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- From: Matthew Yearout <ApisDurham AT gmail.com>
- To: "<ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>, durham-county-beekeepers <durham-county-beekeepers AT googlegroups.com>
- Subject: [ocba] Light Rail and Bees
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:56:17 -0500
Many of you may have heard about the light rail that will connect Durham to Orange County. It's fantastic news! You may wonder what this has to do with bees?
It just so happens that Eastern Carolina Organics, 2210 E. Pettigrew Street Durham NC 27703, is a proposed site for the rail maintenance yard, and is the location of my most productive apiary. If approved the site will be taken by eminent domain. That said, there are two other proposed locations (Farrington Road and Leigh Village), and it is my understanding that unlike ECO Hub, these locations are currently underutilized.Putting a ROMF exterior to and adjacent to the rail line isn't sensible from a financial or environmental perspective. It should be interior to the line and in a location that doesn't displace current vibrant neighborhoods and businesses. Being nearby a highway for visual impact should be the lowest concern since visibility to single-car users while they're sitting in traffic is a great way to perform ongoing outreach to potential users.
I encourage you to follow the link above to ECO Hubs website and check out the wonderful work they are doing. I will resume having open hive inspections at ECO Hub in the spring, please feel free to join me. The inspections are posted on the DCBA Google Group. Thank you for your support.
Matthew
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[ocba] Light Rail and Bees,
Matthew Yearout, 11/17/2014
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Re: [ocba] Light Rail and Bees,
Wilson, 11/17/2014
- Re: [ocba] Light Rail and Bees, Janet Weinberg, 11/17/2014
- Re: [ocba] Light Rail and Bees, Matthew Yearout, 11/17/2014
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Re: [ocba] Light Rail and Bees,
Wilson, 11/17/2014
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