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community have been subjected to over the last 30 years, such as household hazardous <br /> waste site, construction and demolition waste site, solid waste landfills, convenience solid <br /> waste drop-off center, UPS delivery center with excessive truck traffic, the new animal shelter <br /> (with proposed euthanized animal incinerator processing and disposal facility), and <br /> contaminated surface water and well water surrounding the landfill. He said that the residents <br /> have not received just compensation for these impacts over the past 36 years. He said that <br /> the residents' concerns about the clustering of these unwanted facilities in the Rogers and <br /> Eubanks Road community have not been addressed. He asked that the Eubanks Road site <br /> remain off the site list. <br /> Will Raymond commended the Board of County Commissioners on this process and <br /> said that he hopes that the County Commissioners are not tied to a timetable. He would like to <br /> see a Plan B if the timetable does not work out. He said that the question keeps coming up <br /> about why so much acreage is needed. He also thinks that the way in which Olver has <br /> calculated the centroid of waste generation does not take into account the economic growth <br /> figures and known growth patterns. He said that the centroid of waste generation moves north <br /> out of Chapel Hill, but it does not move west along NC 54. He asked for more time and <br /> patience because he has seen more effort by the community on this issue in the last month <br /> and a half than in the year and a half before it. <br /> Nate Robinson said that so many people are getting involved now because they are <br /> feeling unrepresented on this issue. He said that since the Hillsborough sites are off there are <br /> a lot of people that were here on October 21st that are not here tonight. However, the ones <br /> here tonight are concerned now. He said that he would like to know how many people in <br /> Hillsborough get the digital channel to watch this meeting on TV. He said that people are <br /> feeling disengaged and they are concerned because there is a logical flaw here. He said that <br /> the Board of County Commissioners is not thinking about the long-term results. He said that <br /> there is strong desire of the community to be engaged. He spoke in support of a waste to <br /> energy solution. He said that the sky is not falling and there are other options. <br /> Byron Matthews lives in Bingham Township and said that the neighbors are alarmed <br /> that they are targeted for a new nuisance land use. The neighbors feel that the site selection <br /> process has not been sufficiently inclusive or informative. He does not understand why Olver <br /> did not directly involve the community, such as by mailing notices to property owners in the <br /> affected areas prior to meetings. He read some feedback from neighbors in the Dodson's <br /> Crossroads community. This is related to site #717, which is not being considered at this time, <br /> but could be in the future. The only access to this site is Hawk Ridge Road, which goes right <br /> through the community. This new land use could destroy Twin Streams and devastate these <br /> families. He said that Bingham Township lacks the essential things a waste transfer site <br /> requires, such as industrial zoning, municipal water and sewer service, proximity to the trash <br /> centroid, and proximity to existing significant transportation infrastructure, namely rail service <br /> and the interstate highway system. Options for handling trash in the short-term do exist, <br /> including a nearby municipality that has a large amount of unused capacity at its waste <br /> transfer station and that may be willing to work with Orange County. Other examples are <br /> Waste Industries with a transfer station in Durham with unused capacity and Waste <br /> Management with a transfer station in the RTP area, also with unused capacity. He asked the <br /> Board of County Commissioners to take at least 90 days to find sustainable alternatives. <br /> Paul Weeks lives on Orange Grove Road. He said that he and his wife visited the <br /> transfer station in Greensboro. He said that 250+ garbage trucks, weighing up to 29 tons <br /> deliver 1,000 tons of garbage a day, six days a week, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to a one-acre site. <br /> This building is situated on a ten-acre lot in a heavily industrialized area. He spoke about the <br /> negative aspects of this site such as the odor and noise. He said that Orange Grove Road <br /> would become an access route for the trucks going to and from the proposed transfer station <br />