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