Mount Holly man campaigns against sludge
Mount Holly farmer Tom Springs tells City Council that biosolids fertilizer used near Mount Holly Middle School Rankin Elementary and a local daycare may cause health risks. He says breathing difficulties and sinus polyps started in the 1980s and attributes harm to soil with sludge exposure. He urges the council to ban the fertilizer in the city.
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Bond funds in North Carolina counties revealed
Gaston and other counties map bond money by county totals and per capita figures. Mecklenburg sits mid pack for per capita receipts despite its population, with Wake Guilford and Jackson leading in total dollars. Only 34 counties would receive less per person, while 33 counties get more than Gaston’s 3.7 million.
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