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year tenant lease to commence in the fall. Leasing and /or lease renewal could be affected by the potential for construction activity within a few hundred feet on the Paydarfar site. Review of Current Conditions and Circumstances: • The BOCC has two (possibly three) alternative sites remaining for a solid waste transfer station, all equally charged with concern from the affected communities. • The Hwy 54 site is ready to move forward given an affirmative decision by the BOCC. • The BOCC must wait for an official offer from the Town of Chapel Hill on the town owned site in order to proceed further. • The City of Durham transfer station (subject to the approval of the Durham City Council) appears to be a viable option, but does come at a higher actual financial and environmental impact due to its location and haul costs from Orange County. • The County owned 10 acre site is a viable option within the County's control part but comes with similar objections as those posed for the Chapel Hill town owned site, except there are no adjacent homeowners. • The remaining projected capacity at the current landfill will be exhausted, under best management practices, on Eubanks Road is approximately Summer 2012. • The need for a transfer station within the county limits remains a reality, notwithstanding meticulous review and debate over alternatives; i.e. out -of- county location, alternative technologies, private haulers. • The solid waste transfer site selection process, re- opened in December 2007 with the engagement of Olver, Inc., has been publicly addressed by the BOCC on the basis of extensive technical research and infused with substantial community participation over a period approaching 2 years. • Orange County government through the Solid Waste Management Enterprise Fund has expended $452,223 for all work, meetings, reports, specialty subcontractors, and certain fees related TS site search (January 2008 to Present). • The BOCC has previously agreed to the creation of a Community Advisory Group to be engaged with Solid Waste management and the chosen engineering group to provide a conduit for information, communications and dialogue regarding the development and implementation of a state -of- the -art facility in the spirit of mitigating to the greatest extent practical any adverse impacts. Summary The County has spent several years and several hundred thousand dollars pursuing a resolution as to how to handle solid waste disposal once the county landfill closes. Time is running out. Ultimately any site selected has its negative consequences, either perceived or real. 4