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Public Information Bulletin rvft� "AFT WK Construction & Demolition Disposal Facile Siting Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County This communication is primarily intended for owners of property located near the intersection of Guess Road and New Sharon Church Road. Orange County governments are considering acquiring property located near the intersection of Guess Rd. and New Sharon Church Rd. on which to develop a facility for disposal of construction and demolition waste materials. This public information message is the first of a series of interactions planned for your community as local elected officials continue consideration of this disposal site. Local officials wish to balance the interests and standards of the community, the needs of the larger community of Orange County, and management, environmental, and economic requirements of managing Orange County's solid waste. The existing construction and demolition (C &D) facility just north of Chapel Hill is expected to reach capacity in 2000. The governing boards of Orange County have been evaluating many sites in all areas of the county for more than two years. A C &D disposal facility is a special type. of landfill that receives for burial discards from new construction, remodeling of existing structures, and structural demolitions. Examples of materials disposed are wood, tile, roofing, insulation, drywall, carpet, duct work, wiring, glass, brick, concrete, empty paint cans, etc. A C &D facility does not receive food waste or other materials that cause odor and attract vermin and are typically associated with sanitary landfills. Sanitary landfills can contaminate groundwater and are highly engineered disposal facilities which must be heavily monitored to prevent environmental contamination (gases and leaking landfill juices). Regulations governing C &D facilities are stringent, but less so than a sanitary facility due to the nature of materials approved for disposal. The users of a C &D disposal facility are large and small contractors and builders as well as individual homeowners who generate waste from home improvement projects. An analysis of current facility users indicated that 60% of all loads were delivered by pickup trucks, not large trucks. Additionally, the Orange County government represents the largest number of loads delivered when landfill permits are included. Of course there are some negative community impacts that can result from a C &D facility which we do not wish to understate. But those can and would be dealt with in the design and operation of the facility. Examples of negative community impacts and measures to mitigate them are: • Increase in Traffic. While increased traffic can be expected, limiting hours of operation will channel the traffic into a predictable pattern. Also, only Orange County haulers will be permitted to use the facility; no out -of- county waste will be accepted.