MONDAY 162nd YEAR • NO. 44 jUNE 20, 2016 CLEVELAND, TN 16 PAGES • 50¢ CU report shows increased construction activity By RICK NORTON number of meter sets completed by CU includes 10 months (July 2015 through when 423 were recorded. The largest 21 single-family homes, 17 townhomes, Associate Editor line crews. April 2016), CU crews had installed 320 amount of meter sets, based on the three apartments and three commercial A meter set is the physical connection meter sets, as compared to 265 during chart’s range, came in 1998-99 with 565 projects. Bradley County’s recent drop in between a new, or remodeled, develop- the same corresponding period a year connections. The lowest point, within the In a related report regarding water — unemployment to a 15-year low of 3.6 ment (residential or commercial) and earlier. The year-to-date amount for chart’s span, came in 2009-10 with 210. except this one involves rainwater percent has been credited in part to CU’s existing water system. An increase April 2014 was 257. Mullinax pointed out the average instead of water meters — Mullinax increased hiring in construction, and a in water meter sets generally points to a Mullinax said the 320 meter sets, as of number of water meter sets completed reported rainfall amounts for the year recent update heard by the Cleveland hike in construction activity. April 2016, represented a 21 percent by CU crews during the month of April is are falling far short of the Cleveland Board of Public Utilities appears to verify For the month of April, CU line crews increase over the previous year. 32. This means the 44 recorded for the area’s average. that analysis. completed 44 meter sets. This compares According to a meter-set chart pre- same month this year is well ahead of According to a precipitation summary Craig T. Mullinax, vice president of the favorably to 34 in April 2015, and 33 in sented to the CU board, the 320 mark is the construction curve. from the Cleveland Filter Plant, total Water Division at Cleveland Utilities, in a the month of April a year earlier. the largest number of meter sets to be Types of water-meter connections monthly report, pointed to the growing For the fiscal year to date, which installed by local crews since 2007-08 completed by CU for the month included See ACTIVITY, Page 8 Inside Today Building Utility’s permits revenue include growing fast-food in 2 of 3 eateries divisions Financial report is 13 residential for month of April projects OK’d By RICK NORTON Johnson wins first Associate Editor By JOYANNA LOVE Submitted photo major at U.S. Open Banner Senior Staff Writer DIANNA STANICH, center, and her husband Stan stand with a member of the Austrian Red Warmer temperatures have Dustin Johnson broke his win- Cross during a recent visit. begun to influence residential It’s upgrade time for a few of and business thermostats and less streak in golf’s majors with a Cleveland’s fast food restaurants. victory at the U.S. Open, even water usage as revenue in two The Taco Bell on APD 40 and out of three Cleveland Utilities after being penalized a stroke by Chick-fil-A on Keith Streets rules officials. LeBron James divisions continues to follow sea- received building permits last A Red Cross exchange sonal patterns. made good on his promise to month to move forward with reno- bring an NBA championship tro- It’s a simple, and predictable, vation projects. The Taco Bell spring and early summer formu- phy to Cleveland, with the building has been demolished and Cavaliers’ defeat of the Golden Cleveland volunteers spend time la: As temperatures rise outside, will be replaced. The project is area residents and businessmen State Warriors in Game 7 of the being completed by U.S. General NBA Finals. The Atlanta Braves begin to click on the air condi- Construction Inc. The location is a learning the operations in Austria tioning inside; and as surprising- won their fifth straight game. See part of the Tacala Tennessee fran- Sports, Pages 9-11. ly dry conditions persist out- chise. The Tacala Corporate oper- By JOYANNA LOVE “We were chauffeured doors, more water flows through around and had just a fantas- ates Taco Bell restaurants in sev- Banner Senior Staff Writer “They are trying to backyard spig- eral states in the Southeast. An tic time,” DiAnna Stanich Trump targets put (the refugees) in ots. expected completion date is American Red Cross volun- said. small cities. On the In a recent news reporting unknown, as the company did not teers DiAnna and Stan