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53 <br />of dealing with solid waste. He feels a new effort needs to be made to catch <br />up with the people in this County who are ahead of the governing boards. He <br />'favors having a group meet to make these major decisions and agrees that the <br />name needs to be changed. <br />Commissioner Insko favors getting a group together to work on,the <br />goals and objectives for solid waste management. She suggested that the Board <br />list some of their concerns and use this as their input to the working group. <br />She would like to see the percentages and time lines put into the document as <br />well as some consideration of banning recyclables as a long term goal. She <br />would like to have citizen participation pulled out as a separate goal which <br />does not fit into any of the four goals stated in the proposal. They need to <br />be concerned about protecting the environment with the best service at the <br />least cost. She prefers that this work group be made up of two members of <br />each board. <br />Commissioner Willhoit stated that the statement of goals will be <br />the focus of direction for the work plan developed by the consultants. He <br />urged that the Board adopt this document as the interim goals because.this <br />gives formal recognition that Hillsborough is included. <br />John Link clarified that this document is intended to be the broad <br />statement of responsibilities of the L.O.G. and the objectives as stated can <br />be enhanced or enlarge. The solid waste management plan is going to result <br />from the study and input of the Orange County and Chapel Hill Solid Waste <br />Committees and comments from the elected officials. He feels it would be a <br />,good idea to state that these goals should be at least the departure point for <br />discussion. <br />Commissioner Gordon feels that one thing to consider when <br />restructuring the L.O.G. is how the group that actually runs the landfill <br />interacts with the rest of the group, especially when it comes to finances. <br />Commissioner Willhoit noted that when looking at restructuring the <br />L.O.G., the issue must be looked at long term regarding who is going to <br />operate the landfill. The long range management plan will not depend on the <br />organization structure. <br />After prolonged discussion, it was decided that since there is no <br />agreement on any of the governing boards on how to handle solid waste, that <br />their concerns expressed tonight go back to the L.O.G. and that a work group <br />be formed to address the questions about structure of the L.O.G. It was <br />decided that a meeting of all elected officials would be convened by the <br />L.O.G., and from that work session, it may be necessary to form a smaller work <br />group or hold another work session. The Board members will submit a written <br />list of questions for this work group. <br />B. RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR EXTENDED AREA SERVICE IN PROSPECT HILL <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner <br />Insko to approve the resolution stated below which expresses support for flat- <br />rate EAS between prospect Hill and Hillsborough: <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING FLAT-RATE EXTENDED AREA SERVICE BETWEEN CENTEL'S <br />PROSPECT HILL AND HILLSBOROUGH EXCHANGES <br />WHEREAS, it has been a long-standing goal of the Orange County Board of