The $10.3-million Fuller Road and Fuller Heights Road Improvement Project was officially completed and opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday afternoon near the entrance of Quantico Marine Corps Base was initiated in 2009 and completed through a partnership with funding from federal The project includes a new right-turn lane along Joplin Road headed toward northbound U.S and a realigned Fuller Heights Road intersection that provides north and southbound access with a roundabout at the intersection of Fuller Heights Road and Old Triangle Road Board of County Supervisors Chair At-Large Deshundra Jefferson spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony and thanked the Prince William County Department of Transportation the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) JMT Engineering and Independence Excavating for the work each contributed to make the project a success “You guys have really done an amazing job with this,” Jefferson said of the project “I'm proud to say that these road improvements are a significant step in moving Prince William towards our strategic goal by easing congestion and improving mobility in the Triangle area for residents local businesses and our military facilities.” Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey thanked attendees who came to celebrate the multi-modal project “This project is a small part of the work done and awaiting us to enhance the quality of life in this area,” Bailey said “We listened to the concerns of our residents regarding traffic on Joplin accessing Route 1 and I-95 to be safe during peak traffic hours and sharing the work of ensuring our county’s roadways are safe and relieved of traffic congestion This project is a small part of the work done … a way to enhance the quality of life in this area Today is a joyous occasion to have a ribbon cutting.” NVTA Chief Executive Officer Monica Backmon said that collaboration is essential to bring any project to completion gets done without several entities coming to the table “We all collaborate; and not only does this project visualize or really bring to light the collaboration We at the Authority … are happy to be here VDOT’s Northern Virginia Local Assistance Manager Terry Yates echoed that the key to bring projects to completion is collaboration and people wonder why transportation projects take so long and it’s just a tremendous amount of collaboration all these things must gel before a project comes together.” For more information about transportation projects in the county Watch the Buzz video about the event! 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There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Showers in the evening, then cloudy overnight. Low 62F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Retha Tubbe Todd, from Woden, voiced her opinion during the public forum section of the Tuesday night Central Heights school board meeting about the reassignment of Craig Fuller. Craig Fuller addresses a crowd gathered in the Central Heights administration building during the public forum section of the Tuesday night meeting where the focus was on the reassignment of Fuller. Former assistant baseball coach Wes King stands beside him. Craig Fuller, in front of dozens of supporters, told Central Heights Independent School District officials on Monday night that he would not seek reinstatement as head “Nobody feels worse about the bad publicity than I do,” he said. “I am surprised in the way it went down, and I am not real happy with the professionalism in which it was handled.” Fuller was among a group of seven people who addressed the Board of Trustees in open forum. He accused the district of flip-flopping on its offer to either reassign him or replace assistant coach Wes King. “My concerns ... about things that happened on (June 11),” he said. “I was told we had to split up, that he could be JV coach but not my assistant, and that I could be the golf coach.” Furthermore, Fuller said, King was told he was no longer assistant baseball coach and bus driver. “It looked like they were trying to get him to leave.” Later that week, Fuller said he told Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Glenn he wanted to remain head baseball coach. That is when Glenn told him the district had already planned to replace him, Fuller said. “On Wednesday morning, he said, ‘I am sorry. We thought you would take that offer (to be reassigned), so I am going to have to reassign you to classroom teacher. You can still coach golf if you want.’” That drew laughter from several in attendance as Glenn and trustees looked on. “That coach back there would go anywhere in the state of Texas and be head baseball coach,” Retha Todd said in open forum. “He coached two of my step-grandsons all the way to state. If he’s good enough to teach class, he’s good enough to coach.” Others repeated that sentiment, including Christy King. “I don’t think what you all are doing is right,” she said. Fuller’s son and daughter, Eric Fuller and Jordan Fuller, also defended their father against accusations that the coach padded his son’s statistics, ordered a player to strike out on purpose, and that he did not have organized practices. “I don’t know what you guys have, but those guys are wearing the track record of my dad on their backs,” Eric Fuller said. Before the meeting on Monday, the coach shrugged off claims that he’s “unapproachable.” “I believe we play the game right,” he said. “And my approachability comes from this: When parents come to you, they say this person is better than that person. I say, ‘Look, I am not going to talk about playing time of other kids. If