Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:36:02 -0500 From: Matthew Arnsberger Subject: re: getting rid of elaegnus? Two kinds of Eleagnus are a problem in the Southeast – Eleagnus pungens ( Silverberry, is an evergreen, thorny eleagnus) and Eleagnus umbellata (Autumn Olive, is a deciduous, less thorny eleagnus). They are quiteContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:15:54 -0400 From: Laura Young Subject: mass transit Whenever a debate about funding mass transit comes up, there are many who do not want to spend the money because the numbers do not justify the expense. I would hope that we consider the monetary costContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:49:59 +0000 From: Stephanie Peterson Subject: Pittsboro Bus I would like to thank Randy Voller, Chatham County Commissioners, Chapel Hill Transit, and everyone else responsible for the Pittsboro bus to Chapel Hill. I ride this bus every day and am happy to say that theContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:13:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Linda Allred Cooper Subject: The Bus I am lovin all the bus comments – pro and con. Stimulating, entertaining, and constructive conversation is my goal. Randy (not Voller), thanks for asking about my son’s racing career (although, you sly thing, youContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:46:37 -0400 From: Forrest Greenslade Subject: Award *Emerging sculptor Ruth Brown is award winner in debut exhibit* The theme of the 21^st annual Sculpture in the Garden Show at the North Carolina Botanical Garden ( http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/29/ ) is */Celebrating Life Forces – Earth, Air, FireContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:50:16 -0400 From: George Lucier Subject: RE: Bussing Dollars? Hi Tim—I have read on several occasions that the bus costs taxpayers 360k–this is a deliberate and politically-motivated lie and assumes that the bus would be funded for 18 months without any ridership and does notContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:57:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Machai St. Rain Subject: Pittsboro – Chapel Hill bus I would like to know where/how to get info about this bus and who can ride? I might ride if I’m allowed to – can anyone catch it along its route onContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:29:48 -0700 (PDT) From: tim keim Subject: Bussing Dollars? Whenever opponents of the Chapel Hill bus route air their grievances, they invariably neglect to include this information: the federal government paid for half. The feds gave Chatham County $176,000 for an 18 month pilot transitContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:45:33 -0400 From: randyjoke Subject: Bus Transportation: Do as I say, not as I do Response to Linda Cooper – I am sure some people will hail you as a hero, but let me ask you this Linda – Have you ridden the Pittsboro Express?Continue Reading
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:29:30 -0400 From: Ann H. Deupree Subject: Public Transportation Thank you to Linda Cooper for her message about the new bus service. This is a huge break-through for Chatham County, at a very reasonable cost. As Linda says, “Global warming, gas emmissions, cost of gas,Continue Reading
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:49:26 -0400 From: James P O’Keefe Subject: RE: $360,000 to bus people The cost for this money pit is $360,000 and it’s taxpayer money! It’s money that probably could have been better spent on improving Pittsboro’s water system instead of footing the bill to benefitContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:42:35 -0400 From: Jeff Lane Subject: A bus between Pittsboro and Chapel Hill is just a niche On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 08:59, Chatham Chatlist : The bus is a perfect example of this. Now that we have it, folks have to give upContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:00:29 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: Linda Cooper Subject: RE: $360,000 to bus 4 people on 40 passenger bus to Chapel Hill Randy (not Voller): Lordy I have not heard such belly aching in a while. Geez! Have you not been paying attention? We NEED Public TransportationContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 22:06:16 -0400 From: randyjoke Subject: $360,000 to bus 4 people on 40 passenger bus to Chapel Hill Have you seen that empty Chapel Hill bus running up and down 15-501 between Pittsboro and Chapel Hill. Wondered if anyone was actually riding that thing? Wondered howContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:12:37 -0400 From: Mark Stinson Subject: busing cash out of taxpayer pockets I think I mentioned before the idiotic idea of a bus route using the most inefficient bus on the planet was a bad idea . I also had several agree with me thatContinue Reading
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