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Thursday, August 26, 2010
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Trinity to reconsider curbside trash, recycling F ollowing several months of study by Trinity’s Trash And Recycling Task Force, City Manager Ann Bailie said that the city was ready to reconsider the implementation of mandatory curbside trash and recycling service.
BY ROBYN HANKINS The announcement was made at Council’s regular Aug. 17 meeting. Curbside service would be provided by
three local trash haulers — Handy, Roadside and Smith — who would form a corporation. The city would then contract with that corporation. “By law, we are not required to bid out this project,” Bailie told Council. However, she continued, N.C. General Statutes do require the city to compensate any other displaced haulers operating in Trinity. The only way to avoid compensating the other haulers would be to wait 15 months before implementation of curbside service.
Other haulers who operate in Trinity include Caraway Disposal, Greenwood Garbage, Justice Enterprises and North Davidson Garbage. According to information solicited from residents, these haulers provide services for only 20 of the city’s households. State statutes require the city to provide compensation equal to six months of gross revenue to the haulers being displaced; this translates to $1,800. If Trinity attempted to work haulers other than Handy, Roadside and Smith, the displacement compensation
would be $180,000. Bailie said that the Council could have a contract with haulers to consider as early as October, and that citizen outreach and education could be held in November and December. “If necessary we will hold a public hearing, but we’re not sure that it’s required by statute,” she told the NEWS. “Still, people are going to know about this because we’ll be talking about it at every meeting (for the SEE CURBISDE ON PAGE 14
Wheatmore makes AYP
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heatmore High School did make Adequate Yearly Progress. In fact, the school met all of its 13 target goals. Due to misinformation, the NEWS reported in the Aug. 19 edition that Wheatmore, Coleridge Elementary School in Coleridge and Southmont Elementary School in Asheboro failed to make AYP. This was incorrect. The results for the article were taken from the website of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. The results could be obtained from three links, however only one link listed the results as preliminary. The chart used by the NEWS did not indicate the information was preliminary. Revisions were made after the initial results were released. According to Kari Hulin, testing coordinator with Randolph County Schools, the revised results will not be posted on the state’s website until after they are approved by the state board in October. The NEWS regrets the misinformation. Representatives from the schools were gracious. “We made AYP last year and made it again this year, so we’re very excited down here,” said Sherrie Hall, principal of Southmont Elementary. “We want people to know that.” WHS Assistant Principal Eric Johnson agreed. “Our students and staff worked extremely hard this past year to make the initial year of Wheatmore a success,” he told the NEWS. “Every nugget of positive information we can get out to the community about Wheatmore’s successes will help build community pride and ownership for our school.” For the most recent list of school test results, visit www.randolph.k12.nc.us/Departments/Testing/Pages/ AYP.aspx.
Baby supplies needed The Family Crisis Center in Archdale is in need of baby supplies for its clients, said Laura Stockwell, program director of the Archdale site. Needed items include diapers, especially larger size diapers, and baby clothes. Stockwell offers parenting classes and some of those who participate, already in tough situations, cannot afford the diapers. They also lack the means to properly launder cloth diapers. For those in domestic violence situations, emergency food is available, but not diapers. To help, call Stockwell at 434-5579. Donations may be taken to the Archdale office, in the same facility as Community Outreach of Archdale-Trinity, at 10607 N. Main St.
Joe McGougan, third from left, points out the sludge blanket in the pulsator pools to PTRWA Board members. Archdale City Council member Lewis Dorsett is far right. Photo by Elizabeth Saunders
New technology to clean Archdale’s water W
hen Archdale starts receiving water from the Randleman Regional Reservoir, that water will have been cleaned by four different processes — two more than state and federal laws require. BY ELIZABETH SAUNDERS The new John F. Kime Water Treatment Plant, near completion, is expected to come online in September, depending on state certification. In addition to the usual sediment removal and chemical treatment, the plant will use a membrane filtration system — the first of its kind in North Carolina. In stage 1, also called a pretreatment process, raw water goes through a pulsator system to remove large particles. In stage 2, the water is treated with chemicals and filtered through sand and coal, called the dual media filters. After these two stages, the water already meets Environmental Protection Agency requirements for drinkable
water, Joe McGougan, of Marziano and McGougan engineering firm, told members of the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority Board during an Aug. 10 tour. Stage 3 sends the water through a membrane filtration system. Each membrane has thousands of hollow fibers in it. “The membrane fibers have an opening so small that it prevents any bacteria from getting through it,” said McGougan. “It positively removes all bacteria from the system.” He added that the membrane filter stage is mechanical, whereas most water treatment processes are chemical. The membranes, which come from Australia, are only manufactured by two companies in the world. McGougan hopes that more companies will make them as patents expire. The membranes have an expected life of seven to 10 years. Every 40 minutes, the water flow is reversed to rinse SEE WATER PLANT ON PAGE 6
Archdale’s support for Festival continues to grow T
he Bush Hill Heritage Festival, set for Sept. 10-11 along N.C. 62 between Main Street and Archdale Road and along side streets, has always had support from Archdale. That support continues to be unwavering. BY ROBYN HANKINS The Bush Hill Heritage Festival is presented by the Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce. “The city is a significant partner that allows us to present the Festival to area residents and visitors,” said Beverly Nelson, president of the Chamber. “We depend on their
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public works department to, among other things, mark streets and put up signs.” The Chamber also relies on Archdale’s police to provide law enforcement. “It is the pleasure of the Archdale Police Department to provide security and to work traffic during the fall Festival,” said Police Chief Darrell Gibbs. “It is our goal for our citizens to have a safe and enjoyable time at the Bush
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Hill Festival.” “Archdale considers it a privilege to play a supporting role in the 25th Bush Hill Heritage Festival,” said Archdale Mayor Bert Lance-Stone. “Our staff is committed to making the Festival a wonderful experience for residents and visitors.” The city has long been a partner in the Festival. In fact, the Chamber feels so strongly about Archdale’s support that its awards committee presented the city with the 2009 Member of the Year award. “By providing logistical support, the SEE ARCHDALE ON PAGE 2
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