The Millbrook Ledger
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Tom Hargrove
Tom Hargrove has covered Millbrook city government for the Ledger since 2015, sitting through enough budget hearings to recognize department heads by the cadence of their presentations alone. He keeps a running file of every capital project the council has delayed, which is how he knew the Elm Street parking garage had been on eleven separate meeting agendas before it finally passed. He reads the consultant study before he reads the press release.
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Millbrook Water Rates to Rise 4% in JanuaryThe increase, approved by the utility board Thursday, is meant to cover rising treatment chemical costs and the second phase of the Kettle River pipeline replacement project.
City Offers Rebates for Furnace Replacements This WinterMillbrook Municipal Utilities will pay up to $500 toward a new high-efficiency furnace through March, part of a push to cut peak winter demand before it strains the grid.
After the Hailstorm, How to Vet a Roofer Before You SignFour months after a June hailstorm tore through Castellan County, out-of-town crews are still knocking on doors. Here's how to tell a legitimate roofer from a storm chaser before you sign anything.
City Council Approves Downtown Parking Garage, 5-2After nearly two years of debate, the council voted Tuesday to build a four-story garage on the Elm Street surface lot, financed largely by downtown merchants through a new taxing district.