ms. Burdick has visited this castle, and was astounded by the "beautiful vista." The next two stops, respectively dubbed "1808 Stephen Treat Homestead" and "Serenity Outside and Colonial Perfection Inside," celebrate the antique homes of the area. (Litchfield County Times, CT)

    The NPP Worth Dying For?  Oct 10, 2008
    A license he acquired under the PNDC as an Arm and Ammunition Dealer was withdrawn and he nearly lost his position as District Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union of TUC if not for the resilience of Transport Owners most whom leant driving from him. After NPP won power, Alhaji Mahama doubled his effort by working on many people to join the NPP. He had at a time paid people before they accepted NPP membership. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Candidates walk path’s Phase III ... $4.5M campaign will promote an affordable Hawaii’ ... Landfill compensation talk tomorrow in Kekaha ... Used book sale attracts crowd ... Hyatt staff bring Corduroy’ characters to Koloa Early School ... SBA offers small businesses access to loans, capital ... Arrest Log ... Weekly Roadwork Index ... 12th Annual Coconut Festival marks return of coconut cook-off ... ';var marqueewidth="408px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#white";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}} Candidates for public office and Kauai Path Inc. ambassadors reach the north terminus of Phase I of the multi-use path, just south of the Wailua Bridge. The group walked some two miles along what will become Phase III of Ke Ala Hele Makalae between Lydgate Park and Kapaa’s Lihi Boat Ramp yesterday. Michael Levine/The Garden Island KAUAI NEWS Candidates walk path’s Phase IIIWAILUA Candidates for public office yesterday walked the 2.1-mile stretch of highway, sand and tall grass that will one day connect existing multi-use path sections at Lydgate Park and Kapaa’s Lihi Boat Ramp.More of this story  Oct 5, 2008
    It will then cross Kuhio Highway a second time and briefly share use of a private road, finally meeting the existing path at Lihi. Other planned segments will eventually result in a continuous 16-mile path from Nawiliwili in the south to Anahola in the north, an ambitious project that has already inspired groups on the North Shore and Westside to begin talks regarding similar paths in their regions. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Scattered by flood, Sans Souci homeowners catch up on news  Oct 4, 2008
    It's a familiar scene in this tight-knit neighborhood of 20 homes nestled along a private road in the middle of the Cedar River. "This is just like our normal get-together," said Bonnie Dunham. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Civil Lawsuit, Suicide Pact Surrounding Elderly Woman's Death  Sep 20, 2008
    The road that leads to the ranch, Browers Avenue, is a private road but has been used by the public for years. Kirchner was ordered to find another entrance before having anymore functions at the ranch. (KFOXTV.com, TX)

    County Agrees to Assist Riverbend  Sep 19, 2008
    The 78 households in the neighborhood, at the end of Moore County's extreme southwestern "thumb," were left stranded when flooding from Tropical Storm Hanna washed out a culvert, tearing away a 10-foot section of Autumn Drive, a private road. advertisement. (The Pilot Newspaper)

    MAKING TRACKS / More room to move on Route 3A  Sep 18, 2008
    Streets now sporting their first coat of paving are Smazell Lane, Sandy Beach Lane, an unnamed private road (all off of Nichols Road), and the Jerusalem Road end of Rust Way. If you have driven in the South Main Street or Beechwood Street areas you probably noticed that the roads are a bit rough. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)

    Nduom to make weekly radio broadcasts  Sep 18, 2008
    He also held a host of discussions with many identifiable groups like the Trades Union Congress, Association of Ghana Industries, religious groups, fishermen, farmers, market women, Ghana Private Road Transport Union, among others. It said according to the Nduom for President 2008 Campaign Team, the exercise was a "harbinger of what an Nduom presidency has in offer for Ghanaians". (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    GHS awards drivers for conveying women in labour free of charge  Sep 18, 2008
    This is the second award ceremony for the drivers since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) in 2005 with support from the European Union and UNFPA.. About 585 women have so far benefited from the MOU which mandates drivers to convey women in labour from their communities to health centres free of charge and later be reimbursed by the Metropolitan, Municipal, District Assembly or health directorate. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    County Delays Help for Riverbend  Sep 18, 2008
    Access to the subdivision is by private road, which means that it is not maintained by the N.C. Department of Transportation, leaving property owners responsible for repairing a road and replacing a bridge washed out when Tropical Storm Hanna delivered more than six inches of rainfall within a matter of hours ... "If we do it for this development, then in the future on other private roads, will the county step in and use county resources again?" asked Commissioner Tim Lea ... Since that time,... (The Pilot Newspaper)

