Why are more folks not talking about the bacteria in the water at Morris Grove Elementary? OWASA submits to test after test with the water bacteria free, so the bacteria is developing after the water leaves OWASA and is piped through the schools system. I cannot find information anywherethat states what is being done to correct this problem. Am I the only oneoutraged at this? These are our children, some getting sick from drinking tainted water.Is there a plan in place to correct this?
Orange County Voice, a citizens group organized against siting an
airport or a trash depot in southwest Orange County, will hold a
fundraiser Saturday at Harry's Market to help pay legal fees to fight
the county's plan to site a garbage transfer station on Highway 54 west
of White Cross.
The sale and raffle will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Saturday, Dec. 20 at Harry's Market, 3300 N.C. Highway 54. Art and
baked goods will be on sale, and musicians will be playing. $10 raffle
tickets will give a chance to win art, pottery, wood-working or gift
certificates from local businesses such as Harry's and Fiesta Grill.
The raffle drawing will happen at 2 p.m.
As noted on the Endangered Pedestrians thread, Chapel Hill is testing an "exclusive pedestrian" traffic signal phase at the Columbia (NC 86) & Cameron intersection, a configuration of traffic signals and pedestrian "walk" displays that will allow those on foot to cross in all directions at once, including diagonally across the street. This video (also below) demonstrates such a crossing in Los Angeles.
Thursday, December 11, marks a dark moment in Orange County’s history. At the County Commissioners’ meeting that night, all the attending Commissioners, except one, voted to pursue the placement of a Waste Transfer Station in the heart of Orange County’s farming district and alongside the Cane Creek Reservoir.
Police statement published today by the Carrboro Citizen:
On Thursday, December 11th, the Chapel Hill Police responded to a
traffic crash on N.C. 54 west of the South Columbia Street Bridge.
Seven pedestrians were reportedly crossing the roadway at approximately
10:30 PM. Four of the pedestrians had made it to the median and three
were struck by an eastbound vehicle. One person, a female, was
pronounced dead at the scene and two others were transported to UNC
Hospital for treatment of their non-life threatening injuries.
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