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E <br />3. There may be alternative disposal methods available for solid waste management at <br />some future date. Regardless of technology, those alternative methods will come at a <br />higher cost AND still involve the transport of large volumes of waste to a specific location. <br />This will remain a county -wide issue BUT not solely a county government problem. <br />Legitimate, forthright discussions need to occur involving the disposal of municipal solid <br />waste. Method to be selected, how to fund the associated costs and where to place <br />facilities remain to be properly addressed. The process should be transparent but <br />focused. NO neighborhood, urban or rural, wants to host such a facility. Addressing <br />those localized concerns will be a difficult and troubling task. <br />4. Recycling remains a high priority in Orange County. The County has taken the lead role <br />in providing these services county -wide. The County must continue to focus on <br />efficiencies in both the fixed drop -off locations and curbside service elements of this <br />program. Automation and compaction of recyclables will help contain costs BUT those <br />costs will increase. <br />Recycling also includes debris and yard waste services along with demolition waste <br />disposal. Those residing in the Rogers /Eubanks Road area should recognize and <br />understand that Eubanks Road will remain home to the County's demolition debris <br />disposal efforts and solid waste equipment storage and maintenance functions long after <br />the municipal solid waste landfill closure. <br />There are no current plans to relocate that facility or site a new similar facility elsewhere <br />in Orange County for the foreseeable future. <br />5. Summarizing: Extending the lifespan current municipal solid waste landfill can provide a <br />revenue stream to address some but not all Rogers Road area needs. Determining what <br />needs are addressed is a role for community /government collaboration but the final <br />decision and responsibility for action rests with the Board of Commissioners in <br />conjunction with municipal cooperation. Moving forward will bring some closure to many <br />long standing issues (besides just the landfill). It will not resolve or address all <br />community concerns or desired outcomes. Those goals will require on -going efforts and <br />commitments among all of those with a vested interest in Orange County's future. <br />