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surrounding both County and individual property owner's liability, the final release forms and procedures have not been completed. Staff has discovered one non-conforming solid waste disposal site that was owned and operated by a Historic Rogers Road resident since 1992; see the attached letter from the NC Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources. Staff will bring back to the Board a recommendation regarding illegal dump sites by the March 22, 2012 regular meeting. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact of remediation in the Rogers Road Community could be considerable for Orange County and the Interlocal Agreement partners (as well as other users). The landfill is currently projected to close by June 30, 2013. The current Landfill tipping fee surcharge could generate $480,000 over two years. Combined with the $750,000 initial contribution from the Solid Waste Fund Balance, total revenues of $1,230,000 could be established for the Rogers Road Remediation Reserve Fund. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners and Town Boards provide guidance to staff regarding: Requests from the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA), with knowledge that not all of those requests can be linked to the landfill or the proposed Remediation Reserve Fund (regardless of the merit of those requests otherwise). Since this area clearly lies within or next to the municipal boundaries of the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, it would seem reasonable both towns might extend additional resources to address needs not directly/indirectly attributed to the landfill's location. Previous studies suggest that the direct involvement of the municipalities will be essential to success. ~1Vlunicipal matching funds could be used to meet specific demands,) ' b) Requests from the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association • Additional Water Lines • Sewer • Community Center • Illegal Dump Sites Council Member Bell asked why the cleaning up of the private properties would fall to the County and not to the private owners. John Roberts said that the clean-up responsibility does fall on the landowner but the County Commissioners have tried to relieve the Rogers Road community from this responsibility and set a policy to clean up illegal dump sites within 3/4 of a mile of the landfill. These two significant sites were found and because of the massive potential liability there, he cannot recommend that the County commit to those two sites. The County can continue with the smaller sites. Council Member Bell said that these two sites would fall under some state or county regulations that would help navigate the community through the cleanup. John Roberts said that the State is aware of the larger of these two sites, but has elected not to pursue the cleanup.