rate in the state (data supplied by the City of Greensboro web site). The next scheduled
County tax revaluation is scheduled for 2012 (city tax rate is based on the county tax
revaluation schedule). WE NEED TO GET OUR CITY TAX RATE IN LINE WITH OTHER CITIES WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY IN POPULATION.
1. Greensboro currently has a contract with Republic Services and in FY 2008-2009, 231,426.77 tons of municipal solid waste and construction / demolition materials were disposed at the Republic Service facility located in Montgomery County and their backup in Person County. The total annual cost to the citizens of Greensboro is over $9,000,000 annually which includes $5,453,214.96 in transportation costs and $4,000,000 to process Greensboro's household waste. I propose we utilize the White Street landfill that has approximately 2.0 million cubic yards of permitted capacity remaining. This does not include the March 2008 permit modification submitted to the regulatory office that would modify the side slopes and increase the disposal volume by approximately 1.0 million cubic yards. To date, the permit request has not been approved. Using the White Street landfill and discontinue sending waste to Montgomery County would save Greensboro citizens millions of dollars a year. This amount does not include the benefits of the methane gas produced as an alternative energy source and potential profit center for Greensboro. Currently the methane gas is being given to the Wilbur Ross Group at no cost.
Previous landfills in Charlotte and Wilmington are now sites for athletic fields and parks. In a town outside of Chicago the methane gas from the landfill is used to supply energy to city schools.
If no modifications were made the current landfill could absorb all of Greensboro's waste for the next 4 years, with a $36,000,000 (+) saving to the citizens of Greensboro. This one effort would be a great start in helping to reduce our city tax rate.
If no modifications were made the current landfill could absorb all of Greensboro's waste for the next 4 years, with a $36,000,000 (+) saving to the citizens of Greensboro. This one effort would be a great start in helping to reduce our city tax rate.
2. Aggressively support small businesses as well as help to generate opportunities within the city to assist growth and prosperity.
3. City Council must be educated / enlightened in the interaction between Gateway Research University, UNCG and A&T University. This will assist the city's recruiting efforts for expanding these new businesses and generating long term job growth for the city of Greensboro.
4. Greensboro has 6 colleges (more students than Chapel Hill) and these young women and men must be presented with opportunities to continue living in Greensboro after graduation working within the community. This will assist local corportations in their growth efforts and develop new businesses.
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