Advance Mills Temporary Bridge To Be Built

Earlysville residents and others will certainly welcome the addition of a temporary bridge. This will relieve the stress of having to go miles out of the way to get to their residences and work places. Instead of installing a new bridge which would mean waiting years, the temporary bridge will be installed in 6 months.

Read more at the "Daily Progress":

http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352229538&path=!news

I'm sure all of us are concerned about bridges considering the fatal tragedy in Minnesota. Here's a memorial video from YouTube:


Click this link to view a video from CNN that shows the bridge collapsing:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/02/bridge.structure/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

The bridge that collapsed in Minnesota was a deck steel truss bridge. Virginia has a total of 12,742 bridges, and of those 2,862 (22%) have been deemed "deficient or obsolete" by officials (most of these were in northern Virginia).

Here's an article from CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/02/bridge.structure/index.html#cnnSTCText

Please post your comments.

Karen
http://www.move2va.com/

National Ground Intelligence Center Expansion

The NGIC expansion seems to be politically laced. In my opinion it is good for our community. But we must look at all angles of the expansion and make sure the community, as well as the developer and the government are all receiving a fair and equitable share of what's good for our fine community. The expansion will bring in many northern Virginia families to our community. We will need to have housing for all of those individuals. They will be using our schools as well, so the tax base is very important.

Read more at the "Daily Progress":

http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/CDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352243537&path

Here's an article from NBC 29:

http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?s=6796376

NGIC Web Site: http://avenue.org/ngic/index.shtml

What do you think about the NGIC expansion? Please post your thoughts.

Karen
www.move2va.com

Mortgage rates fell again this week to 6.71%

Mortgage rates fell a bit this week, but not as much as Treasury yields fell. Read more in BankRate.com's "Interest Rate Roundup":

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/bank/Aug0207_interest_rate_roundupa1.asp?s=2#tab

Stay in touch with your lender. I have a list of lenders that I recommend, who I've worked with for years. I'll be glad to send it to you if you'd like. Email me at kehoe@move2va.com or call 1-800-818-7629.

Karen
www.move2av.com

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