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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 5, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~j " G <br />SUBJECT: Consideration and Approval of the Conceptual Site Plan for Walnut Grove <br />Church Road Solid Waste Convenience Center Improvements <br />DEPARTMENT: Financial Services, <br />Asset Management Services <br />(AMS) and Solid Waste <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Staff Summary of Public Information <br />Meeting <br />Conceptual Site Plan <br />Full Parcel Map <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management, <br />919-968-2885 <br />Michael Talbert, Assistant County <br />Manager, 919-245-2153 <br />Pam Jones, AMS, 919-245-2650 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approval of a conceptual site plan for the Walnut Grove Church Road <br />Solid Waste Convenience Center, and authorize the Manager to proceed to final design and <br />bidding of this project. <br />BACKGROUND: The Board approved proceeding with the modernization of the Walnut Grove <br />Solid Waste Convenience Center as part of the Fiscal 2011/12 budget process. The goal for <br />completion of the project is July 2012. <br />The attached conceptual plan was presented to the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) on <br />October 12, 2011 to solicit comments and suggestions. The conceptual plan was again <br />discussed with the SWAB at its November 9, 2011 meeting receiving additional discussion and <br />input from members as well as the public present. <br />On October 24, 2011 a public meeting was held at the Northern Human Services Center to <br />receive input from adjacent property owners and users of the Center with .regard to the <br />conceptual site plan. Meeting notices were mailed to all property owners within 1,000 feet of the <br />Center property. Meeting notice flyers were distributed at the site several days in advance of <br />the meeting and were placed in the News of Orange and Chapel Hill Herald newspapers. <br />Posters were placed on all Solid Waste Convenience Center and Recycling Drop-off bulletin <br />boards announcing the public meeting. <br />Nine residents attended the meeting. The comments received and a staff response are <br />provided as an attachment. The County "build team" has taken all comments received into <br />consideration and discussed each comment and suggestion. <br />