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Written by Robin Cape
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Sunday, 22 June 2008 |
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On Tuesday June 24, the County Commissioners will be voting on a resolution concerning the public park land and the “Parkside” project. In the first article of the resolution, the Commission asks, "that the City of Asheville
agree to a land swap" and that "the City issue a letter of intent committing to such a land swap within thirty (30) days" I hope that you as citizens will go to the meeting on Tuesday night or
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prior to the meeting and give your opinion that the County not try to push the City into a hurried and unresearched land deal.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 June 2008 )
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Written by Robin Cape
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Sunday, 22 June 2008 |
The City of Asheville is installing shared lane markings on South French Broad Avenue this week as the first project implementing Asheville’s recently adopted comprehensive bicycle plan. The markings, sometimes called “sharrows,” show a bicycle with two chevrons above it.  |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 22 June 2008 )
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Written by Robin Cape
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Sunday, 22 June 2008 |
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Why should we take a serious look at improving our rainwater harvesting techniques? Shrinking groundwater supplies will present one of the greatest challenges of this century. Also, there is a great deal of pollution and erosion caused by unmitigated stormwater runoff. Then consider how much energy we waste making potable water for non-potable uses. Brad Lancaster is an award winning and best selling author on rainwater harvesting and wirtes a short, yet broad essay on the topic.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 22 June 2008 )
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Citizen Board Openings Jul '08 |
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Written by Robin Cape
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Sunday, 22 June 2008 |
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There are openings on the following boards and commissions: - Citizens Police Advisory Committe
- Civil Service Board
- Planning & Zonning Commission
- River District Design Review Committee
The deadline for recieveing applications is Thu, Jul 10, 2008. Call the City Clerk's Office for an application @ 259-5601. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 22 June 2008 )
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Robin's Presentation for '08 Initiatives |
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Written by Robin Cape
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Friday, 08 February 2008 |
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Here is the document that I gave to council at our strategic retreat. Please give me feedback on what you think about these ideas. Thanks for being interested in our city and thanks to everyone who helped research these items for me. The contents are: Social Initiatives Regional Planning Coordination Downtown City Planning Moratorium Climate adaptation planning City of Asheville Community Peace and Justice Committee French Broad River Bike Festival
Economic Initiatives Environmental Initiatives Certificate of Energy Performance Recycling Program Enhancements Green Infrastructure fund Plastic Bag Ban
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 28 February 2008 )
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Energy, Peak Load and You |
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Written by Robin Cape
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Sunday, 27 January 2008 |
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Recently during the coldest days, our winter peak load (6-9 am) reached record highs. Peak load is how the power company calculates its production requirements. As individuals make minor changes in our energy habits to shift the demand during this peak time and offset the strain to our electrical grid.
Evaluate your morning routine. What electrical energy usage could you shift to another time? For Example:
I've shifted my habit of starting the dryer and dishwasher in the mornings until a later hour.
Thermostats for electric heat can be set to begin heating the home at 5, then cut back down during the 6-9 am period.
Put a jacket on your water heater to increase its efficiency. Consider replacing your electric water heater with solar and gas. Take shorter showers. (I'm talking to my teenagers here!)
If you find that you have to keep turning your electric heat up as the days are colder, chances are your home could use some more insulation or weatherization around the doors and windows. Here is a link to some certified home testers who can help you reduce your energy usage by 15% and earn an additional 5% off your electric bill.
www.progress-energy.com
Energy Efficiency is the number one method by which we can avoid the building of more power plants with their impacts on our air and their high demand for our region's water. It will take all of us to make this work, but individual minor modifications have a massive regional impact. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 January 2008 )
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Written by Robin Cape
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Thursday, 20 December 2007 |
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The end of the year is a great time to look back and review what I have been a part of as a City Council Member. To compile this retrospective, I went to the city’s web site and reviewed the action agenda items for each week of 2007. If you are interested in doing the same, link here for the full list of agenda items. In retrospect I believe it has been a year well spent. I look forward to another year in service to this city I love |
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