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4 <br />1 Gary Carver, of Blackwood Mountain Road, Chapel Hill, voiced strong support for reducing, <br />2 and recycling. He felt that the Owners Group only considered the landfill options even though that <br />3 is the least preferred option according to the State. He asked that the Owner's Group consider <br />4 other options. <br />5 <br />6 Debbie Bettis, Overlook Point, Chapel Hill, spoke as a community activist. She mentioned <br />7 that although the Commissioners have the right to condemn land she very strongly hoped that <br />8 they would not condemn the Site #17. This is not vacant land. There are homeowners on this <br />9 land who have lived here all of their lives. <br />0 <br />1 Tom Sorrell, of Shadylawn Road, Chapel Hill, requested that the Owners Group and <br />2 elected officials look at alternatives. He felt that the decision had already been made and that the <br />3 Public Hearing was only a formality. He was disappointed that UNC was not represented at the <br />4 Public Hearing. <br />5 <br />6 Barry Kendell, of Ridgecrest Drive, Chapel Hill, stated that incineration, and other <br />7 alternatives, needed to be more fully considered. He asked the Owners Group and elected <br />8 officials to consider alternatives to the landfill. <br />9 <br />0 Whitney MacDonald, of Green Hills Road, Chapel Hill and a teacher at Waldorf Emerson, <br />1 mentioned that there is a beautiful, and successful, school facility as well as 500 families homes <br />2 situated within sight of this proposed landfill. A community farm exists within 100 yards and within <br />3 50 yards is an organic farm. <br />4 <br />5 Cecil Griffin, of Manor Drive, Chapel Hill, asked that Orange County consider requesting <br />6 the Legislature to allow deposit collection on glass, plastic and cans sold in the County. He <br />7 mentioned that in Orange County, California, mandatory recycling was instituted and a 70% <br />8 reduction was realized overnight. He lives near the proposed landfill site and was promised that <br />9 there would not be another landfill sited in this area. <br />0 <br />1 Laura Shmania, of Wild Turkey Trail Road, Chapel Hill, spoke as an administrator at <br />2 Waldorf Emerson. She stated that siting the landfill near this school and neighborhood would <br />3 create a disastrous situation for the entire area. <br />4 <br />5 Don Willhoit, former County Commissioner and L.O.G. member, requested that the <br />6 Owner's Group establish a Home Page so that documents would be readily available to citizens. <br />7 He commented that convenience centers are not particularly convenient for many people. He <br />8 asked that the Universal collection center be carefully considered. He asked if the Owners Group <br />9 could site a successful example of their plan anywhere in the Country. He suggested that if they <br />0 could not site such an example, that they institute a pilot study for multifamily recycling. He offered <br />1 the use of the Old Well Community for this study. He also requested that the life cycle analysis be <br />2 included when determining the cost of the landfill. <br />3 <br />4 Betty Maultsby stated that it was unfortunate that disposal had been left off the chart. <br />5 Solid waste collection needs to be part of the plan but she felt that the collection methods were <br />6 being voted on out of context. <br />7 <br />