I am writing you today to comment on the subject of decorum and behavior at board of commissioners’ meetings, and to bring to your attention something I believe to be important when you head to the polls in 2012. Mr. Starkweather chooses to use commiss…
Day: November 5, 2011
Chatham nonprofits urged to apply for farmland preservation grants
Chatham County nonprofits interested in farmland preservation may be eligible for grants through the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland and Preservation Trust Fund, according to Brenda Williams, director of the Chatham County Soil & Water Conse…
Gas drilling in Lee County uses little water
Several gas wells in Lee County have been fracked with nitrogen. Relatively little water was used. In larger ongoing projects such as the Marcellus shale fracks in the northeast that use slickwater fracking, the overall water consumption has been lower…