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beautiful farms in the county. There's not much density— but its far— <br /> which is why the convenience center is so important <br /> • "It's not full service —there's no yard waste" — of course, residents <br /> with large parcels compost or legally burn yard waste right on their <br /> property. <br /> • "The site can't be expanded" —why is that a problem? Of course the <br /> center got more crowded when the county added large bins for non- <br /> critical services like mattress, appliance and metal. Why not take <br /> those out and leave basic trash and recycling bins. <br /> o The center is important to the rural residents who have no alternative but to <br /> drive 15-30 miles to dump their trash. Reducing hours makes sense, closing <br /> the center doesn't <br /> o Please —we rely on you to represent the rural community too. Closing <br /> Bradshaw Quarry imposes an unfair and disproportionate burden on this <br /> special community. <br /> o Please vote tonight to keep Bradshaw Quarry open. <br /> Frank Tozzolina read through the points on the handout: <br /> - Spread the burden — rather than target a single community <br /> o We appreciate that every citizen is being asked to give up services to make <br /> the budget work and our rural community wants to do our part. That's why <br /> we are asking for reduced hours at BQ — like every other community. <br /> o Closing BQ is a disproportionate action — it targets a single community for no <br /> waste services at all. Unlike the neighbors of other centers, most BQ users <br /> have no option —vendors will not serve the area; the county does not <br /> provide curbside recycling pickup and many who do receive it are willing to <br /> give it up since they have to drive their trash to BQ <br /> o This community does not ask for much and already does a lot to minimize <br /> our demands on the county's fiscal resources: <br /> • We have no schools — so we put our kids on school busses <br /> • We have no parks so the church gave the kids a practice field for <br /> football <br /> • We gave up thousands of acres of land for a reservoir and got <br /> sludge in return <br /> • We agreed to 5 acre zoning to limit density and protect our critical <br /> watersheds — and are now being told that we don't produce enough <br /> trash. <br /> • We pay a 3R fee — and all we'd like in exchange is a small <br /> convenience center— open 3-4 days a week. <br /> o Our neighbors are willing to share the burden — not bear the burden by <br /> becoming the only community in the county with no waste management <br /> services at all. <br /> o As Jim said — closing BQ doesn't save money, it shifts costs to residents — <br /> who by all counts are doing more than their fair share to limit their demands <br /> on the county for services. <br /> o Please vote tonight to keep Bradshaw Quarry open. <br /> Tommy Holmes also spoke from the handout. He is Chief of Orange Grove Fire <br /> Department and Orange County resident of 66 years. <br /> - Here's a petition with 500 signatures asking you to reconsider your decision to close <br /> BQ <br />