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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT
THE LANDFILL OWNERS GROUP AND ITS MEMBER GOVERNMENTS ADDRESS THE SITING OF FUTURE SOLID
WASTE FACILITIES IN A COMPREHENSIVE FASHION
WHEREAS,the member governments of the Landfill Owners'Group(LOG)have been discussing important future solid waste
management issues,including examination of disposal options and the possible need for facilities such as a materials recovery facility
(MRF),transfer station,and/or a construction and demolition(C&D)handling or disposal facility;and
WHEREAS,the Orange County Board of Commissioners transmitted to the other LOG members an August 11, 1998"Proposal for
Assuming Responsibility for Solid Waste Management Operations";and
WHEREAS,the Orange County Board of Commissioners has received a written response to that proposal from the Carrboro Board of
Aldermen and anticipates receiving a written response from the Chapel Hill Town Council following the October 12`s meeting of that
body;and
WHEREAS,element IV-B of the Orange County Board of Commissioners'August 11 proposal encouraged the member governments
to"continue to work,through the LOG,to site a transfer station and work to develop options for materials recovery and construction
&demolition disposal","acknowledged the need for siting decisions",but emphasized that"those decisions should be considered
comprehensively rather than piecemeal";and
WHEREAS,one proposal by the Orange County Board of Commissioners was the setting aside of 60 acres of the Greene Tract for
future solid waste management activities,which could include some or all of the aforementioned solid waste facilities;and
WHEREAS,the Carrboro response to the County proposal"acquiesces to using no more than 60 acres of the Greene tract for solid
waste-related activities"and limits Carrboro's consideration of additional land acquisition to the three parcels immediately west of the
North Eubanks Road landfill and west of the Johnson Tract(previously acquired by the LOG); and
WHEREAS,the Solid Waste Alternative Finance Committee is expected to make its report to the LOG at the November 12, 1998
meeting of the LOG;and
WHEREAS,the Orange County Board of Commissioners believes it is important that the financing approach(es)for facility operation
as well as facility acquisition/development be resolved prior to the major commitment of capital funds;and
WHEREAS,item#4 on the scheduled LOG meeting agenda for October 8, 1998 contemplates the adoption by individual member
governments of ordinances that would regulate the separation of C&D materials and reduce the amount of C&D waste ultimately
landfilled;and
WHEREAS,items#5 and#6 on the scheduled LOG meeting agenda for October 8, 1998 meeting include possible action to pursue
siting of a MRF and a C&D disposal facility;and
WHEREAS,the Orange County Board of Commissioners views any LOG action on October 8, 1998 that would lead to initiation of
siting any specific solid waste facility on any specific parcel(s)of land as premature in that such actions would ostensibly be taken in a
piecemeal,rather than comprehensive,approach and without a clear financing plan for both facility development and facility operation
in place;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that it supports the staff recommendation
in agenda item#4 of the scheduled LOG meeting agenda for October 8, 1998 that all member governments consider the concept of
using a C&D materials separation ordinance and solid waste plan ordinance to reduce C&D waste landfilled,with discussion of pros
and cons possibly leading to subsequent adoption by each governing board of such ordinances;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners supports the recommendation in agenda item#3 of
the scheduled LOG meeting agenda for October 8, 1998 that following conclusion of negotiations with the MRF consultant,that work
on development of that facility begin in November with a series of meetings involving LOG members,staff,consultants,and the
public to discuss specific MRF concepts;
AND,BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby urge the LOG to take no action
at their October 8, 1998 meeting that would lead to acquisition or identification of any specific site for any specific solid waste
facility,pending completion of discussions by the Chapel Hill Town Council of the County's August 11, 1998 proposal,and pending
examination of options(including use of a portion of the Greene Tract,and/or use of the new MRF site on LOG owned property that
has been identified in item#5 of the scheduled LOG meeting agenda for October 8, 1998)that would reflect a comprehensive
approach to solid waste facility siting.
This,the 6'h day of October, 1998.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS