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rate for use of reclaimed water for non-potable uses, where applicable. Rates are higher for
customers outside the Town limits (Town of Cary, 2014c).
6.2.7
Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling
The Town’s Public Works Department is responsible for overseeing the contract with Waste
Industries to provide solid waste collection and disposal for Town residents. To prevent
littering and dumping, solid waste from residents is collected each week and large,
recyclable bulk items, such as furniture, scrap metal, stoves, and cardboard, are collected
twice per year. The Town encourages recycling and the solid waste contract includes weekly
collection of recyclables. The Town’s UDO requires that provisions for the collection of
recyclables be made at apartment and condominium developments. Newspapers, glass,
aluminum beverage cans, plastic milk and soda containers, and corrugated cardboard may
be recycled through the Town’s contract.
6.2.8
Air Quality Protection
6.2.8.1 Town of Morrisville Air Quality Efforts
The Town’s Transportation Plan, adopted in 2009, encourages the Town to support the
development of a regional transportation network. The plan also includes pedestrian and
bike elements, which will reduce air pollution by reducing vehicular traffic (Louis Berger
Group, 2009a). The Town also passed a bond in 2012 to complete the McCrimmon Parkway
Extension, which will serve as a bypass to NC54 and alleviate congestion. The Town has
already reconnected Kit Creek Road, and has plans to reconnect Airport Boulevard in the
future. These reconnection projects increase connectivity and decrease idle time. These
efforts are intended to be further enhanced by synchronized signals, most of which are
operated either through the Town of Cary or NCDOT. The purpose of the McCrimmon
Transit small area plan is to prepare for expanded bus service and rail transit service, both
of which will decrease air pollution by reducing vehicular traffic, discussed in more detail
below.
The development of sidewalk, greenway, and bike trails encourages alternative forms of
transportation, further decreasing air pollution. The Town also participated in an
international walk-to-school day in 2013, with over 200 students participating. Other
transportation planning efforts to improve pedestrian walkways and bikeways include
installation of Indian Creek Greenway, grants for sidewalks along NC 54 in the vicinity of
NC 540, the sidewalk development project along Church Street creating a “pedestrian loop”
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2014 Single-Family Residential: Customers Inside Cary or Morrisville Corporate Limits (charge per 1,000 gallons)
Tier
Cost per Kgal
Tier 1 (usage: 0 – 5,000 gallons)
$3.60
Tier 2 (usage: 5,001 – 8,000 gallons)
$4.08
Tier 3 (usage: 8,001 – 23,000 gallons) or up to water budget
amount
$5.79
Tier 4 (usage: > 23,000 gallons) or over water budget amount
$11.29
Source: Town of Cary, 2014c