    Affordable housing plans approved  Sep 18, 2008
    The entrance to the subdivision is a private road with no sidewalks and the city could be setting a precedent it doesn't want to. It would be introducing higher volumes of traffic into an area on 29th Street that has no sidewalks, he added. (Cody Enterprise, WY)

    I Want to Know (584)  Sep 16, 2008
    Drivers also can be fined for following less than 500 feet from an emergency vehicle traveling in response to a fire alarm or emergency; driving or parking a vehicle in a way that interferes with emergency vehicles responding to an emergency; and driving over an unprotected fire department hose laid down on any highway, private road or driveway to be used at any fire, fire alarm or emergency. Staff Writer. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Cedarloo undergoing renovation  Sep 14, 2008
    "We have a private road that goes to Cedar Heights. about a block off University, but not a lot of people know about that," he said. "We re working with the DOT to cut out the median and make it flat. There s good hopes for it, but nothing s been approved. That would be a big asset. We ve worked on that for two years. Before I purchased it, I knew one negative was that if you come from Cedar Falls, you can t take a left there. Once you understand there s another way in, you re OK, but to... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Riverbend Seeks Help on Road Repairs  Sep 12, 2008
    It appears that repairing the private road will cost at least $20,000. Public funds cannot be used on private property. (The Pilot Newspaper)

    Planning Commission approves private road, decision appealed  Sep 11, 2008
    Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Edition. John is doing exactly what I expect from our Planning Commissioners and has the presence of mind to show up and vote rather than hide and not be counted. (Malibu Times, CA)

    Cement plant closes popular shortcut  Sep 11, 2008
    It is a private road, owned and maintained by GCC Dacotah, according to plant manager Steve Post ... Mayor Alan Hanks said there have long been signs indicating it was a private road, even as far back as when he was a kid ... "They have the ability, if they so choose, not to allow traffic through there. It's like anybody else: If you have a private road, it's yours. It's private property," Hanks said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Tsatsu Deserves National Award -Mills  Sep 10, 2008
    Mills earlier visited the Tantri Branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), and the Siwdu Garage, where he interacted with both drivers and artisans. Source:Ghanaian Chronicle. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    County sets tax rate, budget OK'd  Sep 10, 2008
    Also bringing discussion was the setting of policy regarding undocumented private road names which have resulted in the duplication of road names and non-official private road signs, according to 9-1-1 rural addressing coordinator David Kotzebue. "We need some policy and procedures," said Kotzebue. (Columbus Colorado County Citizen, TX)

    Discover the secret of slow  Sep 6, 2008
    And so, in the past few years, I've traveled my own private road to slow in search of more: more money, more muscle, more laughs, maybe even more satisfaction. I've found that professionals across many disciplines had found that immense benefits accrue to those who ease off the accelerator. (MSNBC -- Health)

    CALYPSO BAY ON SHAKY GROUND  Sep 5, 2008
    The master association controls use of the private road which provides the only access to the development site. "We weren't even mentioned in the process," Anderson declared. (The Union Democrat)

    SAN MARCOS: Survey results show residents don't want to pay for second access road  Sep 4, 2008
    Respondents were given three choices: work with the city to build a public road; work together on their own to build a private road; or do nothing. City Manager Paul Malone sent Coronado Hills residents a letter last month that said the vast majority of respondents had picked the third option. (North County Times)

    Teen's Boyfriend Arrested After Mom Found in Suitcase  Sep 3, 2008
    The Houston Chronicle reported a man driving along a secluded private road discovered the body in a black suitcase in the woods. Investigators later discovered Rodriguez had been reported missing by her husband Friday. (Fox News)

    Rotary golf outing and auction features Sox, Pats tickets and 10 days in Key West  Aug 31, 2008
    The winner will also get a premium parking pass, allowing entrance via a private road, and admission to the Club Lounge, open two hours before and after the game. A 10-day stay at a lovely waterside home in Key West, Fla. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)

