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C'~pP ,~l <br />/~ ~ ~\ <br />c~ <br />o~rx caRCy`2 <br />TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL <br />3OG NORTH COLUMBIA STREET <br />CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA 27516 <br />OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br />December 8, 1998 <br />Mazgazet Brown, Chair <br />Boazd of Orange County Commissioners <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br />Dear Mazgaret: <br />~Bc~C-G W <br />C'-' ~ .. <br />'! ~, ~ DEC i .~ " <br />1 <br />(919)968-2714 <br />FAX (919) 967-8406 <br />I write to forwazd to you and the Boazd the resolution adopted last night by the Chapel Hill Town <br />Council regazding the management of solid waste in Orange County. I also want to express the <br />appreciation of the Town Council for the willingness of the Boazd of Orange County <br />Commissioners to assume the governance of solid waste management in Orange County. <br />As you can see from the resolution, there aze a number of concerns, which the Council wanted to <br />transmit to the Boazd. Important among them is the Council's condition that the Greene tract not <br />be used for the burial of construction and demolition (C & D) waste. The Council, however, <br />strongly recommends that a C & D facility be identified soon and put into operation, both to <br />meet the needs of our citizens, and to provide significant revenue to support recycling programs. <br />The Council also strongly urges that a transfer station and a materials recovery facility be located <br />near the municipalities so that hauling costs may be kept reasonable. In fact, we endorse the site <br />neaz the landfill that our staff has identified. <br />Finally, I would emphasize our objection to any condemnation of properties owned by Mrs. <br />Blackwood and Mrs. Nunn. <br />This resolution does not address community benefit issues, because we believe that these matters <br />aze sepazate from governance and will be address by a special committee which we understand <br />will meet on December 14. <br />We in Orange County have been discussing this topic for several years. Now that there are <br />replies to the proposal of the County Commissioners from both Carrboro and Chapel Hill, I hope <br />that we will begin to take the final practical steps needed to transfer the full responsibility and <br />authority to the County for this very important azea of public service. <br />