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Open to technology and new recycling efforts Board of County Commissioners directly responsible No advisory board Enterprise SCENARIO #5 Tweak LOG model Pursue majority of jurisdictions Not total consensus on important issues - no one has to agree Enterprise SCENARIO #6 Ask Carrboro or Hillsborough to operate and take the lead Enterprise OTHER SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS Implement the solid waste plan, working back on the type of organization that will be needed. All positions would be reviewed as the plan is implemented. Look at new technology and new recycling efforts. The County Commissioners need to be involved directly for the first few years and not have an advisory board. Have an advisory board with the County Commissioners being the policy and decision making body. Continue with the existing LOG with an agreement that two out of three jurisdictions must agree on issues which would be outlined. Commissioner Gordon feels that work on the interlocal agreement needs to stop until a decision is made on the next steps. Commissioner Carey feels the County needs to decide on which scenario to pursue. The cost will depend on how many partners want to join in this effort. Commissioner Brown made reference to the solid waste management plan sent to the state and asked if it could be incorporated with scenario #1. Commissioner Carey said that he feels the plan sent to the state is a good plan and if we have at least two entities doing it, the cost would be workable. There will be debt for a MRF, transfer station, land, etc. Commissioner Halkiotis agreed with Commissioner Carey that an advisory board may be a good idea because citizens would trust a group like that rather than the five County Commissioners. Commissioner Gordon said that providing water and sewer would cost 1.5 million. It would need to be decided if this money would come from the users or funded by County revenues. The County Commissioners agreed that the enterprise fund would need to be a significant part of any plan they develop. Commissioner Carey said that the Greene Tract will need to be part of the assets. With regard to employees, the County needs flexibility and should not agree on anything except treating people fairly in accordance with what the law requires. Commissioner Carey said that community benefits or any other benefits need to be supported entirely by the enterprise fund and if it cannot because of legal reasons, then the County and the other entities would need to negotiate how it would be paid. Commissioner Carey made reference to the map in the packet. He feels that if water is going to be extended and it is determine there is a legitimate reason for extending water, that tract needs to be brought