Comments on: Belmont to get green this spring - Gaston towns tired of being brown http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/belmont-to-get-green-this-spring-while-other-gaston-towns-turn-brown/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:09:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Belmont CEO http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/belmont-to-get-green-this-spring-while-other-gaston-towns-turn-brown/#comment-852 Belmont CEO Thu, 01 May 2008 12:31:01 +0000 http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/?p=916#comment-852 It looks as though with all the rain we have had recently that folks in Belmont would get out and mow their lawns. Let's see, has is not rained for the past seven or eight week-ends??? Some lawns are extremely high. It looks as though with all the rain we have had recently that folks in Belmont would get out and mow their lawns. Let’s see, has is not rained for the past seven or eight week-ends??? Some lawns are extremely high.

]]> By: Scot http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/belmont-to-get-green-this-spring-while-other-gaston-towns-turn-brown/#comment-828 Scot Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:06:53 +0000 http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/?p=916#comment-828 I believe that it would be irresponsible to lift the water ban. By not watering, we have made our grass and other plants less dependent on the water that most folks feel they have to give everyday. In fact, your grass only needs an average of an inch per week, maybe less. We are still almost 15 inches behind and extra water use will make any dry weather this summer worse. Local goverments should not be dependent on water use - that should be extra. I believe that it would be irresponsible to lift the water ban. By not watering, we have made our grass and other plants less dependent on the water that most folks feel they have to give everyday. In fact, your grass only needs an average of an inch per week, maybe less. We are still almost 15 inches behind and extra water use will make any dry weather this summer worse. Local goverments should not be dependent on water use - that should be extra.

]]> By: Geno http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/belmont-to-get-green-this-spring-while-other-gaston-towns-turn-brown/#comment-779 Geno Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:45:24 +0000 http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/?p=916#comment-779 Your links are old old old ( October). Newsflash- we've had rain and the river is back to normal! Take a drive across the bridge and LOOK...if you can bear to leave Hawthorne! LOL.A better link would be to Duke Power's current lake levels which show ALL above target level. WATER is there! Your links are old old old ( October). Newsflash- we’ve had rain and the river is back to normal! Take a drive across the bridge and LOOK…if you can bear to leave Hawthorne! LOL.A better link would be to Duke Power’s current lake levels which show ALL above target level. WATER is there!

]]> By: belmontfrontporch http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/belmont-to-get-green-this-spring-while-other-gaston-towns-turn-brown/#comment-778 belmontfrontporch Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:08:26 +0000 http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/?p=916#comment-778 Target levels for the month, not the year, or year-in-comparison. Wash your siding?!!! Aren't all houses in Belmont supposed to be brick? lol We disagree with you that the restrictions need to be lifted. The facts of water use provided by the state do not support the assertion that anyone has suffered. In fact, water use in Belmont has risen since last summer. That all can't be attributed to the broken water main down on Amanda Lane several weeks ago - no way. It is certainly not by all the newly occupied homes in the area either. There isn't a council member that is not personally affected or position improved by a positive vote to lift the current restrictions. From left side of the counter to the right; Cromlish - lives in Glenmere, professional services; Martin - no yard, already received the setback variances with total yard build out; Flowers - son is head of Water Dept; Boyce - no vote unless tie, however, lives in Pinsto; Stowe -spouse of developer, lives in Lake Ridge, professional landscaping; Foulk - one son owns landscaping business, other son assists on occasion while off-duty from BFD; Sounds like there is a lot of conflict of interest in this situation. Target levels for the month, not the year, or year-in-comparison.

Wash your siding?!!! Aren’t all houses in Belmont supposed to be brick? lol

We disagree with you that the restrictions need to be lifted. The facts of water use provided by the state do not support the assertion that anyone has suffered. In fact, water use in Belmont has risen since last summer. That all can’t be attributed to the broken water main down on Amanda Lane several weeks ago - no way.

It is certainly not by all the newly occupied homes in the area either.

There isn’t a council member that is not personally affected or position improved by a positive vote to lift the current restrictions.

From left side of the counter to the right; Cromlish - lives in Glenmere, professional services; Martin - no yard, already received the setback variances with total yard build out; Flowers - son is head of Water Dept; Boyce - no vote unless tie, however, lives in Pinsto; Stowe -spouse of developer, lives in Lake Ridge, professional landscaping; Foulk - one son owns landscaping business, other son assists on occasion while off-duty from BFD;

Sounds like there is a lot of conflict of interest in this situation.

]]> By: Geno http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/belmont-to-get-green-this-spring-while-other-gaston-towns-turn-brown/#comment-777 Geno Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:31:51 +0000 http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/?p=916#comment-777 The restrictions need to be lifted now. All Catawba lakes are ABOVE target levels. We need to wash the siding on our houses! The water is there and the water dept. needs the revenue. Lift them more! The restrictions need to be lifted now. All Catawba lakes are ABOVE target levels. We need to wash the siding on our houses! The water is there and the water dept. needs the revenue. Lift them more!

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