The Great Plains SPCA has announced that its dog kennel currently located adjacent to the East side of Timber Ridge Villas will be closed by the end of February, 2016. Not to worry, the SPCA will continue to serve the needs of the area’s homeless pets. Rachel Hodgson with the Great Plains SPCA said that continued operations would be relocating to another location at 5424 Antioch Dr. Those of us accustomed to the sound of barking dogs will just have to adopt our own.
And Merriam City Hall continues to work towards quieter, safer, rail crossings in Merriam. City Administrator Phil Lammers was proud to share some updates with us:
Last year, Merriam City Hall staff and its consultant, CTC Inc. worked with Federal Railway Administration, KDOT, and BNSF to complete field diagnostics in December. Since then, CTC finished the grade crossing design, and it has been submitted to BNSF railway for review. Once approved by BNSF and the Merriam City Council (estimating end of April), Merriam will fund BNSF’s initial ‘make-ready’ work, and then the rest of the construction can begin.
All in all, Timber Ridge, and the greater Merriam area will be a much quieter place to live by the end of 2016.
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Thanks for the update Billy