Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on Durham’s decision to charge a new rental fee for yard waste bins already sold to homeowners. Becki Gray’s Daily Journal explores the…
I got a letter yesterday from Donald Long, the director of Durham’s Solid Waste Management department. In that letter he gave me, and everyone in Durham, I imagine, the good…
Another commendable article in the local daily today talks about how tax shifts will affect general groups. As you will recall, the City of Asheville recently threatened a property tax…
At their budget work session yesterday, a majority on Asheville City Council nodded in approval for a 1.5-cent property tax increase and a $3.50 monthly trash pickup fee. Councilman Gordon…
So it seems that the city is interested in a “pay as you throw” garbage collection pricing scheme. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the concept. The issue, as with many…
Now that fall is almost over and the snow is coming, we hear the Town of Tryon will start collecting leaves.
Residents of Saluda will enjoy a 10-cent tax property tax increase “to build up the city’s reserves to renovate the historic city hall.” Trash collection rates will also increase.
Meck Deck shares his adventures in garbage. Now I’ll share mine. For starters, I’m bummed my garbage pick up changed from Thursday to Monday. I personally liked clearing out the…
And has trapped my neighbors in their driveway. Classic. Service vehicle just arrived about one hour after the break down. Don’t know what happens if it is not road-side fixable.…
…about one-quarter of them did not know that Charlotte solid waste has MLK Day off.
Here Providence Plantation we’re looking at 2-3 inches on yards, maybe an inch on the roadways, which is melting fast. CMS made the closure call last PM, which I guess…
Hmmm. Maybe I should call 311 so I can be told something something something. Two weeks without pick-up. Are they taking the month off? I know! I’ll call up and…