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2 slightly expanded temporary site. It should also be noted that as the County abandons the leased property, the site must be restored, so any additional investments in additional stone, fence, pads, etc. may have to be dismantled. Taking the leased property's limitations into consideration (and the fact that developed /disturbed portions of the site would have to be restored once the lease expires), staff considered a large variety of temporary service alternatives, most of which were discarded due to: 1) the lack of space for waste /recyclable material receptacles; 2) the desire to avoid making temporary investments that would then have additional costs associated with removal; and 3) the inability of residents and service collection vehicles to safely maneuver together in a highly restricted space. Staff also considered expanded hours at Walnut Grove, referral of residents to other County waste facilities and expanded hours at those other facilities, leasing other adjacent or nearby property, limiting interim services at Walnut Grove to only safely functions, and a host of other marginally feasible or infeasible alternatives. Staff believes that the number of users at Walnut Grove creates a level of use intensity that necessitates severe service restrictions on the 0.38 acre area in order to safely utilize the site on an interim basis. It is the opinion of staff that attempting to accommodate a larger range of materials in the confined space would put Solid Waste staff and resident users at risk. Ultimately, staff concluded that the most realistic option is to restrict the interim center to municipal solid waste (garbage), waste oil /antifreeze /oil filters /batteries (these are currently located on the leased property and that space is not available for use for other receptacles) only (Attachment 2) and to refer residents with other materials to the Hampton Pointe Recycling Center or the High Rock Road Solid Waste Convenience Center. Hampton Pointe is located 7.2 miles and High Rock Road is located 9.9 miles from Walnut Grove. Solid waste (or garbage), due to its putrescible nature, can become a public health issue and must be regularly disposed. Storage of recyclable materials, bulky wastes, scrap tires, white goods, etc. do not share that time sensitive need to dispose and would therefore allow longer storage and less frequent disposal. It is anticipated that the hours of operation at the Walnut Grove Church Road Convenience Center will not be changed during this interim services period. This arrangement will certainly not be ideal and will likely be unpopular to some residents, but without a significant investment, a temporary suspension of many of the existing Walnut Grove services will be necessary. For many materials that are generated infrequently such as tires, white goods, electronics, etc., travel to other locations or simply holding those materials until the new Convenience Center is complete should not be a problem. Most inconvenient will be an absence of cardboard, containers, newspaper and mixed paper recycling. It is just not possible to fit services that currently utilize about 0.9 acres (both leased and owned portion of center) of space into an area of 0.38 acres of space. Should the BOCC wish staff to consider expanded hours for the interim site from the current Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, this could be explored. Current estimated project schedule: • Bidding — March 26 to April 30 • Bid award — May 15 • Construction Period — May 29 to September 30 • Completion — October 8 Staff also plans to develop a comprehensive public information and outreach program to inform the public with regards to the construction project, interim services, etc.