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waste transfer station site, then that new criterion needs to be used to look for all eligible 10- <br /> acre sites in the county. <br /> All of the reasons you rejected the originally proposed site on Eubanks hold true for both of the <br /> Millhouse sites. For example, schools, residential areas, and recreation areas should be <br /> avoided, traffic issues should be considered, and most importantly, a community that has <br /> hosted the current waste disposal facilities for 37 years should be excluded. Millhouse was <br /> considered a part of the Rogers Road community long before the landfill ever physically <br /> divided the area, and the houses on the north side of Eubanks are just as affected by that <br /> landfill as those on the south side. The map that the newspapers keep publishing as the <br /> "Rogers Road Heritage Area" is being used out of context: At Commissioner Moses Carey's <br /> direction, it was a map specifically created by the county's Rogers Road Enhancement Task <br /> Force to designate a starting point for providing compensation to the community. Community <br /> members of the task force were strongly encouraged to limit the boundaries. That map does <br /> not represent how community members define their community. <br /> It is also misleading to suggest that the money the county will save by not purchasing the site <br /> on Hwy 54 will go toward improvements needed in the Rogers Road community. My <br /> understanding is that the county would prefer not to spend extra money to purchase land <br /> because it doesn't have that money. In these difficult economic times, the county can't even <br /> afford to keep all of its waste disposal convenience centers open; how is that non-existent <br /> money going to help Rogers Road? <br /> The residents of the Rogers Road community have made it clear that they do not want a waste <br /> transfer station in their community, and that the health of their community (including Millhouse) <br /> is not for sale. They have hosted our county's garbage for far too long. It is time, again, for <br /> the BOCC to stand up for environmental justice in Orange County by saying "no" to the <br /> Millhouse Road sites. <br /> Thank you for your continued efforts on this difficult problem, <br /> Tracy Kuhlman <br /> 1009 Tallyho Trail, Chapel Hill" <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz invited Jan Sassaman from the Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> (SWAB) to talk about the proposed Paydarfar site. <br /> Jan Sassaman said that the SWAB is aware of the potential of Option D and they <br /> discussed this site as part of their discussions in early summer. He said that there was no <br /> formal vote on any of these sites but the discussion of this site was favorable over the other <br /> options. The Paydarfar site was more favorable to the SWAB compared to the Town <br /> Operations Center site because it is owned by the County, it is further away from most <br /> residences and the school, it offers more continuity because of the close proximity to the Solid <br /> Waste Department (using same equipment, similar staff, etc.). He said that the Paydarfar site <br /> is probably better environmentally than the Town Operations Center site, but there are no data <br /> confirming this. However, the SWAB recognizes that there is still the issue of the Rogers <br /> Road community regarding the Paydarfar site, and this needs to be addressed. He said that <br /> the SWAB does not like any option that would use the Durham transfer station. The SWAB <br /> sent a resolution about this to the Board of County Commissioners on August 6, 2006. He <br /> said that the waste transfer station needs to be as close as possible to the waste generating <br /> area. He said that this will necessitate mitigation with any residential areas. <br />