Salisbury City Council discusses recycling, other issues
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Also at Tuesday’s Salisbury City Council meeting:
• The new recycling program has been a success, with positive feedback from residents about the ease of new rollout carts and the ability to recycle more items, including plastic toys, said Brian Moore, solid waste manager.
People like the every-other-week schedule, which saves fuel and wear and tear on city streets, he said.
The city has collected about 200 carts that were erroneously delivered to vacant homes, Moore said.
Some residents have complained the rollout carts are too large and hard to store, and some people are still confused about the collection schedule, he said.
Moore reminded people to place the blue recycling carts with the handle facing the house so the automated truck can pick up the cart and dump the contents.
Green garbage carts, however, should be placed with the handle to the street, so garbage collectors can grab the handle to pull the cart to the truck.
The city needs to clarify a code that allows placement of carts on the street, said Joe Morris, director of Community Planning Services. Removing the conflicting language will help avoid arguments with people who leave their carts in the street, Morris said.
The city should learn later this month if the new program, launched July 1 by Waste Pro, has increased the recycling rate in Salisbury.
• The low bid for paving seven city streets — funded by a one-cent increase to the city’s property tax rate — is $281,000 from APAC Atlantic.
That’s $17,000 less than the project budget of $298,000, and the savings will go to build sidewalks along Lash Drive.
Streets that will be repaved at Reeves Street, Earnhardt Avenue, Florial Street, Polo Drive, West Fisher Street, South Link Street and Lash Drive.
• Recognize student participants in the Summer Youth Employment Program including Aaliyhia Little, Daniel Lore, Donovan Perez, Kayla Ferguson, Victoria King, Dominique Steele, Michael Rustin and Ilisha Housch.
• Set a public hearing for Sept. 4 on a petition to close an alley in the 400 block of East Liberty Street and the 200 block of North Shaver Street.
• Closed the 300 block of West Bank Street from Jackson Street to Fulton Street from 6 a.m. Oct. 13 until 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 for Historic Salisbury Foundation’s OctoberTour.
• Set Feb. 14 and 15, 2013 as the dates for the 28th Annual Future Directions and Goal Setting Retreat.
• Sold property for the new Rowan Helping Ministries building for $1 to Shelter Ministries of Rowan County.
• Set a public hearing for Aug. 21 regarding a request for an economic incentive grant for “Project Green.”
Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.