GRINS and GRIPES
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The officers who were diligent enough to make note of a parked car and match it up to the person who robbed my father’s house. We actually got back most of the missing items. Amazing work. Thank you! Neighbors who keep their cats inside, especially this spring, to keep poo out of our yards while we are gardening and to protect fledgling birds on the ground. Hint: it’s safer for your cat, too! Climb Nutrition, for bringing Oak Ridge a healthy place to get shakes and drinks! Their customer service is out of this world and if you haven’t been, take
my advice and try it! Nonna Teresa and Maureena Shepherd for providing an awesome lunch for our staff and teachers at Oak Ridge Elementary. It was such a nice treat for them and they were so appreciative! Summerfield Town Council members who listened to our concerns about the new town hall design. The latest proposal for the building is awesome! Love the way brick has been used to incorporate features similar to buildings in the historic district. Sarah Boggs from the Oak Ridge Verizon Store for all her assistance upgrading to new phones. She is the best! All leaders and citizens who work hard to
make the tri-community area of Oak Ridge, Stokesdale and Summerfield a great place to live and raise our awesome kids. Summerfield, Oak Ridge, Guilford County, Greensboro and Piedmont Land Conservancy for working together to conserve the Bandera Farms property. Instead of another housing development or commercial monstrosity, these trails will be a beautiful addition to our town. Gauldin Plumbing for coming to look at our well pump on a Sunday and fixing it the next day! Your service is unmatched!
Republic Services’ postcard notice of residential recycling changing to every other week pickups. A 25% reduction of services, yet their charge remains the same. Our family of two fills the recycling bin on a weekly basis. Now what? Editor’s note: Tony Krasienko, Republic Services’ municipal sales manager, presented the reasons for this change at a town council meeting in August 2019, saying “Recycling is broken” (see the article about the lengthy presentation he made in our online archives at www.nwobserver.com). During the presentation, Krasienko laid out reasons for the change in detail, emphasizing cost increases meant either reducing the frequency of recycling pickup in Stokesdale to every other week, as the company does in Summerfield, or raising the fee for trash/recycling pickup. The council received very little input from citizens before voting on whether to approve the reduced schedule. The change was actually to have been implemented last year, but due to the impact of COVID, the company delayed its implementation.
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The politically motivated crackdown on speeding. They say speeding was up 11% last year. If you cut the limit from 45 mph to 35 mph like Oak Ridge – hey, presto! More “speeders.” Statewide, it’s a river of revenue. Cha-ching! Republic Services for going to recycling pickup every two weeks in Stokesdale. We have way more recycle items than trash. Recycling should be encouraged, not discouraged! Are you lowering our bill? Boo Republic Services!
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