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Town of Chapel Hill Fax:919- 967 -8406 Dec 8 '98 1456 P.01/05 <br />G� <br />0 <br />R <br />TOWN OF ( <br />Post -WO brand fax transmittal memo 7671 <br />+� of v ■s■s lo . <br />Te / GK <br />`--�f <br />Rren► <br />Co. <br />Co. <br />Fax M / [ i U C)o �- <br />Fax N <br />306 NoRni COLumb'A a 1 K=A <br />CHAPEL BILL, NoRTH CAROLINA 27516 <br />Or.FLCE OP THE MAYOR <br />December 8,1998 <br />Margaret Brown., Chair <br />Board of Orange County Commissioners <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br />Dear Margaret: <br />(919j968 -2714 <br />FAX (919) 967 -8406 <br />I. write to forward to you and the Board the resolution adopted last night by the Chapel Hill Town <br />Council regarding the management of solid wasteiin orange County. I also want to express the <br />appreciation of the 'Town Council for the willingness of the Board 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 are a number of concerns, which the Council wanted to <br />transmit to the Board. 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 />near 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 />are separate 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 area of public service. <br />