Years of pressure by those fined for urinating in street due to lack of facilities pays off with €4m plansThe need kicked in as Geerte Piening was on her way home from a bar one night in 2015. She swiftly weighed her options: it was past closing time in Amsterdam’s lively Leidseplein area, meaning she could not duck into a bar to use their facilities, while the nearest public toilet was 2km away.She resorted to squatting in an alleyway, coaxing her friends to cover her as she did so. Police soon...
U.S. military sources told Reuters on Monday that the cost of the proposed ‘humanitarian pier’ in Gaza has risen to $320 million. Initial estimates for the project were reported to be roughly half of that amount. The construction effort, said to involve roughly 1,000 U.S. military personnel, was initiated by the Biden administration to serve
Jamestown City Council has approved a bond renewal for $2.7 million to cover the completion of the Fleet Maintenance Building project. City Comptroller Ericka Thomas said that the bond anticipation note obtained in 2023 was $2,850,000, but $4,890,000 has been spent to date on the project, requiring additional funds. Acting Public Works Director Mark Roetzer […]
A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation, which the Pentagon said Monday will cost at least $320 million. Sabrina Singh, Pentagon
San Francisco's long-awaited public restroom was installed over the weekend. A toilet-themed celebration with about 100 people in attendance took place. It has reportedly been built for much less than its original $1.7 million price tag
Jamestown City Council will vote on issuing $2.7 million bond to cover the completion of the Fleet Maintenance Building project. City Comptroller Ericka Thomas said $4,890,000 has been spent to date on the project, “The BAN that we got last year for the garage was $2,850,000. So, currently we have expenses over that BAN amount […]
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The U.S. military's cost estimate to build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid has risen to $320 million, a U.S. defense official and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Would you pay $2.75 for a health check whenever you feel like it?That was the spontaneous experience enjoyed by Shanghai resident Chris Petersen-Clausen when he visited a public restroom in a shopping center.Also: Apple Watch Series 9 review: Why I'm not settling for the less expensive models He positioned himself at a urinal. The urinal had a screen offering a urine test right there. As he described on TwitterX: "I know what you're thinking: A Chinese company -- what about privacy? Truth be...
Housing is at a premium and so is parking in the Netherlands, but a parking space put up for sale this week for almost half-a-million euros -- more than the