This is exactly the type of reportage that puts the “local” into local coverage! 
As television newscasts and daily newspapers fill their news holes with regurgitated P.R. pieces, and download stories from network sources and press associations, it takes an independent and/or not-for-profit news enterprise to really dig into local matters.
Bravo Civil Beat! 
(Now, here's to hoping for consistent funding sources to keep this news flow coming.)