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3 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION EXERCISING ORANGE COUNTY'S RIGHT TO INCREASE THE MIXED SOLID WASTE TIPPING FEE TO MITIGATE.ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND REQUESTING ORANGE COUNTY'S PARTNER MUNICIPALITIES ENDORSE THE USE of AVENUES GE NE RATE Y THE INCREASED FEES FOR REMEDIATION EFFORTS IN THE ROG RS ROAD AREA. WHEREAS, the Towns of Carr oro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough (the " adders") are Partners with Orange County in managing solid waste through the Agreement Solid Waste Management (the " green e t"); and WHEREAS, orange County and its partners have, for many years, received comment on and studied issues involved in rcme iating adverse environmental conditions and other adverse conditions that may exist in the Rogers Road Area rear the orange County Landfill (the "Landfill"); and WHEREAS, orange County and its Partners have been presented, through the years, with evidence l ortedly linking the operations of the Landfill to adverse environmental conditions and other adverse conditions In the Rogers Road Area; and WHEREAS, in spite of orange County and its Partners' best efforts, solutions to address adverse environmental conditions and adverse hannful conditions in the Rogers Road Area have failed to materialize to the extent necessary to properly address eo cenis and conditions o finpoilance to the Rogers Road Area residents; and r WHERE AS, Orange Counter and Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents who live in the Rogers Road Area have endured, among other things, adverse environmental o di ons, poor living conditions, landfill related odor conditions, contaminated drinking wells and failing septic systems for many years; and WHEREAS, Section 4 of the Agreement authorizes Orange County to increase Mixed Solid Waste Tipping Fee upon this 3 o days notice to its Patiners so long as the increase does not exceed ten percent 10%); and WHEREAS, Section 4 of the Agreement res.erves unto Orange County the absolute right adjust any and all rates and fees for the purpose o , a gong other things, paying "costs o remediati g any adverse environmental conditions at any time existing -with respect to the System"; and WHEREAS, Section 6 of the Agreement authorizes orange County and its Partners to finance Porn system finds community benefits for the Rogers Road Area;