they had a welfare concern, that is to be expected.” Craig Fuller is 341-167-3 in 20 seasons, including 19 at Central Heights and one at Cushing. His 2004 Central Heights team won the Class 2A state championship. His program has made the playoffs 12 straight seasons and has won district titles in nine of the last 10 years. “But who wants to work for people like that?” he said before the meeting. “Why would I want that kind of headache all the time?” In open forum, Herb Chatman praised Glenn’s performance as superintendent. “I think there’s a discipline problem somewhere,” he said. “I think things could be a little tighter, but that’s not on Craig. The school board hired Dr. Glenn as superintendent, and I respect him because I see him at the sporting events. I like the way he takes a personal interest in the kids.” Following the meeting, Glenn declined to comment on claims the coach made during open forum at the advice of the board’s attorney, issuing only a written statement that he “made the decision to reassign Craig Fuller as head baseball coach for Central Heights High School ... in the best interests of our school district.” The vacant position of head baseball coach at Central Heights has been posted with the Texas Association of Administrators since Wednesday. Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Get a link to the latest e-Edition delivered to your inbox on our publication days. Sign up today! Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today! 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Most of the approximately 50 households in Fuller Heights were connected to the county water service for free in 2007 to help protect them from exposure. But more than a year after they sued over the pollution of their wells, residents are still waiting to find out who's responsible for the contamination, which includes arsenic, thallium and nitrates. In November 2007, residents filed a lawsuit in state circuit court in Bartow against six companies. The lawsuit, which now has 104 plaintiffs, named Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., Purina Mills, CSX Transportation and Cargill Fertilizer/Mosaic Fertilizer. It alleged the companies produced the toxins that soaked into the groundwater and into their wells. KC Industries is also being sued because the company owns property that was formerly owned by Kaiser. When Kaiser filed for bankruptcy in 2002, Environmental Risk Solutions entered into an agreement to assume cleanup responsibilities, said Paul Roecker of Roetzel & Andress L.P.A., who is representing KC Industries, Environmental Risk Solutions and Kaiser. Environmental Risk Solutions is also being sued. In 2008, Land O'Lakes Purina Feed and K.C. Industries Properties were added to the lawsuit. Reginald J. Clyne of the Clyne & Associates law firm in Coral Gables is representing Fuller Heights residents. He said his firm is linking the pollution to the overflow of two ponds next to property formerly owned by Kaiser, as well as to contaminants on properties owned by Kaiser, CSX, Purina and possibly Mosaic. Over the years, Fuller Heights residents have had a high rate of cancer, including lung and breast cancer, and physical issues, such as rashes, Clyne said. "Generations of people have been getting very ill, and now the cause is known," he said. Pamala Vazquez, external affairs manager for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Southwest District, said DEP is still trying to determine where the contamination originated and when it occurred. "This has been a difficult puzzle because there could be multiple sources for the contamination," Vazquez said. Russell Schweiss, spokesman for Mosaic, said the Mosaic facility mentioned in the lawsuit "is simply too far away to have played any role in contamination that may exist in wells there." The facility is about five miles away from the community, he said. The company also hasn't reported or released any information regarding any possible contamination, he said. Purina and CSX declined to comment because of the ongoing litigation. Roecker, the lawyer representing three of the companies, told The Ledger, "We do believe there are other companies that may be responsible for the contamination." Clyne said the main concern right now is that Kaiser has been dropped from the lawsuit because the company filed for bankruptcy in Delaware before the lawsuit was filed. A judge in Delaware "ruled that we can't go after them," Clyne said. "I think it's a travesty," he said. "My clients are suffering because they (Kaiser) filed for bankruptcy." After the company filed for bankruptcy, Clyne said, "we learned that Kaiser has been polluting the area for decades, which accounts for a high rate of cancer among Fuller Heights residents." Kaiser formerly owned and operated a facility at 2420 Old Highway 60 in Mulberry where two old mining pits or ponds are located. KC Industries bought the property from Kaiser in 1999. According to information provided by DEP, wastewater from the facility was discharged into the ponds, but this stopped in the 1950s. In the past, Kaiser did use some of the water in making some of its products, Vazquez said. Since then, rain and storm water has continued to fill the ponds, she said. In 2004, Kaiser told DEP that water had overflowed from the north and south ponds, possibly caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Jeanne, Vazquez said. DEP later determined the company had not maintained proper water levels in the ponds, according to a DEP report. "At this point there is no indication that those overflows contributed to the groundwater issue in Fuller Heights," said Vazquez. Environmental