Red Cross organizations financial report Hungary border, it is all return calls before press time. Stanich have volunteered time look a little different in each made to mem- When presumptive Republican responding to disasters, but barbed wire and razors presidential nominee Donald Chick-fil-A closed last month country. In Austria and many bers of the for renovations and expected to this summer they were able to and stuff and they have European countries, the Red C l e v e l a n d Trump recently lashed out at the incorporate a fun Red Cross constant military news media for what he por- open again in late June or early Cross is a government agency. Board of Public July; however, the popular eatery related trip into their visit to guarding, so no one gets In the United States, the Red U t i l i t i e s , trayed as unfair and dishonest Europe. into Hungary.” reporting, he probably captured has already reopened. Cross is not run by the gov- C l e v e l a n d It all started when Sandra — DiAnna Stanich the hearts of others who feel the “We are going to do several ernment and survives on Utilities Vice things here. The project here will Nestlinger from the Austrian donations. President and same way. For one person’s per- Red Cross visited and met the Stinnett spective, see the guest be enhancing all of the public and her family in Munich, Services provided through CFO Marshall areas of the building. The interior, local Red Cross volunteers. “Viewpoint” on Page 12 of today’s Germany, and several other the Austrian Red Cross are Stinnett pointed out revenue is the exterior will be refreshed,” DiAnna said meeting with up in the Electric and Water divi- edition. European countries. also very different than the Project manager Bob Howell said Nestlinger and other visiting United States version, includ- sions, but is down slightly in The couple spent a week in in a previous interview. Red Cross members peaked ing the use of ambulance Wastewater. Forecast Local owner Karen Colley, the couple’s interest in visiting Austria visiting various Red service, boats, helicopters and In the Electric Division during Howell and other Chick-fil-A rep- the Austrian Red Cross during Cross sites and learning about the month of April, CU’s cost of resentatives had asked for and a trip to see their daughter the country’s culture. See RED CROSS, Page 8 purchased power as a percentage received approval for an impervi- of retail sales was 78.4 percent, ous area variance from the as compared to 78.7 percent in Cleveland Board of Zoning March. Year to date (refering to a Appeals prior to applying for a fiscal year starting July 1, 2015, building permit. This will allow and ending June 30, 2016), the the restaurant to add another percentage is 81.8 percent, com- drive-through lane. pared to the budgeted forecast of Today should be mostly sunny, The renovation used the 82.8 percent, Stinnett reported. with a high near 88 degrees. Heritage design, which Chick-fil-A The cost of purchased power Tonight’s forecast calls for partly is using on each of its new stores. refers to the amount Cleveland cloudy skies and a low around 66. “It [enhances] the guest experi- Utilities is paying TVA wholesale Tuesday should be partly cloudy ence, and that’s what’s exciting to for electricity. The figure is offset me,” Colley said. and warm, with a 30 percent — in varying amounts each The fast food choices for South month — by revenue taken in by chance of showers or thunder- Cleveland are expanding as con- CU from its retail customers in storms and a high near 91. struction of a Burger King on both residential and commercial. Tuesday night calls for mostly Perimeter Drive is underway, “The results for April are elec- cloudy skies and a 40 percent which is off of APD 40 near the tric sales of $6,730,425 which chance of showers or thunder- Taco Bell that is being rebuilt. The was offset by purchased power of storms, with a low around 69. restaurant is a part of the $5,277,269,” he said. “This Wednesday should be partly sunny Hometown Folks franchise, and resulted in an operating margin and warm, with a 30 percent will be completed by Qualified of $1,453,156. This is compared chance of showers or thunder- Builders Inc. Calls to Hometown to the budgeted margin (the folks were not returned by press amount forecast in the CU budg- storms and a high near 92. submitted photo DIANNA AND STAN STANICH sit in an ambulance used by the Austrian Red Cross. 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