Archive for mebane
December 15, 2006 @ 00:01
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It has been one whole year since my first post to thebradlands, December 15th, 2005. I would like to thank my mom and dad, for bringing me into this world. Also my producer/ providor/ spellchecker/ factchecker Warren Myers. Of course I’d like to thank Jillian who has stuck with me through thick and thin and has helped me with my Spanish. And lastly all my fans who have made it fun for me to write knowing that you care enough to check by and read. Blogging has been a great way to vent my excitement in lots of different areas. Hopefully reading has energized you, and thebradlands has been an instrument to get you excited about life.
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March 13, 2006 @ 15:18
· Filed under daily, mebane, politics
Issues effecting most Mebanites:
City Attorney Charles Bateman reported on a proposal to eliminate parking on cul-de-sacs. After studying the matter, he and City Manager Robert Wilson recommended that the City eliminate the parking of boats, trailers, recreational vehicles and similar non-mobile vehicles or apparatus (including motor vehicles which are unlicensed or in-operable) on all streets within the City. Additionally, the parking of vehicles in excess of 28 feet in length should also be limited to industrial and commercial zones. He noted that the 28 feet was not necessarily the appropriate number. City Attorney Charles Bateman was requested to draft a detailed ordinance for the Council’s consideration.
Anything out of the ordinary:Tom Boney, of The Alamance News, spoke to the Council during the Public Comment Period. He took exception with the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tempore and City of Mebane staff, meeting with two members of the Orange County Commissioners and two members of the Orange County Board of Education and staff members of both of those public bodies without giving public notice. He cited his understanding of the N.C. General Statutes governing committees representing public bodies meeting with representatives of other public bodies. His understanding is that these should be considered public open meetings for which prior notice is given to the public. City Attorney Charles Bateman explained that they were not there as a committee representing the City Council, but that they merely received information on concerns from Orange County on their school planning. The Council assured Mr. Boney that it was their intention to comply with the Statutes and that notice of future meetings would be given.
Mebanites take note:
Ed Hooks reported that Councilman Tim Bradley, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Insurance in the Office of the State Fire Marshall, has been asked to testify before Congress on February 15, 2006. He will be testifying before the Joint Committee Of Homeland Security. Tim will be representing the nation’s fire service at the request of the National Volunteer Fire Council and the International Association of Fire Chiefs, along with a representative from the law enforcement community, public health, and public utilities. He will be testifying on the issue of interoperability in communications and procedures in wake of Hurricane Katrina. Tim was elected based on his experience in command and control training and his 32 years experience as a volunteer fire fighter and fire officer.
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February 9, 2006 @ 14:01
· Filed under daily, mebane, politics
I posted a review of the january council meetings minutes. The way this works, they do not post the minutes from the last meeting until they are approved in the next meeting. Thus the beginning of February I review and post January notes. At the beginning of march I’ll review and post Februaries notes. Again any feedback on this is very welcome!
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January 31, 2006 @ 15:18
· Filed under daily, mebane, politics
Maybe you have already noticed, but a project of mine for a little while has been to create a place on the web where people can read some results from Mebane’s monthly council meetings. I will be seeking to read the council minutes every month and pull out some issues to pressent. The issues I will pull out will be those that effect the most people in Mebane, and those with which there is controversy amoung the board members. I will also be pulling out issues which might be useful for Mebanites to be aware of, even if they do not fall into the above two catagories. My purpose in doing this is for Mebanites to follow the political workings of Mebane without having to slog through some of the more uninteresting details. Please check out my work for the month of December here and let me know what you think. Any suggestions or corrections will be welcomed. Also please let me know what I can do to make these pages more useful to you.
Some things that I would like to add in the future: Opinions section on local issues, and local news such as Eastern HS game scores or store openings. Thanks for checking it all out!
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