Risk Solutions was asked to re-establish groundwater control and monitor the groundwater in wells near the ponds by KC Industry's property, but DEP discovered possible violations. Environmental Risk Solutions was notified in February of the alleged violations that included ERS's failure to operate and maintain the groundwater recovery system and failure to submit weekly pond elevation reports from Nov. 7, 2008, to Jan. 26. Roecker said he is not in a position to comment on the warning letter at this time. Until a trial date is set, Nada Harrison, second vice president of the Fuller Heights Community Association, and other residents, continue to wait, hoping the outcome will be in their favor. "We're hoping for more awareness and to hold some of these companies accountable for what they are doing," Harrison said. "I'm hoping they will be made to compensate us for the harm they've done," she said. [ Sarah Stegall can be reached at sarah.stegall@yahoo.com or 863-802-7547. ] H.B. Fuller acquired two small medical adhesives companies and divested a flooring business. Vadnais Heights-based H.B. Fuller on Monday announced two small acquisitions and a divestiture as it reshapes its portfolio of adhesive technologies toward higher-growth, higher-margin solutions. Fuller announced deals for GEM S.r.l. and Medifill Ltd., small medical adhesive companies based in Europe that will join its Health, Hygiene and Consumables segment. The deals are expected to close in February for a combined purchase price of about $189 million. Medifill is based in Dublin, Ireland, and produces medical-grade adhesives used in wound closures. GEM is an Italian company that makes medical adhesives and application devices used in dozens of surgical indications. Adhesives can be used in place of sutures, staples and other agents that stop blood loss and can produce better results while reducing operating times. “With the purchase of GEM, Medifill, and our previous acquisitions in this space, H.B. Fuller has now built a Medical Adhesive Technologies (MAT) business founded on our expertise in cyanoacrylate chemistry, and we have extended our penetration into a global footprint,” Celeste Mastin, president and chief executive of H.B. Fuller, said in a news release. Medifill and GEM will add to Fuller’s other MAT businesses acquired recently, including Cyberbond, Tissue Seal, and Adhezion Biomedical. GEM will serve as a European headquarters for H.B. Fuller’s MAT business. H.B. Fuller also announced Monday that it sold a flooring adhesives business as part of a broader move to reshape some existing business in a new global business unit named Building Adhesives Solutions (BAS). The BAS business will consist of some solutions in its Construction Adhesives and Engineering Adhesives segments. Financial reporting of the new business will be effective at the start of H.B. Fuller’s fiscal 2025, which started Dec. 1. “This move is consistent with our strategy to drive our portfolio and capital allocation to the highest-margin, fastest-growing segments of the $80 billion global adhesives industry,” Mastin said in a release announcing the sale of the flooring business. A Los Angeles-based private equity firm, Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, acquired the flooring business for $80 million. The business had annual revenue of approximately $160 million and earnings of $15 million. Mastin joined H.B. Fuller early in 2022 and was named CEO that December. A longtime executive in the adhesives and petrochemicals industry, she was most recently CEO at PetroChoice Lubrication Solutions. Mastin has overseen eight acquisitions since being named CEO of H.B. Fuller. Shares of H.B. Fuller closed at $76.96 a share on Monday, up less than 1%. Over the last 52 weeks shares have traded between $72.60 and $87.67. Business reporter Patrick Kennedy covers executive compensation and public companies. He has reported on the Minnesota business community for more than 25 years. 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The restructuring will save the Vadnais Heights-based company $30 million to $35 million. Vadnais Heights-based H.B. Fuller will lay off 300 of its 6,500 employees in a restructuring announced this week. The maker of adhesives for construction, engineering and health and hygiene markets experienced weakness during the first quarter, most notably in construction adhesives, and it anticipates lower demand across all three of its segments. The restructuring has an initial cost of $15 million to $20 million but will produce annual savings of $30 million to $35 million. "Consistent with our strategic focus of continuously improving operational efficiency, we are implementing prudent and decisive actions to align our cost structure with lower volume expectations for 2023," the company said in an email. For the first quarter ended March 4, the company earned $21.9 million, down 43% from the same quarter a year ago. Revenue of $809.2 million was down 5.5%. Adjusted earnings per share of 55 cents a share was down 31%. The revenue and adjusted earnings per share declines were anticipated but missed analysts' expectations. The consensus among analysts was that the company would earn 59 cents on revenue of $825.4 million. "Despite challenging demand conditions, particularly in Construction Adhesives, our team executed exceptionally well to deliver solid first quarter results that were in-line with our expectations," said Celeste Mastin, H.B. Fuller's new president and chief executive. Mastin, who succeeded former CEO Jim Owens on Dec. 4., said in the company's earnings release the restructuring was needed to lower the company's