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647 <br />T. Sorrow agrees with shipping waste out of Orange County. He feels that safeguards should be in <br />place so that the fee will not drastically raise once a contract is signed. He feels that long term, the <br />County should prepare for the next century by building a county or regional facility perhaps in cooperation <br />with Durham or neighboring counties to incinerate waste. <br />D. Caldwell said that residents of Orange County have waited a long time for a decision on the ^'a <br />location of the next landfill. Although, reports indicate the water is okay, many of the residents buy their <br />drinking water because the water has a bad smell especially after a hard rain. He noted that the garbage <br />trucks start early in the morning and continue on to late in the evening dropping most of their loads on the <br />side of the road. He recommended that water and sewer be provided for those that need it and that the <br />speed limit be dropped to 35mph due to heavy traffic. <br />Linda Carver noted she has not seen integrity or a sense of honor or fairness in the landfill site <br />search procedures. She asked that the government find a better way to dispose of solid waste than <br />landfilling. <br />Gayle Wilson summarized the process that was followed in selecting citizens to serve on the <br />search committee. No sites had been in existence then. <br />K. Riley asked what was planned after the 50 year life span of the proposed landfill. <br />Commissioner Willhoit said that the LOG has looked at and discussed the terms of waste reduction <br />and looked at other technologies that would extend the life of the landfill and hopefully they will have a <br />sustainable community when it comes to solid waste. Through waste reduction and recycling and <br />processing, they should be able to reduce the amount they have to bury so that the 50 year horizon is well <br />beyond that. <br />C. Griffin,noted he lives on property next to Julia Blackwood. He asked if members of the <br />governing board can honestly say that they are convinced that what they are advocating is right. He <br />stated that the citizens surrounding the present landfill will not willingly stop their opposition to the County's <br />efforts of imposing a landfill on them. <br />Mayor Horace Johnson noted that being an elected official is not an easy task. His position is to <br />not favor anyone nor to fear anyone but to simply do what is right for all the people in Orange County. <br />There was a process of weighing out the evidence as it was presented. The decision must be based on <br />honesty and what a person believes to be true before moving forward. <br />Commissioner Willhoit said that decisions must be made on the information and what is right for <br />the majority of the citizens. The one promise that is written into the agreement is about parks and <br />recreation space and they have every intention of following through with that promise. <br />Alderman Gist said that she has opposed Site 17 from the beginning and will continue to oppose it <br />and that many people on the Carrboro board feels the same way. She does believe that a promise was <br />made to not locate the next landfill near the present landfill. She does not feel there is a need for <br />something that big. <br />C. Griffin said that no one has an interest in buying the land they put up for sale because of Site <br />17. He asked if alternatives have been investigated. The only, compensation he desires is the honoring <br />of the commitment made by more than one public official nearly 25 years ago of no new landfill in their <br />neighborhood. <br />B. Ray said he has been involved with the landfill search from the beginning. He wonders when it <br />will all end. He feels the citizens of Orange County should let the elected officials make a decision. <br />B. Andrews said that there are a lot of alternatives that have not been explored. <br />COMPENSATION RELATED TO LANDFILL SITING AND DEVELOPMENT <br />Linda Carver said that the only compensation she wants is no landfill. No amount of compensation <br />would help get rid of the smell, dust, rats and roaches. <br />Alderman Gist said that if Site 17 happens, the only idea she can come up with is to have land <br />bought at prelandfill value. <br />S. Mason said she lives around Site 17. The SEAL members feel that compensation should be <br />considered as restitution for past damages. The only compensation they want is that promised by the <br />officials serving government at the time the current landfill was constructed. <br />f,.