HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2011-055 Resolution to Increase the Mixed Solid Waste Tipping Fee to Mitigate Adverse Environmental Conditions-Request Orange Co., etc.I'~ ES - ao 11 - o -~
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION EXERCISING ORANGE COUNTY'S RIGHT TO INCREASE THE
MIXED SOLID WASTE TIPPING FEE TO MITIGATE ADVERSE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND REQUESTING ORANGE COUNTY'S
PARTNER MUNICIPALITIES ENDORSE THE USE OF REVENUES GENERATED
BY THE INCREASED FEES FOR REMEDIATION EFFORTS IN THE ROGERS
ROAD AREA
WHEREAS, the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough (the "Partners") are
Partners with Orange County in managing solid waste through the Agreement for Solid Waste
Management (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, Orange County and its partners have, for many years, received comment on and
studied issues involved in remediating adverse environmental conditions and other adverse
conditions that may exist in the Rogers Road Area near- the Orange County Landfill (the
"Landfill"); and
WHEREAS, Orange County and its Partners have been presented, through the years, with
evidence purportedly linking the operations of the Landfill to adverse environmental conditions
and other adverse conditions in the Rogers Road Area; and
WHEREAS, in spite of Orange County and its Partners' best efforts, solutions to address
adverse environmental conditions and adverse harmful conditions in the Rogers Road Area have
failed to materialize to the extent necessary to properly address concerns and conditions of
importance to the Rogers Road Area residents; and
WHEREAS, Orange County and Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents who live in the Rogers
Road Area have endured, among other things, adverse environmental conditions, poor living
conditions, landfill related odor conditions, contaminated drinking wells and failing septic
systems for many years; and
WHEREAS, Section 4 of the Agreement authorizes Orange County to increase the Mixed Solid
Waste Tipping Fee upon thirty (30) days notice to its Partners so long as the increase does not
exceed ten percent (10%); and
WHEREAS, Section 4 of the Agreement reserves unto Orange County the absolute right to
adjust any and all rates and fees for the purpose of, among other things, paying "costs of
remediating any adverse environmental conditions at any time existing with respect to the
System"; and
WHEREAS, Section 7 of the Agreement authorizes Orange County and its Partners to finance
from system funds community benefits for the neighborhoods surrounding the Landfill;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of County
Commissioners hereby provides NOTICE to its Partners pursuant to Exhibit B of the Agreement
that it will, effective July 1, 2011 increase the Mixed Solid Waste Tipping Fee by five dollars
per ton of delivered solid waste to a total of $57 per ton for FY 2011-12.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of County Commissioners
hereby exercises its right to increase the Mixed Solid Waste Tipping Fee to pay for costs of
remediating adverse environmental conditions in the neighborhoods surrounding the Landfill
and requests. its Partners endorse the use of this fee increase revenue, should sufficient funds
remain following the environmental remediation, to remediate limited non-environmental
conditions and or provide community benefits to the neighborhoods near the Landfill.
This the 26 day of May, 2011.
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Bernadette Pelissier, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
Attest:
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Clerk to the Board of Commissioners
BERNADE7TEPEL/SS/ER, CHA/R ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COM {MISSIONERS
STEVE YUHASZ, V/CE CHA/R POS`t' OF,F,ICE BOX 8 ~ 8 I
VALER/E P. FOUSHEE
ALICE M. GORDON 200 SOUTH CAMERON STREET
PAM HEMM/NGER
BARRY.IACOBS HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278
EARL MCKEE
CLERK'S
CERTIFICATION for ORANGE COUNTY
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I, Donna S. Baker, County Clerk of Orange County, North Carolina, do hereby certify that the
attached is a true and correct copy of the resolution entitled "RESOLUTION EXERCISING
ORANGE COUNTY'S RIGHT TO INCREASE THE MIXED SOLID WASTE TIPPING FEE TO
MITIGATE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND REQUESTING ORANGE COUNTY'S.
PARTNER MUNICIPALITIES ENDORSE THE USE OF REVENUES GENERATED BY THE
INCREASED FEES FOR REMEDIATION EFFORTS IN THE ROGERS ROAD AREA," as approved
by the Orange County Board of Commissioners on May 26, 2011.
This the 27th day of May 2011.
Donna S. Ba r, CMC
Clerk to the Board
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