overall cost structure and increase the capacity utilization of its manufacturing network. Mastin told analysts most of the restructuring would be in the construction adhesives segment where the company is seeing weakness in the commercial construction markets. The company did offer guidance for its full fiscal year that will end Dec. 2nd saying it expects adjusted EPS in the range of $4.10 to $4.50 a share on revenue that is expected to be down 1% to 4%. The company is confident in its guidance and is seeing encouraging signs. "We began to see margin expansion, driven by a combination of favorable price and raw material dynamics, and we expect this benefit to accelerate as we progress through the year," said a company spokesperson via email. The company released its earnings Thursday and shares finished the day at $67.05, down 2% but recovered Friday and finished up for the week at $68.45. Parents and the Heights Task Force have been concerned about students walking on Barrett Road to and from Medicine Crow Middle School more sidewalk was just completed to go along with what School District 2 had already built The Barrett Road Patio Home Apartments are in the Billings city limits so the developer needed to put sidewalk down in front of that sub-division But the buider of the Patio Home Apartments decided to construct it there anyway for the safety of the kids Students walk home from Medicine Crow Middle School and now have a half mile sidewalk on Barrett Road from Bench Boulevard to Hawthorne Lane "I didn't really start walking here when there was no sidewalk yet," one student said "We're always concerned with our students getting here and getting home," said Michael Thomas "Some of the most unsafe situations that we address every single day is kids around cars." Students who go home in a different direction like the new sidewalk for their fellow schoolmates "It's useful for the kids who have to go straight because I don't think they should bike in the road," said Shaylie Robbins said about Barrett before the new sidewalk The city required sidewalk in front of the Barrett Road Patio Apartments and Berve's boss decided to build the sidewalk all the way up to Hawthorne "The request was made to carry it on and Cal agreed," Berve said "That's excellent because some of our students do walk quite far," Thomas said "And he did it because he said he would." Lillie said when there was confusion with zoning Kunkel committed to putting in sidewalks five years ago "Parents were actually posting pictures of kids walking in the street with snow and ice and car traffic," Lillie said Now with another quarter mile of sidewalk added to the school district sidewalk "Me and my dog walk twice a day on the sidewalk," said Traci Briske "And you can go all the way down (to Hawthorne) and all the way down (to Bench)." "Having a sidewalk is pretty important for for the kids," said Ben Fuller who likes the sidewalks for his and other children "To have a member of our community step up and ensure that the most heavily trafficked portion of that road has sidewalks and safe access for children is huge," Lillie said Rappelling down one of the tallest buildings in downtown Shreveport wasn’t a typical Friday for Pam Moore or Demetria Gilliam were usually keen to participate in such heart-racing stunts But both agreed that joining Over the Edge a fundraiser for the Fuller Center for Housing of NWLA was worth the nerves that accompanied overlooking downtown from the top of the Beck Building on Travis Street before rappelling down the side “With everything bad going on in the world I felt like this was a good opportunity to do something good and give back the community,” Moore said Participants of Over the Edge NWLA: Take a Leap for Housing raised money for the Fuller Center a non-profit organization that helps build and repair homes for those who cannot secure adequate housing for themselves Employees of sponsor companies and individuals who personally raised funds rappelled down the Beck Building on Friday and Saturday and it's something you don't get to do every day," Gilliam said.  Fuller Center Executive Director Lee Jeter said the organization’s goal was to raise $120,000 which would help facilitate the construction of two new homes “We’re already over the $90,000 mark so we believe that the community support has been outstanding,” Jeter said Friday “We believe very strongly we’re going to reach that goal of $120,000 which is going to help us build at least two homes That’s what it’s about: helping individuals building lives and changing communities.” This was the first time the nonprofit hosted Over the Edge which Jeter noted may have required a little extra courage from some participants More: From 'burden' to blessing: City looks to donate lots to Fuller Center “You’re asking people to get outside of their comfort zone in order to raise money for our organization,” he said “The fact that we have 54 ‘Edgers’ who signed up to extend themselves and take a leap of faith to really raise money for our organization that kind of support is outstanding.” “I’m really terrified of heights,” she said “Fuller Center is an amazing foundation and I think just raising money for housing that’s going to be so fulfilling and give stability to people’s lives I think it’s for a great cause.” said the experience provided a challenge that was both personally rewarding to her as well as gave her an amazing volunteer opportunity “Maybe the closest thing I’ve ever done to this is ride a roller coaster,” she said “I definitely just wanted to push myself to do something different 2019 at 2:41 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Isaiah Lee