County council sees greenBy Tenisha Waldo (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Charleston County could be taking a more aggressive approach in efforts to go green. County Council members discussed Thursday ways to reach out to the community and ask the public for more input on being energy efficient and tackling environmental issues. Councilman Joe McKeown brought up possibly forming a blue ribbon committee, which Councilwoman Colleen Condon suggested should be appropriately called a "green ribbon committee." The committee would report to council on potential improvements in countywide trash disposal and more. "There are a lot of people in the community who are passionate about this, and we can put them to work," McKeown said. He also suggested creating a database of contacts for reaching area homeowners associations and community leaders to gather their input on controversial issues such as the recent landfill expansion. Council held a hearing recently where area residents, many of whom live in West Ashley, voiced their concerns about plans to expand a part of the Bees Ferry landfill. Some residents complained they were not adequately informed about the landfill expansion plans before the county gained necessary permitting from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control. On Thursday, Condon and Councilman Curtis Bostic also said future notices about important county issues should be more visible to the public. Bostic suggested having a place on the county's Web site that displays notices about issues by district. Reach Tenisha Waldo at 937-5744 or twaldo@postand courier.com. |
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Posted by Early on May 7, 2008 at 8:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)
They better be thinking of the landfill and garbage dumps. people think they put all their garbage in these green containers one day and the next, they come home and all of their garbage,,,,disappeared!
Posted by zoomru on May 7, 2008 at 9:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
THANK YOU TENISHA!! AND EDITORS!!
I know people think I'm a nut!!...BUT at least someone has turned a flashlight ON in my TUNNEL!!
I know I don't deserve to ask for ANYTHING ....BUT..
I wonder if we could get EVERY CITY COUNCIL ..in the STATE
to meet here at the convention center to MAP out a methodical WAY ahead on the STATE's landfill ISSUES!
Gettting this mountain to move for ANY city council will be a miracle! I VOLUNTEER!! Pick Me OGRE!! Pick ME! Pick ME!
I may have to start pinning some MEDALS!!!
Posted by rollo on May 7, 2008 at 8:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That was County Council, Zoomru.
Anyway, I'm noticing a pattern here. County Council seems to put the P&C up to running an article (so much for "independent journalism") begging readers for ideas as to how to spend more money, taxpayers' money, @ every three months.
Does County Council receive its' "cut" of the 1/2% sales tax on a quarterly basis?
In these times of rising fuel and food prices, mortgage foreclosures, and uncertainty on our economic future, I would think that the honorable and responsible thing to do would be to return the money to those from it was taken.
Declare a moratorium on the 1/2% tax, this would benefit consumers and businesses alike. It would be especially beneficial to smaller businesses which have to compete under a more modest overhead.
Posted by zoomru on May 7, 2008 at 10:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Rollo...
I humbly stand CORRECTED!!