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  • From: "Wilson" <infomet AT embarqmail.com>
  • To: "Matthew Yearout" <ApisDurham AT gmail.com>, <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>, "durham-county-beekeepers" <durham-county-beekeepers AT googlegroups.com>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Light Rail and Bees
  • Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:45:14 -0500

How about we all just oppose this ridiculous waste of tax money on the fine general principles of economic absurdity, physical disruption, and limited usefulness.
I expect that many in Orange County have NO interest in contributing to the cheap transport of students, doctors, and nurses among the many medical facilities in Chapel Hill and Durham.  I don’t.
And what about the rail line that already goes between those two great cities?
Wilson Lamb
 
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 8:56 AM
Subject: [ocba] Light Rail and Bees
 
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.

If you so desire, please take time to fill out the comment portion on the flyer linked below.  It also lists public meetings in Durham and Orange County. 

Here is a suggested comment fill free to cut and paste:

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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