Riddle is among three people accused of burglarizing multiple Dumfries businesses after stealing two cars VA — Prince William County police have arrested three people and are searching for additional suspects in connection to a Sept 23 crime spree where the suspects allegedly stole a Cadillac Escalade hit another vehicle before fleeing and burglarized multiple local businesses Police on Tuesday arrested a 14-year-old female in connection with the case and a 15-year-old male for their alleged involvement in the crimes officers responded to Tim’s River Shore at 1510 Cherry Hill Rd a group of individuals allegedly stole a Cadillac Escalade from a residence in the 18700 block of Fuller Heights Road in Triangle The Escalade also was involved in a hit and run near the main gate of Marine Corps Base Quantico fled the scene and returned to the Fuller Heights area where he met up with other acquaintances the group burglarized the Auto Tech Store at 18741 Fuller Heights Rd. where they stole two sets of keys and a four-door The suspects allegedly drove the vehicle for a short time before burglarizing Mary’s Flower Shop located at 18742 Fuller Heights Rd before fleeing in the second stolen vehicle police said the suspects parked the vehicle and proceeded to walk to Tim’s River Shore at 1510 Cherry Hill Rd where they broke into the business and took an undisclosed amount of money Prince William County police were called to Tim’s River Shore after the suspects triggered the alarm Responding officers located two suspects walking in the area of Williamstown and arrested them without incident The 14-year-old female arrested Tuesday and the 15-year old male are facing burglary charges while Riddle faces three counts of burglary two counts of grand larceny and one count of hit and run The investigation continues as detectives seek to identify the other suspects involved Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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July 15 11-3 over West Springfield National and will next play Friday in the Virginia State Championship Tournament in Triangle hit 28 home runs and held their opponets to just 8 runs over the six games This is the first time since 2006 a FHLL Majors team won the district and advanced to the state championship tournament The team consists of 12-year-olds from area The highly competitive VA District 9 Little League consists of 10 local little leagues "This team was successful due to their character We are excited to represent our league and community at the state tournament," said coach Tony Castrilli.Also for the first time ever FHLL had four out of six All-Star teams win their District 9 tournament and play in the state tournaments Intermediate and Seniors All-Star teams all advanced The FHLL Seniors won the Virginia State Tournament and will next play in the regionals near Tampa The 8/9/10 team advanced to Championship round of eight losing in 10 innings to the eventual state championship team “This is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of thousands of volunteers over many years who have made Fort Hunt Little League what it is today We’re very proud of all our coaches and salute our exceptional kids for their hard work determination and for being great teammates everyday – the very essence of life and sport Thanks to everyone in Fort Hunt for their generous and unwavering support for Fort Hunt Little League over the past 60 years – you made it possible.” The Fort Hunt Majors All-Star team next plays in the state tournament on Friday Coeburn Little League at Fuller Heights Park Photo courtesy of Fort Hunt Little League Baseball: Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. the husband of former Prince William County Supervisor Maureen Caddigan A tragic fentanyl overdose led to murder charges for two parents in Prince William County and public intoxication incidents in Stafford and PWC – Severe thunderstorms that swept through Stafford County on Monday with the hardest-hit areas now including Austin Ridge and Aquia Harbour – Republicans from across Prince William County gathered at Fox Chase Manor for their annual black-tie Lincoln Reagan Dinner drawing a record crowd and laying out their strategy ahead of the 2025 election cycle – A bank tenant inside a newly completed data center in Manassas has triggered a sweeping local tax exemption upending financial expectations and leaving city officials blindsided and Networking — Calling middle and high school students for FREE Educational Summer Programming LLT STEMpower Camp at Marymount University Read More Submit your own Community Post here Inspired by local physicians who were among the nation’s first to adopt the concierge medicine model Northern Virginia is now a hub for its surging popularity These leading physicians are redefining the patient experience with same-day appointments MD’s change to concierge medicine enabled focused attention for each individual and the launch of his innovative diet program for those with type 2 diabetes “The goal is to promote enough weight loss to reach an acceptable A1C of 6% with no medication,” he explains “Achieving that can take several months of very close follow up MD considers his patients quite literally as family “I believe there’s nothing more honorable than helping patients when they’re sick and I care for them exactly as I would my loved ones.” Whether for a specialist referral “My patients know I’m always just a phone call away.” Read More Hosted by the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) since 2012 this highly-anticipated gathering is the nation’s leading gathering focused on empowering individuals with