Tag: timeline
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Trash Talk: Mar. 13th’s Board of Commissioners Review
[UPDATE] I won’t be able to attend this evening. Good luck folks. In case you missed it, there’s a meeting on siting the new trash transfer station on Eubanks Rd. this evening. The discussion is item # 9b on the agenda. The BOCC meeting starts at 7:30 pm in the Battle Courtroom 106 E. Margaret […]
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Trash Talk: If not Eubanks, where?
Given the anticipated growth patterns in Orange County, siting the transfer station near a high capacity transit corridor would seem to be best. The BOCC has two additional sites located at just such a location – the Eno Economic Development District [EEDD] (as I noted in Orange County’s Garbage Center of Gravity). The EEDD is […]
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Trash Talk: Media Steps Up to the Plate
Who, what, where, when and why might provide the context for local issues but without relevant analysis the local media falls down on their obligation to the inform, as fully as possible, the citizenry. “Light and Liberty go together”, as Jefferson said. So does “light and good public policy”. The Chapel Hill News (of which […]
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Trash Talk: The Ticking Clock
For a problem 35 years in the making, the push to finalize the site of the transfer station seems precipitous. To echo Mark Chilton’s letter, until a county-wide assessment is made, setting a timetable now is not prudent. Here’s the draft timetable from tonight’s agenda item: It would be nice to see a concurrent push […]