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Chapter 4 <br /> Process for Development of the Plan <br /> Plan development in Orange County is an ongoing process. The process is complicated by the <br /> fact that a11 four jurisdictions remain interested in fashioning a fully integrated plan that <br /> cooperatively incorporates all elements of solid waste management from waste reduction'through <br /> landfilling, encompassing all the sectors of the economy in each jurisdiction. The County is the <br /> lead agency but the three Towns remain fully involved in the recycling programs and <br /> determining if they are all going to send their waste to the same destination when the Orange <br /> County Landfill closes in early to mid 2013. <br /> This iteration of the three-year update can provide more definition and direction for a plar,i that <br /> will provide the County with blueprints for action on a variety of solid waste issues still facing it. <br /> This iteration will not provide a precise timetable or implementation plan for most of those <br /> actions. But an overall approach is presented here. <br /> This plan submittal is more than descriptive, but does not become fully prescriptive. It dof�s call <br /> out all the key issues on which decisions are needed and offers options for recommendatic►ns for <br /> each issue. When those individual issues are decided they could be pulled together to constitute a <br /> plan that will drive the County towards its sixty one percent waste reduction goal and pos:�ibly <br /> beyond as well as a long term more sustainable approach to solid waste management. <br /> Following the review and comment on this planning document by the Solid Waste Plan Work <br /> Group,the document was presented at a public meeting on September 29, 2010; comments were <br /> incorporated, and the resulting plan was reviewed by all three Town elected boards. (Drafit <br /> resolutions attached as Appendix B along with comments from the public on the plan). It will be <br /> (was)presented to the Board of Orange County Commissioners for a fmal review and adoption <br /> on December 6, 2010 prior to submittal to the State. <br /> This iteration of the plan, while containing some substantive material,primarily elucidates the <br /> remaining issues. Major issues detailed in the list at the end of the previous chapter are stil�l in the <br /> process of being addressed. A series of technical memoranda and presentations over the past two <br /> years provide more background to enable decision-making. Those are incorporated by refe;rence. <br /> Following adoption and submission of this plan, the planning process will continue into th.e <br /> future. Potential key issues for future for decision-making are: <br /> • The future of solid waste convenience centers design, operation, financing, and location. <br /> • How to create a fmancially stable solid waste enterprise fund following MSW land.fill <br /> closure and integration of the Sanitation Division into the Enterprise Fund <br /> • Revision or redevelopment of the Interlocal Agreement among the local governme:nts that <br /> will be relevant following the closure of the Orange County MSW landfill <br /> • How much further to expand rural curbside recycling <br /> • Whether or not to implement single stream recycling in both urban and rural curbsiide <br /> programs and when <br /> • Expansion and full funding of commercial recycling <br /> • Implementing additional regulatory or incentive measures to promote waste reduction <br /> and recycling <br /> 49 <br />