Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:46:39 -0500
From: virginia penley
Subject: Reply to Duck Decoy
Yes, Duck Decoy, since my husband died I have become more involved in the county and organizations like my precinct and the Democratic Women.
And I do meet with a lot of people and chat with them in order to formulate posts that I share on the chatlist.
For example, Jeffrey Starkweather dropped by my house this morning at 9:30 am on an errand and we chatted for about 30 minutes. I enjoy talking with all people in Chatham County and I find it interesting to hear his perspective on National, State and Local issues.
As for collaboration, I try get input from a lot of people in the area including, but not limited to, the former Mayor of Pittsboro, Randy Voller in order to produce posts that are factual and informative.
Sometimes I make mistakes and sometimes I write things that may be a bit pointed, but I am trying to come from a fair perspective and I am open to input from all perspectives.
As for the potential waste water treatment line from Pittsboro to Sanford, I understand that this policy goal has been publicly discussed for at least four years and perhaps longer.
I did a quick review of the Town Board meetings in Pittsboro and learned that a) the Town and County has studied this proposal at least twice; b) the members of Pittsboro Matters left the Town Board meeting I attended in September of 2015 before the staff and the Town’s consultants made their presentations on infrastructure; c) the Town Board approved the option presented by staff which included the sewer line and upfits to the current sewer plant and d) approved an application to the State’s revolving Fund for nearly 23 million dollars of infrastructure of which 18 million dollars was for the sewer line.
Furthermore, a quick review of the information supplied by the Wooten Company clearly indicated that whether Chatham Park was built or not, the Town had a latent and future need for up to two million gallons a day of sewer capacity. The Wooten Company and the town staff supplied a graph illustrating this.
Finally, the Town has been under a moratorium for many years and it needs to solve this vexing issue.
Perhaps the solution is a regional sewer authority, perhaps the solution is a combination of public policy goals, but no one can argue with a straight face that the Town of Pittsboro can ignore addressing this issue.