science-based education support and practical tools for managing weight and improving health This unique Convention truly has something Participate in the 33rd Annual Van Metre 5K Run—a race that goes further than 3.1 miles where every stride you take supports Children’s National Hospital The Van Metre 5K Run donates 100% of proceeds to Children’s National Hospital and has 2016 at 11:52 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}SHAKER HEIGHTS Patch launches a new partnership with the Shaker Heights Historical Society to bring you a weekly peek into the past The Shaker Historical Society visited a house at 16390 South Park Blvd over the summer and unwrapped the mystery of its history The home was built before Shaker Village was incorporated in 1912 meaning records on the property are scarce It was built in 1910 for Joel Haven Fuller and his wife Lillian B it was not unusual to put a house in the wife's name The Historical Society's building is in Blanche Arter Myers' name and not Louis' you can easily see the fleur de lys painted on the street sign embedded in the brick entrance and the brick wall on the left of the south facade and depicted in metal on the stairs below the porte cochere "This peculiar use of the French emblem made us curious as to why Could the original family have been French?" Ware Petznick executive director of the Shaker Historical Society asks Perhaps one of you know why the Fullers had fleur de lys all over their house?" The couple are listed in the 1912 Social Register at "the corner of Lee and South Blvd" This is now known as 16390 South Park Blvd with its entrance now further south on Lee Road Joel Haven Fuller was president of the Stowe-Fuller Company His business and biography is described in great detail in "Cleveland and its Environs" executive director of the Shaker Historical Society Images via Shaker Heights Historical Society Museum and Library Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. The landmarked residence was designed by Ralph C Up for grabs for the first time in 14 years is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No Tucked among the walk streets of Hollywood Heights, the two-story home was built by Ralph C. Flewelling in 1933 for distinguished author and philosopher Benjamin Apthorp Gould Fuller Flewelling, whose father was the head of USC’s philosophy department, also designed the former Beverly Hills Post Office, now the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, as well as the “Electric Fountain” at the corner of Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards Accessed by the famous High Tower elevator the Streamline Moderne-ish residence contains four bedrooms and 4.5 baths within its 2,616 square feet Notable features include steel casement windows and a detached parking garage on High Tower Drive The Mills Act-covered property also receives significant tax breaks Sold for $1.4 million in 2004, it’s now asking $1.749 million Sign in Join now, it's FREE! One of Bradford’s best toboggan hills will be able for families to enjoy again this winter but at their own risk Bradford West Gwillimbury committee-of-the-whole recommended the installation of winter safety measures in Fuller Park home to the sledding spot colloquially known as Deadman’s Hill The safety of the hill came into question last year following an incident where a sledder hit the base of a hydro tower on the hill staff from the town’s Parks and Property Department patrolled Fuller Park to maintain fencing and remove any jumps made on the hill A decision to permit or prohibit sledding on the hill was deferred by council earlier in 2021 advising any tobogganing is done at the user’s own risk With no further injuries or incidents reported for the remainder of the season tobogganing is expected to return once the snow flies There was no appetite for denying families and children winter access to a “natural feature” of the community Councillors just want residents to enjoy it in a safe manner “I don’t want to see us take away opportunities,” said Coun noting the approximately 30-year history of the park as a community hotspot “The children of the neighbourhood and schools enjoy tobogganing,” and it’s been used forever,” added Deputy Mayor James Leduc “We got that natural feature here We just got to figure out how to make it safe so that nobody gets hurt.” Further enhancements to the hill were proposed but shot down by Hydro One Staff had been directed to investigate re-regrading the hill near the hydro tower with engineers proposing a berm in front of the tower which fell within their 15-metre right-of-way around the tower “Grade changes would alter the drainage pattern at the base of the tower and possibly destabilizing the structure over time,” the staff report on the matter stated the berm would prevent access for maintenance and repairs to the tower on that side.” Staff do not anticipate any legal issues by installing flexible fencing and tower pads to help mitigate liability and injuries during the winter months nor do they expect any help from Hydro One but it doesn’t appear that they are interested at this point,” Director of Community Services Terry Forhan told councillors “We are going to move ahead with what we’re able to do with our property.” Committee-of-the-whole also moved to make the area near the bottom of Deadman’s Hill safer as well Tuesday night A new crossing guard has been recommended at the intersection of Maplegrove Avenue and Catania Avenue to improve the safety of pedestrians crossing in front of W.H The $15,000 in additional funding for the new crossing guard will be brought forward during the 2022 budget deliberations