Today was a busy, long, fun and exciting day! Our first meeting was at the Garmon Operations Center which is a town of Cary Public Works building. I learned about the many different functions of public works, consisting of: recycling, underground piping, street paving, etc. After the presentation and Q & A, I was given the full tour of the facility. The facility was massive. I saw snow equipment and salt, garbage trucks, firetrucks and even a huge car washing machine.
Next, I attended a meeting regarding the incredibly nebulous boundary between Morrisville and Cary. This meeting was primarily about smoothening the edges and making the intersection between the two towns clearer. Of course, this would require a discussion with Morrisville, but this meeting objective was to establish a clear gameplan for what will be a fair deal. Additionally, Ms. Hygh clarified applications to the general assembly because this border must be approved and passed by the senate and house.
After that, Ms. Hygh gave me a walking tour of downtown Cary. I learned about the new projects that are occurring like a new park, a new parking lot and a new library. All enacted to breath more life into an already sufficiently bustling downtown. Then we had lunch at the Ashworth Drug store/restaurant where I ran into my favorite rising sophomore in college: Sam Chow!
After a hearty lunch, we rushed to attend a Police shift Study presentation. This presentation consisted of a showcase of a piece of data analysis that documents and displays different shifts on different days all in a well organized sheet. As the data was incredibly easy to read, I noticed just how often and long police officers have to work. I also noticed that for events that I sometimes attend like the lantern festival or the SAS championship requires a extremely large number of police officers to keep all attendees safe.
