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Page 2 — Wednesday, October 17, 2012, TheTrue Citizen
Switch to compressed gas
Waynesboro to phase
out diesel vehicles
By Elizabeth Billips
lizbillips@yahoo.com
The City of Waynesboro will be filling its work trucks with
natural gas instead of diesel.
As findings trickle in from a feasibility study, city officials
are convinced that compressed natural gas (CNG) powered
vehicles will save money.
At a bare minimum, the city will construct slow-fill sta
tions to plug in the CNG street sweeper and garbage truck
that are scheduled for purchase in 2014.
If the findings point their way, city officials could go all-
out and construct a $1 million-plus fast-fill station and sell
compressed gas to motorists with CNG cars.
Somewhere in the middle is the likelihood of a non-public
fast-fill station to serve multi-agency government vehicles,
including the Board of Education’s 80-plus school bus fleet.
All three options will be explored over the next few weeks
as the three-month study comes to a close and city and county
officials mull over diesel vs. compressed gas costs.
But enough preliminary information has already come
through to convince City Administrator Jerry Coalson that
even a partial changeover would benefit taxpayers — even if
it costs them more up front.
While a CNG garbage truck, for instance, costs around
$30,000 or 10 percent more than its diesel-powered equiva
lent, Coalson expects that difference to dissolve at the pumps.
"Right now, we would save close to fifty percent on fuel
costs," he said, figuring CNG at just $1.30 per gallon-equiva
lent.
At that price, he hopes the county government will also
consider CNG vehicles as they replace their older models.
"We are going to be working with the Board of Education
and looking for grant opportunities,” he said, in reference to
the possibility of CNG buses and the construction of a site to
fill them.
Next month, Waynesboro City Council members should also
get their first good look at traffic pattern statistics, particu
larly on state highways that run through town. Their big ques
tion will be whether there are enough private CNG vehicles
on the road to support a public station.
If the station is built, the gas would be pumped from the
city’s existing lines, which tap into Southern Natural near
Highway 56 South.
"If we could do whatever we wanted, we’d put in a station
for the public,” Coalson said. “That’s our ultimate goal.”
Head of the class
Teachers of the Year to be honored at halftime
The top teachers in Burke County Public Schools will be recognized in front of thousands of fans on Friday night when they
are honored during the halftime show at Burke County High School’s football game. One of them will then be announced as the
county’s top educator for the 2012-2013 school year. The 2012-2013Teachers of the Year from each school include, from left,
sitting: Lauren Thornton of Burke County Middle School, Debra Tanksley of Burke County High and Loretta Johnson of
Blakeney Elementary; and standing: John Edwards of Waynesboro Primary, Liz Fordham of SGA Elementary and Clifford
Carter of Burke Alternative.
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Trick or Treat on Liberty Street
Volunteers sought for
downtown Halloween
By Elizabeth Billips
lizbillips@yahoo.com
Trick or Treat on Liberty Street is just two weeks away, and
volunteers are needed to help with the Halloween celebration in
Downtown Waynesboro.
On Wednesday, Oct. 31, hundreds of trick-or-treaters will
make their rounds through the heart of Waynesboro from 3-5
p.m. Organizers are not only looking for downtown businesses
to man trick-or-treat stations and activities, but volunteers, or
ganizations and other businesses willing to set up along the side
walk.
“If your business isn’t located on Liberty, feel free to relocate
for a couple of hours,” said Amy Lively, co-chair of the Down
town Organization of Retailers (DOOR), which hosts the an
nual event.
Waynesboro police will help the trick-or-treaters at the cross
walks, and the Haunted Hayride will be back with Uncle Homer
and his spooky stories.
Lor more information, call Lively at 706-554-8100.
Flower show to feature area’s
best blooms and designs
By Anne Marie Kyzer
annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
Horticulture enthusiasts, young and old, are invited to partici
pate in the Burkeland Garden Club’s Colors of Lall flower show
set for Oct. 26-27.
The event will feature design entries by invitation as well as
horticulture entries in a number of categories and divisions.
Among them is a section for youth design, which is open to
participants ages 13-18.
Show chairman Sue Edenfield said many gardeners and de
signers from Burke, Jenkins, Richmond and Columbia counties
have already committed to exhibiting and a dozen judges will
travel here to view entries.
She encourages anyone interested to come see the arrange
ments, annuals, perennials, container plants, vines, trees, shrubs
and other entries that will be on display at the show, which is
free to attend and open to the public.
"We’re all really excited about it,” Edenfield said, noting it’s
been 12 years since the club last hosted such a show. "We’d like
to start doing this every so often.”
The flower show is being offered in cooperation with the City
of Waynesboro’s Department of Community Development and
will be held at the historic Waynesboro Ice Plant on Barron
Street.
It will be open 2-5 p.m. Lriday, Oct. 26 and 9 a.m.-noon
Saturday, Oct. 27. The Master Gardeners’ trial garden at the
Burke County Office Park and Burkeland Garden Club’s garden
at Waynesborough Academy Senior Residences will also be open
for tours.
While design entries at the show are by invitation only, those
interested in entering the horticulture division may contact
Edenfield at 706-825-5977 by Monday, Oct. 22 to participate.
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