Julie Mullis from Deep Gap has a question for Carolina Curious:
"Why are the power line tree cutting crews not trained to cut invasive trees like the Callery pear since they’re out there anyway with their equipment?"
Minor Barnette is not a tree cutter, but he does direct the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection.
The bulk of his department’s mission is implementation of the Clean Air Act — protecting air quality, monitoring pollution and regulating emissions. But he also administers county ordinances governing things like solid waste transportation and disposal, recycling collection and operating the county’s three recycling convenience centers.
Barnette has lived in Winston-Salem for 36 years, and he knows some stuff.
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