Agenda - 04-21-2009 - 6a - Laserfiche WebLink

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We have received the following comments from Mr. Esqueda: "Wake County is working to evaluate options to maximize the revenue generation potential for the South Wake Landfill, while still preserving the 25-year planned life of the South Wake Landfill. One - of the many -objectives for evaluating options to maximize revenue potential is to determine if that would allow for a reduction in the $20 per year. household recycling fee charged to single-family residential property owners in Wake County. The range of revenue generating options will include, but not be limited to, modifying the schedule of rates, fees and charges to capture additional revenues for difficult to handle wastes (i.e. mattresses); increasing the solid waste compaction rate to allow for a greater quantity of waste to be accepted over the life of the landfill; modifying the configuration and profile of the landfill to allow for a greater quantity of waste to be accepted over the life of the landfill; accepting special wastes (i..e. municipal sludge), at a different gate rate, that would enhance methane gas production, and accepting municipal solid waste from outside of Wake County such as Orange County. It is understood. that none of these options can be considered for implementation prior to being reviewed and approved by the Wake County Board of Commissioners; the local government members of the South Wake Landfill Partnership; the regulatory staff at NCDENR, and other agencies as may be deemed necessary by NCDENR." As a result of a reasonably positive if non-committal response from Wake County we have asked Oiver, Inc. to include within their hauling analysis consideration of what the economics might be of the Wake County landfill being a final destination for Orange County's transferred waste.