Piedmont Residents-Discover Your Many City Services
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Piedmont residents--would you like information about Garage Sale Permits, Dog Licenses, Tree Maintenance, Building Permits? Â Do you have questions about Fire Inspections, Building Permits, or Piedmont's KCOM-TV? Â There is a wealth of information at the "Who Do I Call" page on the city of Piedmont's master website. Â
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Whether you are a new, or a long time Piedmont resident, you may not be aware of the many city services and resources that are available to you simply through making a phone call.
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In addition, the Piedmont City Home Page furnishes even more information, which is especially valuable for newer residents. Â With a much broader range of information, it offers details about city departments, community links and a…
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Last Saturday, February 4th, The Piedmont Community Church Gym was the site of some very exciting all day competitions, as the 50th Annual Piedmont Pinewood Derby was held. Â The pinewood derby is one of the most popular family activities in Boy and Girl Scouting, where scouts of all ages are encourage to create small, but speedy, model wooden racing cars of various configurations.
These cars are then raced against each other down a gravity track to decide whose was the fastest. The races are arranged so that similar age groups compete against each other. To give you a sense of the variety of competition, and, as reported in the Piedmont Post, on February 8th, by reporter James Gage, "cubs have a chance to win awards in seven categories: Coolest…
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