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EPA.Of those that responded, EVRAZ, Chevron, Burlington Northern Sante Fe, Siltronic and Phillips 66 declined to answer any questions.Kinder Morgan, NW Natural, the Port of Portland, Union Pacific and the city of Portland said they were not currently involved with EPA.Pirzadeh's predecessor said it was "disturbing" that the EPA would show any interest in moving forward without the state or Portland's participation.Dennis McLerran, former region administrator under the Obama administration, said that was "unprecedented" and seemed designed to delay cleanup altogether.McLerran said everyone involved in the nearly two-decade process knew there would be additional river sampling after the cleanup plan was finalized in January. "That needs to be done in a transparent fashion," he said.Pirzadeh's letter stated the agency "deeply values" its partners and is committed to moving toward cleaning up the river to benefit both people and the environment.-- Andrew Theenatheen@oregonian.com503-294-4026@andrewtheen... (OregonLive.com)
PAYT simultanesiouly,” said Colton.Public Works Director Jay Marcotte said he recommended selectmen support the 64-gallon barrel. He said Burlington went from the current trash collection method Belmont has to an automated system with a 64-gallon barrel and has seen a 24 percent reduction in trash generated by residents. He said a similar change in Belmont would keep the town’s streets neat and tidy and reduce the town’s cost of trash collection.Residents voice concerns about PAYT and automated collectionLinda Oates, Precinct 6 Town Meeting member, said she is opposed to automated trash collection and PAYT. She is concerned elderly residents will have difficulty dragging the barrels out to their curbs. She also said it would be an additional household expense for residents.“If you're going to put that kind of burden on the populace, I suggest doing it as an override and deducting it from the real estate taxes,” she said.Steve Rosales, Precinct 8 Town Meeting member who grew up in Belmont, also said he was opposed to PAYT.“That’s an underhanded way of an override without a vote. I find great offense in that,” he said, adding if PAYT is implemented he will never vote for another override again.Judith Ananian Sarno, Precinct 3 Town Meeting member said she favors the current trash collection system and is against PAYT. She said many of her constituents did not feel well-informed about the options they were considering and urged them not to vote.“Instead, make a greater effort to inform the public of these proposals and get input,” she said.Sarno also said she did not think the automated trash collection method would work in Belmont due to the cars parked on residential streets, many of which belong to commuters. Belmont does not have an ordinance like Watertown that prohibits more than two hour parking on residential streets, she added.“A lot of people are going to be unhappy. The same people you’ll be asking to approve very large debt exclusions and possibly another operating override in the near future. I’d be very concerned about that,” said Sarno.Pleas for selectmen to support PAYTMike Crowley, Precinct 8 Town Meeting member, said he thinks a smaller container is better for automated collection.“A larger container is an incentive to throw out more,” he said.He also said bag fees are not a tax.“There’s a way to structure this so the average household gets something back every year. Money could be credited to their electric bills,” he said.Jennifer Marusiak, Precinct 6 Town Meeting member said she is in favor of PAYT.“We seem to have this sense that we are entitled to generage as much garbage as we want,” she said. “The world has changed. It’s not 1990 and we have to do what’s right for our kids.”Belmont resident Mark Davis said PAYT has the added benefit of reducing the amount of trash that is burned and puts carbon into the atmosphere.“We meter water and electricity. Why wouldn’t we meter garbage,” said Claus Becker, Precinct 5 Town Meeting member. (Wicked Local Belmont)
Durham pulled down a monument to Confederate soldiers. “I’ve been here all week keeping an eye on the statue,” said Jo Ann Volk of Burlington. “A lot of us have.” On the northeast corner, LaQuan Knox, 26, said that was the problem. He didn’t say how he had heard about the monument’s self-appointed protectors, but he said he was encouraging people to come out as a counter. “That group was here when I got here, with battle flags,” Knox said. Others also said it was the first time the people watching over the monument had been so visible, though no flags were visible by 9:30 p.m. Sheriff’s Capt. Jeff Snyder said it was hard to tell why any particular person was there that night. “I don’t know if they’re protesting or just showing up,” Snyder said, gesturing at a group of about 10 people with a motorcycle and a scooter occupying a parking space on the west side of the courthouse. Knox said he wanted the monument gone, but insisted he didn’t intend to damage it. For one thing, he said, Gov. Roy Cooper has said such monuments should be taken off public property all over the state, and secondly because