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Commissioner McKee agreed with Commissioner Foushee and said that they need to figure out what they can do as fast as possible and move forward with that. Commissioner Yuhasz said that he is supportive of a community center and he understands the town's concerns about the taxes coming from the citizens twice. He does not have a problem with the county paying for the community center. With regard to sewer, all of the plans involve gravity sewer, and it is his understanding that this is OWASA's policy. He thinks that the homes in the Rogers Road community could be served with a smaller sewer system that relies on a pump. Councilmember Rich said that they need to focus on the homes that have been there the longest. She asked to have another map. Councilmember Bell said that she would like to get the results of whatever is decided by August 2012. She would like a first suggestion so that a decision could be made early in 2013. Many agreed by consensus. Chair Pelissier suggested having two people from each jurisdiction. Alderman Coleman said that he does not understand what the mission would be of this committee. Chair Pelissier said that the Ccounty has made a commitment to fund monies for a community center. The charge to the work group will be how all entities could collaborate together to see if there will be oftier~~ommitments by the towns. Alderman Coleman said~;'th~t part of his concern is why there would not be some parameters by this committee and ~Pet staff flesh out the particulars. Mayor Kleinschmidt said that is how it would work. Councilmember Lee Storrow' said that there is a need to find out where a community center would be located. He thinks that they need to find out where the best place could be. Councilmember Ward said to include two representatives from RENA on the work group. ` All agreed. Mayor Chilton suggested having the committee work done by the next Assembly of Government's meeting in December. 5. Future Issues ' °' ' a) Search for Alternative T°e'chriblogies Related to Solid Waste Disposal Options Michael Talbert said that t'his item is just to discuss any alternative technologies related to solid waste disposal. ~ Commissioner Yuhasz said"that alternative technologies has been one of the issues that the SWAB has looked at in dep~h. Recently, there have been some presentations on an alternative technology that is possible. It is a high-tech, low-impact waste reprocessing system that takes the waste and creates a usable fuel out of it. It is the Insorga process. He thinks that this is the one that has the most promise for being able to meet the needs of Orange County in a timeframe that is reasonable. He encouraged the entities to move forward with investigating this. Chair Pelissier echoed Commissioner Yuhasz's comments and said that this would provide opportunities for investment also. She thinks that the County should look at this. Alderman Slade asked if the SWAB has looked at the zero waste option as an alternative. Commissioner Yuhasz said that there is a policy to reduce the waste stream as much as possible.