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A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE THREE-YEAR SOLID WASTE MANAGEM:ENT PLAN UPDATE TO BE ADOPTED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COIUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND SUBMITTED TO STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA(2010-10- 27/R-4) WHEREAS,North Carolina statutorily requires each County and Municipality to update it:s ten year solid waste plan every three years; and WHEREAS, Orange County and its municipalities have historically cooperated closely on solid waste management including plan development; and WHEREAS,the plan to be adopted reaffirms the goal of 61%waste reduction per capita originally established in 1997 and reaffirtned in 2000, 2003 and 2008 (for 2006 submittal;►; and WHEREAS,the Board of Orange County Commissioners has created a representative solid waste management plan work group that has worked for five years on the comprehensive, integrated long term plan; and WHEREAS,the Orange County Solid Waste Department, the Work Group and the Solid�JVaste Advisory Board have developed a draft interim plan for consideration by the Town; and WHEREAS,plan development has included representatives from the Town and the Town"s interests have thereby been represented in plan development; and WHEREAS,the Town has reviewed and considered the plan and offered its recommendations and revisions to be incorporated into the plan document to be submitted to the State for re��iew after consideration by the Board of Orange County Commissioners; and WHEREAS, this plan submittal is a living document and recognizes that the County's overall integrated solid waste management plan will continue to evolve; and WHEREAS,the current submittal is about 15 months overdue from the original plan update due date of June 30, 2009. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town of Chapel Hill that the Town of C'.hapel Hill adopts and recommends this solid waste management plan updates pending adoption lby the Board of Orange County Commissioners. This is the 27`"day of October, 2010. 59