Commissioner candidate forum sponsored by AAUW on Oct. 7, page 6
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 173
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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Grab your boots and gloves – it’s time for Big Sweep Polk County residents have a chance to help keep the area's waterways pristine this Saturday. The N.C. Big Sweep will be held this Saturday, October 9, and volunteers are needed for the Polk County project.
This year Polk County efforts will again include a section of the Green River and adjacent roadside, as well as a section of the Vaughn’s Creek Greenway in Tryon. Cleanups will begin at 9 a.m.
and last until 12:30 p.m. The Green River cleanup volunteers will meet at the Fishtop Access parking area on Green River Cove Rd. The Vaughn’s Creek cleanup will focus on the stream and trail
beginning at New Market Road to the railroad viaduct. Volunteers will meet at Ziglar Field in Tryon. Volunteers should wear cloth(Continued on page 6)
A group of volunteers get ready to help with this year’s NC Big Sweep clean-up along the Green River. (photo submitted)
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Columbus says it's hesitant about joining water authority Towns’ water/sewer debt tops $8 million by Leah Justice
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy 176, Saluda, 7 a.m. to noon. Polk County Transportation Authority makes a regular trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 894-8203. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills daytime grief sup(Continued on page 2)
Some Columbus officials made it clear last week that the town has not made a decision about joining a water authority. They said the town’s water system is its “lifeline” and “livelihood.” “In Columbus, our water is the
majority of our income and if we let that go, we’re going to have to raise taxes,” said Columbus councilwoman Margaret Metcalf. “Basically, we’d be giving up our livelihood.” Metcalf said the town depends on water revenues because the town receives no tax revenue from the majority of its buildings. Many of the buildings in Columbus house county
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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