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►N • County Management has continued discussions with City of Durham officials on the potential use of their Solid Waste Transfer Station located off East Club Boulevard to receive solid waste for disposal from Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. Orange County has been given verbal assurances that either a short-term or long -term use remains possible. • A preliminary concept plan for siting a Solid Waste Transfer Station on the County - owned Paydarfar site off Millhouse Road has been further refined by Olver, Inc. • A Cultural /Archaeological survey of the Paydarfar site was completed as part of the environmental assessment prepared by Olver, Inc. and submitted to the State Clearing House. Planning has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). • County Management and Planning have had discussions with NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) officials regarding access and traffic issues pertinent to the Paydarfar site. Olver, Inc. has also discussed this issue with NCDOT. • Financial Services has continued to coordinate with Bond Counsel on bond reimbursement aspects related to the potential use of the Paydarfar site for the Solid Waste Transfer Station. • Solicitations have been made by Solid Waste Management for interest by haulers /host landfills to receive solid waste that would be transferred from a Solid Waste Transfer Station sited within Orange County. Four firms representing seven (7) landfills have responded. • Requests for Proposals (RFPs) have been issued by Asset Management and Purchasing seeking a principal consulting firm and peer review consulting firm to be engaged for the design and engineering of a Solid Waste Transfer Station that would be sited within Orange County, pending BOCC decision on specific site. • Solid Waste Management has continued to coordinate with Town partners on potential operational and fiscal impacts of an in- County or out -of- County Solid Waste Transfer Station. • Solid Waste Management has provided a tour of the Hwy 54, Paydarfar, and City of Durham Transfer Station sites to members of the BOCC. • Lease of the house at 6823 Millhouse Road (future Millhouse Road Park property) has been delayed pending a BOCC decision on the Solid Waste Transfer Station. Review of Current Conditions and Circumstances: • The BOCC has two alternative sites within the County under consideration for a solid waste transfer station, each with objections from affected communities. • The Hwy 54 site is ready to move forward given an affirmative decision by the BOCC (subject to purchase of the site).