This week was a little slower than normal but still included a few meetings.

Monday was supposed to begin with a meeting between a local pastor and me but miscommunication caused him not to show.

Monday night I met with the board of the PBA (Police Benevolent Association). They ask that our conversations be kept confidential so I will respect that. I can tell you that our meeting lasted about three hours.

Tuesday I met with the town manager and a key staff member about our water situation. With the hot dry weather our daily consumption has reached a peak of nearly 24 million gallons a day. Although Cary can produce up to 40 million gallons a day, the state regulates how much we can use. Why? Cary is divided by a ridge line between two water basins. Our water comes from Jordan Lake which is in the Cape Fear basin. Our treated water is released into the Neuse basin. The state regulates, via an Interbasin transfer, that we must put back water we take out into the basin. Currently, we buy treatment capacity from Durham County. In the future the new Western Wake Wastewater Facility, that should begin construction this year, will allow us to put treated water back into the Cape Fear basin. In the meantime, state requirements limits how much water we can take from Jordan Lake by how much we can return to the Cape Fear basin. If our usage continues to grow and the weather stays hot and dry we may have to look at restrictions. Staff is looking at other options including working out agreements with more of our neighbors.

After talking about the water situation, the town manager and I talked about various other issues.

Wednesday morning I attended the ribbon cutting for the new Wake County animal shelter. Many of the municipalities in Wake County including Raleigh and Cary are partnering with Wake County. I presented a gift to the Wake County chair and said a few words expressing our gratitude on creating this partnership which was years in the making.

Friday I met with Mayor Pro-Tem Robison to catch up on issues. Ms. Robison basically represents the town on inter governmental issues during the 9 to 5 time frame. This alone is more than a full time job. With her effort I believe the town is well represented in the region. In the past Cary has been bypassed on many regional decisions.

Emails this week included complaints about dogs urinating in the street and town vehicles idling. Other emails included requests to leave abortion coverage in the health care plan, request to support citizens US64 draft corridor plan, and compliments on my letter to the Cary News about their story on the Booth Amphitheater.

Next week I will be attending a transit workshop, meeting with developers, meeting with Mayor Holcombe and the editor of the Cary News, and substituting on the Planning and Zoning Board.

Well that is all for this week. My next post will be on Sunday, July 11^th. Please feel free to email me with a comment.