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the house. There was discussion about talking to a plumber about giving a group rate. The Board was told that this could not be done. He added that the same issue will come up on Buckhorn Road because water and sewer is being brought to the property lines of a low- income, elderly, minority community that was passed over by Mebane ten years ago. These people have also been waiting and also cannot afford to connect to the system. A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to: 2. Authorize the Dump Sites clean-up program as proposed. Solid Waste Enterprise Funds would be the source of funding for this effort. Solid Waste Staff will oversee the work and monitor the contractors authorized to perform the activities. VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to table the following item: 3. Recognize and authorize appropriate annual increases in the MSW tipping fee. Increases will occur in accordance with financial projections that support the proposals outlined above and closure and post closure financial obligations. The current agreement allows a 10% annual increase. The current rate is $57 per ton MSW. Commissioner Yuhasz suggested having staff to do some analysis of the various increases. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner McKee said that he is reluctant to put more work on the staff to bring something back since the Board has not made a decision about when to close the landfill, which directly relates to whether tipping fees are increased. The next recommendation is as follows: 4. Select an appropriate closing date for the landfill as a functioning operation. The estimated closure dates as proposed in the attachments and discussed earlier in this abstract are approximate in nature. As the landfill ages solid waste compresses with time. An exact date the landfill will reach permitted capacity is a variable. The Board has the option to extend the life of the landfill and add closure and post closure actions. County staff has not yet sought a permit extension, and the landfill is scheduled to close in the spring of 2013. If the Board chooses to extend the life of the landfill, it will need to direct staff to file the appropriate permit applications. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to direct staff not to seek a permit extension and inform the municipalities that, in so doing, the landfill will close in the spring 2013.