Environment
Having just read this article (http://www.newsobserver.com/news/orange/story/1103191.html) I do not know how I feel about this issue. On one and Jordan Lake seems to be a rather large body of water. So, why not tap into it?
On the other hand, it is a fixed source of water and as I look around I see many people and institutions waste this precious resource (water). Let's use the water that we have responsibly first. Then, when we need more, tap into other sources. I am leaning towards this idea.
Can I just say YAY.
The Orange Water and Sewer Authority has lifted Stage 1 water restrictions, which limited watering to one day per week, among other measures.
[...]
OWASA customers remain on year-round conservation measures, which limit irrigation to three days per week (even addresses on Wednesday and Friday and Sunday; odd addresses on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday).
Watering is restricted to 1 inch per week and must be done before 9 a.m. and after 8 p.m.
- Chapel Hill News: Restrictions evaporate as lake levels climb, 5/25/08
Members
of the Town of Chapel Hill's Greenways Commission will celebrate
National Trails Day on Saturday, June 7, by leading a short, two-mile
hike at noon along the Lower Booker Creek Greenway across the street
from the Eastgate Shopping Center.
Those interested in
participating should meet at Great Outdoor Provision Company in
Eastgate. Commission members will provide information and maps to the
public on community trails and greenways at a table from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. inside the store.
The Town Council is working to complete
more than 28 miles of trails that will allow pedestrians and bicyclists
to quickly and safely access almost every part of our town. Among the
trail projects being planned are the Morgan Creek, Bolin Creek, and Dry
Creek Trails.
Date:
Saturday, June 7, 2008 - 8:00am to 10:00am
Location:
Great Outdoor Provision Company in Eastgate Shopping Center
For those following the Waste Transfer Station siting process, the next
work session with the BOCC and Olver Corporation will be this Tuesday May
20 at 5:30 pm at the OC Dept. of Social Services at 2501
Homestead Road,Chapel Hill, NC
27516.
This important
work session will be focusing on finalizing the "Exclusionary
Criteria" for selecting the Waste Transfer Station site and is open to
all.
Background materials may be found
at the BOCC web site at: http://www.co.orange.nc.us/OCCLERKS/080520e.htm
The
regular BOCC meeting follows at 7:30.
Date:
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 1:30pm
Location:
Southern Orange Human Services Center
I'm a little frustrated because I just learned about this event yesterday, and I think the word needs to get spread farther for this to be effective. But anyway, here's the deal:
The Historic Rogers Road/Eubanks Community
Invites you to meet the folks
behind the headlines
If you’ve been following the news stories
about the Orange County Landfill and the siting of the new Waste
Transfer Station for the past year, you’ve heard a lot about the folks
that live in the historic Rogers Road/Eubanks Community.
Now, come and meet the folks behind the headlines in
this historic and vibrant community. Come spend a Saturday afternoon
and hear their stories, meet their kids and absorb first-hand, the 150
years of history in this community. Come share home-cooked food, listen
to live gospel and steel-drum reggae music and join hands with others
to end environmental racism. Click here for the event flier.
I already have two committments tomorrow afternoon but will try to stop by around 4:30 if at all possible.
Date:
Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Location:
Faith Tabernacle Oasis of Love International Church, Rogers Road
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