    Developer plans hotel, businesses on Veterans  Aug 30, 2008
    That plan as well as the entire development hinges on a proposal by Parkway Partners to build a private road within the development between Veterans and Ireland Grove Road. Two other roads would come into the development form Ireland Grove Road, according to the plan. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Nana Akuffo-Addo to tour Brong Ahafo  Aug 29, 2008
    A statement signed by Mr. E.K. Kusi, Regional Secretary of the NPP and made available to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, stated that the Flagbearer and his entourage would interact with market women, regional house of chiefs members, officials of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union and the Association of Garages in Sunyani. Other communities Nana Akuffo-Addo and Dr Bawumia would visit are Yefri, Nkoranza, Donkro-Nkwanta, Asonkwaa, Busunya, Aworowa, Wenchi, Nsawkaw, Badu, Duadaso, Suma... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Task force named to revise Catskill town subdivision law  Aug 29, 2008
    Town Councilman Lewis O Connor said that if a design standard for a private road is made then road frontage onto a town road as the law requires now may not be necessary. Hart said that difficulty may lie in places with existing roads that may be substandard. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)

    Reject gifts being offered on oath - NDC candidate  Aug 28, 2008
    Mr Oscar Kweku Appiah, Chairman of the Number Three branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union appealed to the government to reduce tax on the importation of spare parts. He appealed to the Chief Justice and the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General to ensure that drivers were given a fair deal at the courts. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    City asks for patience during upcoming construction  Aug 27, 2008
    Ruiter said the 263,000 project would consist of enlarging and cleaning out the detention pond near the aquatic center and replacing culverts along the private road that runs near Winnebago Industries. It's certainly going to help with street flooding, he said. (Forest City Summit, IO)

    Erosion from flooding damages area roads  Aug 24, 2008
    "That's mainly a private road," he said, "and we really can't go in there without approvals and all to do anything.". In the meantime, her sons, working by pickup truck headlights, were out after 8 p.m. trying to fill in the road with cement blocks and dirt. (The St. Augustine Record)

    Neighborhood battles developer in court  Aug 24, 2008
    But now they are arguing that the size of the homes, the setbacks and the private road that serves them violated the rules of the special planning district. The scale of the homes staggered the neighbors to the north. (AZCentral -- News)

    Billboards an unpopular sign of the times  Aug 23, 2008
    Conner Estates Drive is a private road, he said. The development plan called for 14 townhomes on a 2. (The Union Democrat)

    Private road in Cameron causes fuss  Aug 21, 2008
    Several homes adjacent to the Eagles Landing subdivision were built on a private roadway ... Her mailbox sits on the opposite side of her property at the back of her home at the edge of her drive on the only private road in the City of Cameron, Mo ... "Technically, because she lives on a private road, the post office should not be delivering her mail to the mailbox," explained local Realtor, Bruce Witt. (Cameron Observer, MO)

    Drivers develop strategy to save sunken image  Aug 21, 2008
    Accra, Aug. 20, GNA - The Keneshie-Odorkor-Kasoa branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPTRU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) at a meeting decided to save the sunken image of commercial drivers by wearing a pair of trousers with white shirt and a flying tie. "The action takes effect from Monday and it would be compulsory," Mr Stephen Addo-Boateng, Chairman of the branch union said in an interview with the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Women call road 'unsafe'  Aug 20, 2008
    She said when she talked to administrators and told them the bus could turn around safely if it came down into her cul-de-sac, she was told the bus is not allowed to go down a private road. Ward assured the women that in the commissioners' next meeting with schools superintendent Dr. Douglas Barker, he would ask Barker if there is anything that can be done. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)

    Rail closure boosts diesel use  Aug 20, 2008
    By , Staff Writer Tuesday, August 19, 2008. A load of finished lumber heads out of Southport Lumber crossing the Central Oregon ic Railroad tracks on TransPacific Lane on Friday. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    1 comment(s)  Aug 20, 2008
    The World Link: Rail closure boosts diesel use. Rail closure boosts diesel use. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    GPRTU appeals to government to rehabilitate Akapoliso-Ayease road  Aug 20, 2008
    Obuasi, Aug 19, GNA - Mr Benjamin K. Boafo, Obuasi Municipal Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has called on the government to rehabilitate the six-kilometre Akapoliso-Ayease stretch of feeder road. He said this would facilitate the successful implementation of the Root and Tuber Improvement and Marketing Programme (RTIMP) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in the area. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Bawunia woos Muslims for NPP  Aug 19, 2008
    They also visited the leadership and members of the Takoradi branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union of the Trades Union Congress, to interact with them and to find out the problems and challenges confronting them in their work. Source:Kwabena Amankwah, Takoradi. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Sign OK'd for Candlewood Harbor  Aug 16, 2008
    During the last two regular meetings of the board, some residents of Candlewood Harbor Road had complained that it had taken up to 30 minutes for emergency personnel to respond to a 911 call because it was difficult to locate the private road since there was no street sign. They said that since it is a private road they would pay for the sign. (Brookfield Journal, CT)

