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RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE THREE-YEAR SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE TO BE SUBMITTED TO STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA
WHEREAS, North Carolina statutorily requires each County and Municipality to update
its ten year solid waste plan every three years, and
WHEREAS, Orange County and its municipalities have historically cooperated closely
on solid waste management including plan development with the County being the lead
agency with regard to state reporting and planning, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Orange County Commissioners has created a representative
solid waste management plan work group that is developing a more comprehensive,
integrated long term plan including a financial plan and detailed implementation plan that
will supersede this plan next year, and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Solid Waste Department and the Solid Waste Advisory
Board have developed an interim plan for consideration, and
WHEREAS, plan development has included representatives from the Towns and UNC
and their interests have thereby been represented in plan development, and
WHEREAS, a widely publicized public meeting, sponsored by the Solid Waste Advisory
Board, was conducted on May 1 and no residents attended and provided input on the plan
document, and
WHEREAS, this plan submittal is predominantly a descriptive document with
recognition that further substantive work is required on the County's overall integrated
F. # solid waste management plan, and
WHEREAS, the current submittal is almost two years overdue from the original plan
update due date of June 30, 2006, and
WHEREAS, Orange County and its towns have historically been among the leaders in
the State with regard to waste reduction and responsible solid waste management;
THEREFORE NOW BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Orange County
Commissioners adopts this solid waste management plan update.
This is the 3rd of June , 2008.