there are many more of them all over the state. “I tear one down, what have I done?” Knox asked. “Nothing.” SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES, WITH support from Graham police, told everyone to stay off county property, including the monument and sidewalk around the old courthouse. Graham police kept a light hand, but asked people to stay out of the street. Knox was on Facebook Live for nearly an hour asking people from Alamance County to join him at the monument, saying they should be ashamed to let people from other places demonstrate while they stayed home. He said he grew up in Alamance County and attended Cummings High School, though he does not live here now. People on both sides of the street had their phones out calling people and shooting video. “This crowd gets larger, then that crowd gets larger, and they’re all live-streaming each other,” Chuck Talley, owner of several buildings and businesses on Court Square and North Main Street, said around 10 p.m. “I don’t think anything will happen tonight.” There were complaints about behavior. Jennifer Talley, wife of Chuck Talley, said someone was shouting “black power” at people coming out of the 9 p.m. show at the Graham Cinema, and Volk said some of the people on the northeast corner had been obnoxious to passers-by and people, incl... (Burlington Times News)
I park from the beach when we visit Spring Lake.Remember, this massive mammal isn't a vacuum salesman from Topeka just passing through Burlington County. Grills will be sizzling for months, and meat scraps will be dumped in the trash. Eve will be back.As might her relatives.Since the 1980s, the black bear population in New Jersey has expanded its range both southward and eastward from the forested areas of the northwestern part of the state, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.Reasons for sightings in Burlington County are not connected solely to the possibility of foods and smells. Another reason: mating season. June and July are the months they copulate. Although black bears are native to New Jersey, and have always lived in southern areas of the state, more and more females are slowly migrating to South Jersey during mating season, and the males follow, according to Kelcey Burgess, a black bear project leader and principal biologist for the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.So, suppose you've finished grilling and eating. You collect the meat scraps and other partially eaten foods and carry them to the trash. Later that evening, as you're watching Barney Fife's comical miscues on "The Andy Griffith Show" for the millionth time, you hear a noise. You walk outside and nearly come nose to snout with Eve rummaging through the trash. What do you do?The experts advise you not to run, as bears can reach speeds of 35 mph. Instead, they recommend you speak low and slowly back away. If the bear begins grunting, huffing, bluffing an attack or swatting at the ground, that suggests it may feel threatened. In that case, the experts say you should stand your ground and perhaps attempt to scare the bear away by waving your arms and making loud noises. ("Mommy! Help, Mommy!" immediately comes to mind.)I have a friend who was faced with this exact situation in northeastern Pennsylvania a few years ago. While watching TV, he heard a noise, went outside, and saw a black bear at the trash bin. The bear, which was about 20 feet away, stared at him. He's an outdoors man who had encountered bears in the woods and wasn't terrified. Of course, he was holding a rifle at the time, so... .He knew what t... (Burlington County Times)
Nearly $1 million is being spent on what federal officials called the first phase of a cleanup. The properties are adjacent to the former Burlington textile mill.“This is just the first step in what should become a large cleanup process," said on-scene coordinator Matthew Huyser, with the EPA out of Atlanta."Most of what they'll find as far as contamination is no more than six inches below the surface, but they may go down two feet in some places," he said.PCBs were commonly used in transformers, but also served in a variety of other commercial and industrial uses, until the chemicals were banned in 1979. They have been linked to cancer and that concerns Cathy Hatchell, who played here as a child. She played in the ditch where officials said Burlington dumped contaminated wastewater for decades."You would see fluids and stuff in the ditch, but we were kids. We didn't pay that much attention as to what it was," Hatchell said.What Burlington did was legal at the time, because environmental restrictions were lax then. Neighbors are at risk of exposure through groundwater, though most here have city water, which is safe, and not wells. The EPA is concerned about PCB contamination through dust in the air. Someone could inhale it or get it on their skin."In the meantime, we're wetting the soil to make sure there's no dust being generated and distributed in the community," Huyser said.The problem was only discovered about a year ago, when a developer buying some land noticed what looked like some kind of spill. The soil was tested, and PCBs ... (WSOC Charlotte)
