At its December 7 meeting, Greensboro City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the continued distribution of free methane gas from the City's landfill to be used to power the International Textile Group's White Oak Plant. The $1.8 million worth of methane gas will sustain the plant for another year and retain nearly 300 jobs.

Greensboro residents and contractors have a new business ally with the formation of the City's Development Services Center, at 300 W. Washington St. Celebrating its grand opening January 3, the office makes the building permit and planning process more efficient by offering customers' access to the City representatives and technology involved in reviewing submissions.

Formed out of the City's inspections division, Development Services offers an all-in-one location that houses representatives from planning, engineering and inspections, transportation, water resources, soil erosion, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire prevention. The office space for Development Services was created as part of a just-completed initial renovation of the upper ground (UG) level of the Melvin Municipal Office Building and can be accessed via the redefined main entrance to the building, which faces Washington Street. Designated parking is located in the City/County lot adjacent to the building.

To contact the Development Services Center, call 336-373-2155.

 

A Bill of Rights exhibit is on display through December 31 in the Central Library. The exhibit coincides with the recognition of Human Rights Day (December 10), Human Rights Week and Bill of Rights Day, which was recently established as December 15 by Greensboro Mayor William H. Knight.

The exhibit features a copy of the US Senate's editorial markup of the original Bill of Rights and is on loan from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Jackson Library. Its visit to the library is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad and the Human Rights Coalition of North Carolina.