    Bid accepted for county bridge work  Aug 14, 2008
    A short section of Hickory Ave. north of 120th Ave. in northern Lime Creek Township will become a private road. The quotes for remodeling work at building four at the Orchard Hill site will be due at 9:00 AM on Tuesday September 2, 2008. (Kalona News, IA)

    Panel named to study Millis Beach route  Aug 12, 2008
    Once focused on two possible routes to the north which would lead to a private road owned by Albenesius, Rohde said he is warming to the concept of building a road out to the west, as proposed by William Church, Susan's husband ... He said Albenesius' private road is sound because it was built with a concrete slurry base, something Albenesius, a contractor, has affordable access to, unlike the county. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    The Moonlight Murders  Aug 12, 2008
    Freeman contended that prison officials falsified the documents because Alburty was working on a private road, a violation of prison rules. Convinced of Alburty's guilt, Sheriff Alex Littlefield had Freeman and Alburty flown back to Jacksonville, again in Bill France's plane, where he met the prisoner and Freeman. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    Train delays: Searching for a way out -- and in  Aug 11, 2008
    Either of the routes to the north would have to connect to a private road owned by Larry Albenesius, a Jackson, Neb. contractor. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Ogle cam: up close and impertinent  Aug 8, 2008
    Despite this, a number of private roads and unblurred faces and number plates appeared on the Google Maps feature ... A man living on a private road on Sydney's northern beaches, who did not want to be named, said he waited two days for Google to remove images of his house but did not get a response. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Woman injured; serious crashes reported  Aug 8, 2008
    My neighbors are all upset about it," he said, terming his daughter traumatized. In contrast to published reports, the vehicle was not running, Mr. Records said, nor was Mrs. Records preparing to remove her children from it. "They [police] were asked to leave her alone," he said of his young daughter. Mr. Records declined to comment further on the accident. The accident came within days of two separate accidents in New Milford involving motorcycles that occurred in the course of less than a half... (New Milford Times, CT)

    Frustration over subdivision law aired at hearing  Aug 7, 2008
    What if the ten people (sharing a private road) say, I m not signing a maintenance agreement just because you want to split one parcel down here to give to your son or daughter, Michael Carlson said. The issue of dividing property for more than just building was also on the table at the hearing. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)

    Google takes a risky road with privacy  Aug 6, 2008
    And while Google had vowed to instruct its camera-equipped cars not to drive down private roads and to blur faces and number plates, those promises were inadvertently broken ... Some private roads - including Tiki Road, Moonee Beach, The Mountain Way, Korora, and Beachfront Close, Sapphire Beach, all in Coffs Harbour - have also been removed from Street View, as have images taken inside Wesley College in Glen Waverley, Victoria ... All Coffs Harbour private roads were marked with no trespassing... (Sydney Morning Herald)

    Smile Australia, you're on Google's candid camera  Aug 5, 2008
    A US couple is suing Google for invasion of privacy because photos of their home, located on a private road, appeared on Street View ... Google Australia spokesman Rob Shilkin said the quote had been taken out of context and no Australian private roads would be visible on Street View. (Sydney Morning Herald)

    Street View needs to watch the signs  Aug 3, 2008
    In what may become a test case, for publishing pictures of their house, as it is on a private road ... This problem will be far greater for Street View in the UK due to the very high number of private roads ... Google said its policy was to not photograph private roads, and that its drivers were trained to look out for them. (Financial Times)

    Google accused on privacy views  Aug 2, 2008
    According to the Borings, Google's "reckless conduct" in driving down a private road and publishing the photos caused "mental suffering" and hurt the value of their home. They are seeking damages of more than $25,000 (12,500). (BBC News)

    Sekondi Assembly to put up new lorry station  Jul 30, 2008
    The station would comprise Takoradi-Kojokrom, Takoradi-Mpohor, Takoradi-New Takoradi, Takoradi- Kwesimintsim and Takoradi-Daboase branches of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) Mr John Analatei Laste, Public Relations officer of STMA said the facility would include 24 stores, offices as well as a canteen. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    High Knoll annoyance  Jul 28, 2008
    However, it still would remain a private road without county maintenance ... It bothers Galt that other county residents say they don t want their tax money used for private roads. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

