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6 <br /> legality of the action; or i�the County were to proceed without agreement of the Towns, one or <br /> more Towns might pursue legal actian against the County. (Attachment 6) <br /> Since this issue was determined to be one of potential conflict between the County and Towns, <br /> a full financial estimate of providing sewer services was not pursued. Earlier estimates placed <br /> those costs in the $3-4 million range and did not include the Fox Meadow vicinity. <br /> iLLEGAL DUMP SITES — Within the general area of the landfill, there are reportedly several <br /> individual `illegal' dump sites either used-by inclividual property owners or the general public to <br /> `illegatly' dispose of fefuse (all types) rather than use the Eubanks Road Convenience Center. <br /> (This is not an issue isolated to the Rogers�Eubanks Road area within Orange County.) <br /> To ad��ress this issue County Staff has developed a proposed `one-time' effort to clean up sites <br /> within three-fourths af one mile of the landfill boundary at no cost to individual property owners. <br /> Details of this proposal and a map of the area are provided (Attachment 7). <br /> Signage and enforcement efforts to prohibit further illegal dumping can be incorporated into an <br /> operations plan for the landfi(1 and, alon� with the clean-up proposed, be addressed via landfill <br /> tipping fee revenues. <br /> Some lando�►rners and residents of the area have a historic practice of using burn piles to <br /> dispose of their individual refuse. There is a pending enforcement case at this time. After any <br /> publicly funded clean-up of these sites is complete, strict enforcement procedures would be <br /> standard practice. <br /> COMMUNtTY AND CULTURAL CENTER — This is a request from the Rogers/Eubanks Rvad <br /> community that would not be a proper expense utilizing landfill revenues. <br /> This request can be addressed by the County or Towns via other non�estricted <br /> governmental reve-nues similar to how local government� now support otMer non-profit <br /> agencies with�n Orange County. liowever, for this report no action is proposed. <br /> TAX ABATEMENT PR�GI�AlVIS — Nothing within existing North Carolina (aw would alfow a <br /> reduction or abatement of taxes as proposed or requested by the Rogers/Eubanks Road group. <br /> There are voluntary pragrams that could be pursued that might impact the taxation of individual <br /> properties. Each of those programs requires specific criteria to be met. Further research of <br /> available alternatives can be pursued by individuals with the assistance of the County Tax <br /> Administrator. <br /> LANDFILL OPERAT[ONAL ACTIVITY MITIGATION — County staff is pursuing various aspects <br /> of those items detailed in the request_ <br /> Odor control efforts are being pursued both on a short-term and long-term basis. Odor <br /> masking agents are being evaluated for use and the UNC Methane Gas project should act to <br /> reduce odor emissions once in operation_ <br /> A barrier wall concept is not a feasible option. However, fencing gaps are being addressed <br /> and additional planting materials will be placed along the landfill fence lines to further increase <br /> vegetation shielding. A closure plan and post closure activities should address this issue in <br /> more detail_ <br />