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mid-1990's. The tipping fee is one component of the cost with hauling and disposal <br />being the other two components. The cost of sending 50,000 tons of waste to Alamance <br />County would be $2.4 million annually. In-house hauling to Alamance County could <br />save additional funds. Either way, it is a significant additional expense. <br />Gayle VIlilson said that pursuing some type of an equity arrangement could justify <br />paying a higher fee, assuming they could obtain some type of local joint facility <br />ownership or long-term commitment beneficial to Orange County. Staff believes that this <br />should be pursued regardless of the undesirability of transferring waste in the short-term. <br />He said that the suggestions are that Orange County proceeds to identify locations for a <br />permanent transfer station and begin that development as soon as possible. <br />The recommendations are as follows: <br />1. That Orange County identifies the location for a permanent transfer station and <br />begins development as soon as passible. A temporary transfer station should not be <br />considered. <br />2. That Orange County should not begin transferring waste until the permanent transfer <br />station is completed. <br />Note: Transfer station could be completed prior to 2010, thus allowing some capacity <br />saving and delay of closure costs. <br />3. That when the transfer station is nearing completion, Orange County obtain hauling <br />and disposal cost quotes through a competitive bidding process, inviting Alamance <br />County to bid along with other disposal facilities that are interested in receiving Orange <br />County waste. <br />4. That Orange County notify Alamance County that Orange County is not interested in <br />ar prepared to deliver waste to Alamance County at this time or during the couple of <br />years due to Orange County's lack of existing waste transfer capability. We should <br />also declare that Alamance's tipping fee is not particularly competitive with other <br />disposal options. <br />5. That Orange County express interest in examining equity interest options that may <br />be mutually beneficial to bath Orange and Alamance and request a meeting to <br />specifically discuss this matter. <br />Chair Carey said that they need to verify with Alamance County that they understand <br />what short term means to Orange County. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like to clarify what is meant by equity. <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 7 and the ten-year financial plan. <br />This assumes that we will not have a landfill and that waste will be shipped somewhere <br />out of the County. He said that this is not communicated in the memo. There will be <br />millions of dollars incurred by shipping waste regardless. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he hopes that when they talk about equity that part <br />of what they talk about is buying a level of environmental protection for neighbors that <br />would be considered essential in Orange County. If necessary, Orange County should <br />pay for it. He thinks this should be part of the negotiating position. <br />Commissioner Halkiatis made reference to page 7, the last bullet, "It is likely that <br />numerous out of County waste disposal options are available that offer a lower disposal <br />tipping fee than Alamance County's $36/ton." He wants to see these options. He thinks <br />that Orange County has an attractive waste stream because of what is removed from it. <br />