Agenda - 09-30-1998 - Additional Information

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transfer station. Others sites have been discussed and may be suitable options. A transfer station will not be needed until about 2006 and will take about 18 months to plan and construct. Construction and Demolition We have previously recommended a site on Old Highway 86 as the most appropriate site for a new construction and demolition (C &D) facility. Other potentially suitable sites have also been discussed for C &D. We feel it is essential to move ahead on a site for C &D. We have less than 18 months remaining in our existing C&D site. There is a clear need for a new facility. While there may be quays to reuse and recycle a portion of C&D waste, there will always be a significant portion remaining that must be landfilled. We think there is adequate and substantial information already available to allow informed decisions regarding siting issues. Materials Recovery Facility We continue to recommend a site consisting of three small parcels, located directly adjacent to and west of the current North Eubanks road facility for a MRF. Other sites have been discussed and may be suitable options. We feel it is essential to move ahead on a site for a MRF in order to proceed with implementation of the countywide solid waste plan. We are currently finalizing negotiations with a consultant selected to assist us with procurement of a materials recovery facility, which would become the fundamental component of the County -wide solid waste plan. Little progress can be made toward procurement without identifying a site. Implementation of the solid waste plan and its desired impact on reducing the waste stream will be delayed until the issue of a MRF site is resolved. Furthermore, without a MRF site, we are hindered in our discussions with Chatham County, the University, and the City of Durham regarding the potential of sharing our facility. It is important with regard to both the MRF and the C &D facilities, that we soon select a site. Each of these facilities are key elements of our integrated solid waste management plan; we cannot meet our waste reduction goals without them both. C. Formal intent not to seek a new MSW landfill in Orange County We believe that a locally owned or controlled MSW disposal facility is still desirable, given the potential future financial and public health risk of depending on distant facilities and commercial vendors. D. No eminent domain to acquire an MSW facility but could be considered for other solid waste facilities We believe that eminent domain should be used if necessary to obtain land needed for the community's solid waste management facilities.