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-. <br />Page 2 <br />~ece~nber I5, 1998 <br />The Board continues to support, and appreciates, the Towns' willingness to set aside 60 acres of the Greene <br />Tract for possible solid waste activities. The Board is optimistic that the three owners will be able to <br />amicably conclude plans for the future use of the remainder of the Greene Tract within a reasonable <br />timeframe. The Board also acknowledges the concerns of the Chapel Dill Town Council that the Greene <br />Tract not be used for the burial of C&D waste. While no sitting governing board can restrict the policy <br />decisions of future governing boards, the current Board of Commissioners has no inclination to bury C&D <br />waste on the Greene Tract either. We are optimistic that the potential sites for C&D waste presented by Mr. <br />Wilson will fulfill short term C&D needs. <br />The Board continues to see the importance of preserving the option to acquire additional acreage in the <br />vicinity of the Eubanks Road Landfill. The Board also acknowledges the concerns of the governing boards <br />of both Carrboro and Chapel Dill that the Blackwood and Nunn properties not be acquired. While no sitting <br />governing board can restrict the policy decisions of future governing boards, the current Board of <br />Commissioners has no inclination to pursue use of the Blackwood. or Nunn properties. <br />^ The Board favors the use of enterprise revenue to finance the provision of landfill community benefits. Given <br />the general agreement among the governing boards that community benefits will be provided, this issue is not <br />one on which an interlocal agreement on solid waste management should founder. The County is willing to <br />make the decisions on financing community benefits if this matter is not fully resolved before a change in <br />governance. <br />The Board continues to support the conceptual revenue structure laid out in the August proposal (and <br />reiterated here): <br />^ .finance core operations (MRF operations, MSW and C & D Landfills) through tipping fees <br />^ ~ finance collection/transportation activities through property taxes and collection charges <br />^ finance reduction/recycling through tipping. fees to the extent practical, with the balance from availability <br />fees <br />^ The Board wants to refine the current draft of the Interlocal Agreement and reach resolution on it as soon as <br />itis possible to do so next year. The Board supports Mayor WaldorFs proposal for a working group to <br />achieve this end, though the exact make-up of this group is still to be discussed. <br />The Board discussed the importance of the LOG reaching decisions by consensus for the remainder of its <br />existence. The Board of Commissioners maybe placed in an untenable position if it is expected to ultimately <br />assume responsibility for implementing/overseeing solid waste management decisions that it does not <br />support. , <br />The Board confirmed the importance of IJNC's active participation in solid waste decision-making and <br />recycling. ._ . <br />