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APPROVED 11!4196 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br />JUNE 27, 1996 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on June 27, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. in <br />Superior Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The purpose of this special meeting was to hold a public <br />forum to hear a presentation from VEDCO Energy Corporation and to receive citizen comments and <br />questions. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners William L. <br />Crowther and Don Willhoit <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners Alice M. Gordon and Stephen H. Halkiotis <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Rod <br />Visser and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (All other staff members will be identified appropriately <br />below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDING TAPES OF THE <br />MEETING WILL BE KEPT FOR FIVE (5) YEARS AND THE VIDEO WILL BE KEPT AS <br />LONG AS NECESSARY, <br />THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS STATED BELOW FOR THE RECORD <br />The purpose of the forum will be to hear a presentation from VEDCO Energy Corporation, which has <br />developed a plant in Fayetteville that processes municipal solid waste from Cumberland, Hoke, Brunswick, <br />and Bladen Counties into recyclables, process steam, and electricity. The forum will provide an opportunity <br />for citizens to ask questions to help assess the potential of VEDCO as an alternative to landfilling of Orange <br />County's solid waste. <br />During the past year, representatives of the landfill Owners' Group (LOG) and governing boards of the <br />local governments in Orange County have been meeting to consider landfill site selection and options for the <br />future governance structure of solid waste management in the County. The LOG has also undertaken a <br />study of options for an integrated solid waste management system in Orange County. Information now <br />available indicates that it could be 2 to 4 years before an Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan may be in <br />place. Because the Orange County Landfill continues to fill up, it is advisable to consider at least short-term <br />alternatives to landfilling. Therefore, given the County's lead role under the North Carolina Statutes to <br />provide for the disposal of solid waste, the Orange County Board of Commissioners will conduct the June 27 <br />forum to promote discussion of available options. <br />Public Work Director Wilbert McAdoo introduced Kimberly Aliese and Allen McDonald from VEDCO. <br />Mr. McDonald made the presentation and both he and Ms. Aliese answered questions. <br />The presentation consisted of a video showing the process that VEDCO uses in their operation. A <br />copy of that video is on file in the Clerk's Office. Mr. McDonald gave an historical perspective of how the <br />company got its start and how it has grown in a short period of time. What is left after the solid waste is <br />processed is some dirt and rock. They do want to get into the composting business but have not yet done <br />so. In answer to a question from Mr. B. B. Olive on construction and demolition waste, Mr. McDonald said <br />that they do handle this waste by using a muller. <br />Mr. McDonald explained that they do have capacity at their Fayetteville plant to handle a lot <br />more than they presently handle. Dupont, who uses the RDF in their operation, is looking at three <br />expansions. <br />In answer to a question about cost, Mr. McDonald said that the County would need to build a <br />transfer station which would cost $700,000 to $1.25 million. He explained how the transfer station would <br />work.