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18 <br /> 1 Sally Council said that she does not live close to this site, but she wanted to voice her <br /> 2 opposition to this proposed siting. She said that there should be other 17-acre sites that are in <br /> 3 industrial areas and would be more suitable for this type of facility. <br /> 4 Nina Frankel said that she is also opposed to this siting in the rural buffer. The buffer <br /> 5 contributes to the quality of life of all residents. <br /> 6 Sharon Ryan lives in the Falls of New Hope. She said that she has lived in North <br /> 7 Carolina since the 70's. She implored the County Commissioners to not consider siting a <br /> 8 transfer station in the rural buffer. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Bonnie Hauser spoke on behalf of the Justice United Environmental Team. She said <br /> 11 that they are opposed to the waste transfer station in the rural buffer. She said that there are <br /> 12 better sites within the town limits of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. She said that the Durham <br /> 13 Transfer Station is not a good solution and the towns should explore their own options. <br /> 14 Carol Boggs said that she is just as committed to this opposition as the previous <br /> 15 speakers. She said that Chapel Hill is considered nationally as a jewel in many ways for its <br /> 16 excellence in education, community, etc. She said that you cannot recreate the beauty and <br /> 17 serenity of rural Orange County once change and growth overcome it. <br /> 18 Vikram Rao said that he represented HOAs and as a community they need to look at a <br /> 19 modern solution to this transfer station. He pointed out a petition that was signed by the <br /> 20 Presidents of multiple HOAs, which is shown below. <br /> 21 Betty Maltsby said that she served on every citizen committee in the 1990s when they <br /> 22 were siting a landfill. She said that it is important to be responsible for our own garbage. She <br /> 23 said that it is important to keep the process public. <br /> 24 Chris Weaver said that he agreed to oppose this and to implore the towns to take care <br /> 25 of their own waste. He agreed with solidifying the agreement with Durham and getting it nailed <br /> 26 down. He loves the idea of energy generation. <br /> 27 Susan Chandler said that the rural buffer is unsuitable for this purpose. She said that <br /> 28 this land is the gateway to the community. Protecting the rural buffer is the right thing to do <br /> 29 environmentally and philosophically. <br /> 30 Marilee Mctigue has lived in rural Orange County for 20 years. She lives ten miles away <br /> 31 from this site. She said that she attended the Assembly of Governments work session and she <br /> 32 was pleased that there was discussion amongst the groups, but she was shocked that <br /> 33 members of the Town of Carrboro Board of Aldermen offered up a site outside of their <br /> 34 jurisdiction and within the rural buffer. She said that this is unacceptable. She said that the <br /> 35 rural parts of our county are not vacant lands for the municipalities to decide upon. She urged <br /> 36 the Board to reject this site tonight and to work collaboratively with the municipalities and UNC <br /> 37 to find a long-term solution that is acceptable to everyone. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 <br /> 40 The following are comments from citizens that were unable to attend the meeting. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 From: Lisa Povsic fmailto:lisa.fink(aD_duke.edul <br /> 43 Subject: proposed transfer station <br /> 44 <br /> 45 To Orange County Commissioners: <br /> 46 <br /> 47 We are writing to you in regards to concerns over the proposed solid waste transfer station <br /> 48 proposed on the Northwest side of the 140/86 intersection. Our decision to move to a rural area <br /> 49 of Orange county several years ago was most highly influenced by the desire to be in a county <br /> 50 that valued it's natural areas and did it's best to protect natural resources and prevent urban <br />