    Bridge named for ardent volunteer  Jul 28, 2008
    South Bay Expressway, the company that built the private road, picked up most of the $1. 5 million construction cost. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Dana's View: Owed to summer  Jul 26, 2008
    They may put up Private Road signs, but these signs are not spiteful so much as uneducated attempts to bar access. Mostly, once these sign-posters get to know this place and its inhabitants, the signs come down if anyone paid any attention to them in the first place. (Harwich Oracle, MA)

    Oregon grand jury says Irishman's shooting justified  Jul 25, 2008
    The trouble started about 11:20 p.m., when Hanlon, whom pal Ariel Burton described as "gentle, 5-foot-6-inch, skinny as a rail," knocked on the door of a blue farmhouse at the end of Digerness Boulevard, a private road with four homes. At first, Shannon Kelley, reading in an upstairs bedroom, thought her husband, Josiah, had forgotten his key. (OregonLive, OR -- News)

    Committee to probe Ashaiman riots without representative from GRTCC  Jul 25, 2008
    Accra, July 24, GNA- The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), has called for inclusion of representative from the Council in a committee of enquiry, set up to investigate the recent shooting incident involving the police and some drivers of the Ghana Private road Transport Union (GPRTU) at Ashaiman on June 3, 2008. A statement signed by Mr. Naveh-Fio Bright, General Secretary of GRTCC, said representation of the drivers on the committee would make its' findings more credible and... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    While the judiciary & intellectuals have siesta ....  Jul 25, 2008
    Mr John Biaka-Feigben, Branch Chairman of Bunkpurugu Union of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) called on the security services to intensify their night patrols along the Kintampo-Tamale and Walewale-Gambaga-Bunkpurugu highways which had recorded serious robbery cases in recent times (See Ghanaweb 2/11/06 Armed robbers on our highways). On 29th October 2007 Ghanaweb carried an article where armed robbers had killed a soldier and wounded two other soldiers who chanced upon them as... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Supervisors approve conditional use for ARC  Jul 24, 2008
    "The residents have the right to know the answers." DiPaolo also questioned how traffic destined for the museum could be routed off the Egypt Road interchange on Route 422, "over an old railroad bridge onto a private road." The private road in Upper Providence serves an existing shopping center that has not been built to township specifications because it is a private driveway. "This project looks like it's on a train and moving fast," complained Nancy McFarland, a former zoning hearing board... (Springfield Sun, PA)

    Ministry establishes inquiry into Ashaiman shooting incident  Jul 24, 2008
    Accra, July 23, GNA - The Minister of the Interior, Dr kwame Addo-Kufuor has set up a Committee of Enquiry to investigate the recent shooting incident involving the Police and some drivers of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). The shooting incident at Ashaiman resulted in the death of a boy and a member of the GPRTU. The Committee, chaired by Mr Justice C.J. Honyenuga is to investigate the incident and make appropriate recommendations to government to forestall its future... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Cat recovering after spending days in tree  Jul 21, 2008
    Fran Wayne, president of the neighborhood advocacy group the Animal Friends of Lansdowne, was at a friend's house on a private road above Hoffman Park in Lansdowne when she learned about Newton. "My friend was very upset because the cat was stuck in the tree and she hadn't been able to find anyone able to help it. People wanted to help, but given how the property was situated in a wooded area and how difficult it was to get to, it was a problem," said Wayne. (The Delaware County Times, PA)

    CPP to launch manifesto  Jul 19, 2008
    Representatives of political parties and the Diplomatic Corps, as well as identifiable groups like the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and the Ghana Private Road Transport) are expected to attend the launch. Institutions like the Institute of Economic Affairs, Centre for Democratic Development, Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the academia are expected to send representatives to the programme. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Council passes sewer, recycling resolutions  Jul 18, 2008
    and triplexes on lots eight and nine which will be reached by a private road off Seventh St. Council approved the request, with the restriction that only duplexes and triplexes be built on the property. John Reinhart, chairperson of the thoroughfare and drainage committee, reported on a request by Schneck Medical Center to restrict parking on Brown St. Reinhart said that city engineer Jerry Hartsell recommended that parking be restricted on the north side only of Brown between Poplar and Lynn... (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)

    GPRTU Volta to work out travel arrangements to Accra  Jul 13, 2008
    Mr. Edward Fiator, Regional First Trustee of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) made the call in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Ho. Mr. Fiator said the leadership of the Union would work out arrangements under which its members who ply the Accra route would be able to utilize the limited time that would be available to use the bridge. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

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