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<br />B. RESPONSE TO PENDING NPDES APPLICATION <br />Marvin Collins asked the Board to consider a response to applications <br />for NPDES permits from the N.C. Division of Environmental Management (NCDEM). <br />Orange County was notified recently by the NCDEM that it had received <br />applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) <br />permits from Martin-Marietta Aggregates and M. M. Fowler, Inc. The Martin- <br />Marietta application is for the purpose of discharging wastewater from the <br />quarry on N.C. Highway 54 to Phils Creek. The M.M. Fowler, Inc. application <br />is for the purpose of discharging wastewater from a treatment facility at <br />Hurley's I-85 Gulf (BP) Station on N.C. Highway 86. Comments on these two <br />applications must be submitted to NCDEM no later than January 23, 1992. This <br />did not provide adequate time for staff review. Martin-Marietta is located <br />in the University Lake Watershed and the Joint Planning Area. NCDEM is <br />authorized to conduct public hearings on such applications, and a public <br />hearing may be the best format for the presentation of comments by concerned <br />parties. <br />Mr. Danzinger noted that at the public hearing held in Carrboro on <br />October 10, 1991, seven people spoke against development of the quarry and <br />no citizen spoke in favor of this development. He asked that the Board <br />direct Moses Carey to not allow American Stone to expand their existing <br />quarry because (1) consistency of past actions to protect the watershed, (2) <br />it is not fair to the citizens in the neighborhood who have had other <br />restrictions placed on their land, (3) if American Stone is told that it is <br />okay to do this they will then come back to the Board of County Commissioners <br />with a request to enlarge the asphalt plant and expand the quarry and it will <br />be hard to say no, (4) it will cost more money to clean what is now being <br />incurred and when the asphalt and quarry plant are there it will cost even <br />more, and (5) the citizens have waited 25 years for the quarry to shut down. <br />If the quarry does not expand, then other uses for this land need to be <br />explored. He supports a negative response to DEM. <br />After a lengthy discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner <br />Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit to write a letter requesting <br />that a public hearing be held for M. M. Fowler, Inc. and American Stone with <br />the statement that if a public hearing is not considered for American Stone <br />that the County recommends that the permit be denied. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />C. GOVERNMENT SERVICES CENTER NAME <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner <br />Halkiotis to officially name the new facility currently being constructed at <br />the corner of Margaret Lane and Cameron Street "Orange County Government <br />Services Center". <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />D. ESTABLISH AN ORANGE COUNTY SOLID iQASTE COMMITTEE <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Insko, seconded by Commissioner <br />Willhoit to adopt the resolution as stated below establishing an Orange <br />County Solid Waste Committee including the charge and agenda as outlined in <br />the agenda abstract. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />