Council covers agenda in less than an hour

By CaROL BROOks FreeLANCe WrIter cab1hp@gmail.com

It did not take the Jamestown Town Council long to go through the agenda at the July 18 meeting. Adjournment occurred about 45 minutes after the meeting began. But that did not mean business did not take place.

Following Public Services Director Paul Blanchard’s summary, the Council unanimously approved amendments to the Solid Waste Ordinance.

“The changes are nec- essary due to operational changes at the solid waste and composting facilities [in High Point] where the Town of Jamestown takes the material we collect,” Blanchard said. Chapter 51: Solid Waste, Article VIII: Refuse not collected by the Town, contains several of the changes, shown below in italics. It now reads: “Items banned from landfills and compost sites, such as, but not limited to: tires; mattresses; lead acid batteries; paints; lubricants; oil filters; anti-freeze; wooden pallets; plastic yard waste bags and cardboard yard waste boxes; computer equipment; electronics; and televisions shall not be collected by Town staff. Items not approved for placement in landfills and compost sites may be taken to the county’s household hazardous waste recycling facility or other approved sites.”

Article XII: Curbside collection service, now reads, in part: Yard waste and recyclable items shall be collected once per week. Yard waste must be placed in a Town-approved container. Plastic yard waste bags and cardboard boxes are not allowed at the compost site and yard waste placed in these containers will not be collected. Recyclable materials shall be placed in a Town-approved container.”

The remainder of the amendments basically restate the wording above. Guilford County EMS leases space in the Jamestown fire station. The Council unanimously approved a renewal of the five-year lease, allowing the county to house an ambulance on the site and workers will have access to