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The study concluded that: <br />® Technological alternatives to land filling are not viable options at this time and \ <br />should not be pursued <br />® A landfill or transfer station handling only County controlled waste is not <br />recommended <br />® A landfill handling all of County waste is more favorable that continued use of an <br />existing private transfer station in Siler City <br />® A transfer station handling all of County waste appears marginally more favorable <br />that continued us of the private transfer station in Siler City <br />• A landfill or transfer station handling all County waste would require cooperation <br />with in-County municipalities and franchising <br />® The addition of out-of-county waste would improve the economy of scale and <br />would provide additional revenue to the County <br />o Orange County is among the best potential out-of-county landfill partners <br />Orange County staff will continue communications and expressions of interest toward <br />partnering with Chatham County, either as a customer of a potential new landfill or even <br />an ownership/operational partner. Chatham County Board has just directed the Solid <br />Waste Advisory Committee to hold a series of public input meetings throughout the <br />County to obtain input on the consultants report and the conclusions that an in-county <br />landfill is considered the best long-term waste management option. <br />City of Durham -Contact: Donald Long, City of Durham Solid Waste Director <br />The City of Durham is not currently interested in or considering pursuing technological <br />disposal alternatives. Durham is currently discussing the possibility of privatizing their <br />commercial collection services and de-privatizing their recycling services. They are <br />unsure at this time if any of these changes will occur. Mr. Long is also discussing the <br />possibility of a feasibility study regarding improvements to their waste transfer <br />operations, should the study be funded and approved in the Fiscal 2009/10 budget. <br />Orange County is welcome to be a customer at their existing transfer station. Several <br />sincere attempts have been made over past years to partner or otherwise cooperate with <br />the City. <br />Lee County -Contact: Joe Cherry, Lee County Solid Waste Superintendent <br />Mr. Cherry indicated that he believes Lee County has no short to mid-term interest in <br />technological alternatives to land filling, absent an economic basis for doing so. Lee <br />County currently utilizes a private transfer station in Sanford and will likely utilize the <br />private disposal option for the foreseeable future. Lee County would be receptive to <br />learning about potential options for improving its current waste management practices <br />but is not actively seeking alternatives. <br />Wake County -Contact: Tommy Esqueda, Wake County Director of Environmental <br />Services <br />2 <br />