Welcome to the Highlands Community Association Site
ARC positions Open
Written by David Wilmer
The following is the brief overview of the Committee members responsibilities:
1. ARC members meet usually twice monthly, 1st Wednesday and 3rd Thursday. The meetings last approximately 2 hours each.
2. Perform inspections on assigned applications. on a timely basis.
3. Write various reports.
4. Some knowledge of parlimentary procedures.
5. Some knowledge of word processing and excel spreadsheet.
6. Some knowledge of county codes
6. Willing to speak to homeowners, as needed.
7. Willing to attend most if not all meetings.
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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
LEN JACKSON
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Shoosmith Meeting Minutes
Last Updated on Monday, 08 March 2010 08:25 Written by David Wilmer
On Thursday February 25, 2010 representatives of Shoosmith met with Highlands residents to discuss proffer modifications they wanted to implement. Fletcher Kelly, one of owners of the Iron bridge Road Landfill, spoke on behalf of Shoosmith. Mr. Kelly gave a short power point presentation that gave a brief history of the landfill and set forth the three changes his company is proposing.
The three changes are: 1. Increase the height of the landfill facing Ironbridge Road in order to bring it to a uniform height, 2. Have the ability to put waste into the existing rock quarry while rock is still being removed. 3. Be able to receive out of state waste into the new section of the landfill once the current section is filled in approximately 5 years.
The second change was discussed briefly with Mr. Kelly pointing out that the simultaneous operations of the landfill and the quarry are allowed in other states. Mr. Kelly pointed out that the quarry is approximately 65 acres in size, allowing for a significant distance between the two operations. Once landfill operations move to the quarry noise and odor problems should decrease because activity will be well below ground level.
On the final change Mr. Kelly advised that the landfill currently accepts out of state waste. He noted there are several differences between local waste and out of state material. Local waste normally is received in “garbage trucks” which contain approximately 4 tons of material while out of state material is transported in “18 wheelers.” As a result fewer vehicles will be needed to transport the same volume of waste. Mr. Kelly also stated that an independent inspector inspects one in one hundred local trucks while one in ten out of state trucks is inspected. Mr. Kelly also noted that most of the out of state material is from recycling plants. This is primarily the paper from water bottles and material of a similar nature.
A question was asked about medical waste and Mr. Kelly stated the facility does not accept medical waste from any locality. If any receipts to the land fill are contained in a red bag operations are immediately stopped to determine the nature of the material. In his approximately 2 years at the Ironbridge facility Mr. Kelly has had no instances where someone has illegally tried to bring medical waste into the landfill.
Mr Kelly commented that the rain/snow of the last three months have caused delays in the installation of the final 500 feet of a 4,000 foot waste gas pipeline. This delay has increased the odor issues recently. He stated once the ground drains enough to support the heavy equipment needed to install the pipeline the process will be finished. A decrease indoor should result. Other questions regarding landfill operations were asked and answered. Mr. Kelly encouraged Highlands residents to contact him directly should they have questions or concerns about the landfill. Additionally, he offered to give anyone interested a tour of the landfill and a detailed explanation of its operation. Mr. Kelly can be contacted at 748-3311 or via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it