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3 <br />VAtFRrEP. Fousr-rte CXarR <br />BEw~c4oETrEPEUSSrLxR; VICE <br />CHA/R <br />AUCEM GORDON <br />PAM /-/EMM/NGER <br />BARRYJAGOBS <br />Mq~' NELSON <br />S7EVE YUNASZ <br />December 1, 2010 <br />Mark Chilton, Mayor <br />Town of Carrboro <br />301 W. Main Street <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 <br />OR_AItiIGE COUI~I'- Y BOARD OF COMMISSIOI~tERS <br />POST OFFICE BOX 8 'I 8 'I <br />. 200 SOUTH CAMERON STREET <br />. HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br />Mark Kleinschmidt, Mayor <br />Town of Chapel Hill <br />405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br />Tom Stevens, Mayor <br />Town of Hillsborough <br />P.O. Box 429 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Re: Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Management <br />Dear Mayors, <br />~ ~~ 4 <br />~t~ ~8t9j <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution in December 2009 to not pursue a local <br />municipal solid- waste transfer station at this time. This decision included Orange County'$ intention to utilize <br />the City of Durham Transfer Station fora 3-5 year period following the closure of the landfill. The Towns were <br />invited to ~ join the county until a more permanent solution was determined. Since- that time it is our <br />understanding the Towns have been evaluating whether they will join the County during this interim delivery to <br />Durham or continue to explore other options-as well. Nn town has expressed any decision regarding this <br />matter as yet. <br />The December 2009 resolution contained directives for the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) and County <br />staff to establish a timeline and framework for a process to evaluate longer-term disposal methods as well as <br />for County staff to re-engage the Towns in a process of amending the 1999 Interlocal Agreement for Solid <br />Waste Disposal. On November 18, 2010 during a Board of Commissioners Work Session, the Solid Waste <br />Advisory Board submitted a report (attached) recognizing the issue of revisiting the Interlocal Agreement and <br />deciding on short and' long range waste disposal course• of action. The SWAB strongly recommended the <br />Towns and County establish an open and collaborative process as soon as possible to address both the <br />organizational and operational issues related to future local waste management. The SWAB felt it imperative <br />that this process should be comprised of elected officials and senior staff and the process should begin as <br />soon as .possible. <br />uNVw. co: orarir7e. nc. us <br />Protecfrng and preserving - People, Resources, Quality of Life <br />Orange County, North Carolina -You Countr <br />s (919) 245-2130 • FAX (919) 644-0246 <br />