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• Fire and Rescue Study Outcome - $100,000 <br />• Public Works Custodial Strategic Plan - $50,000 <br />• Senior Center Openings - $66,050 <br />• SportsPlex - $700,000 <br />• Water Resources Initiative - $75,000 <br />Solid Waste Enterprise Fund <br />• SWAB Work Group updating 10-year solid waste management plan due to State <br />this summer <br />• New C&D landfill opens soon <br />• Planning for shift from landfilling to transfer station when capacity reached in <br />2010 <br />• 3R fee implemented in 2004-05 has stabilized Solid Waste Fund financials <br />• Tipping fees continue to underwrite $900,000 in annual recycling program costs <br />• Recommend modest increases in 3R fee for 2006-07 to reduce that subsidy to <br />about $400,000 <br />Document Availability <br />• Orange County Budget Office <br />- 208 South Cameron Street, Hillsborough <br />• Clerk to the Board <br />- 200 South Cameron Street, Hillsborough <br />• Public Libraries in Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Cedar Grove <br />• County's website <br />- www.co.orange.nc.u5 <br />Budget Schedule <br />• Public Hearings <br />- May 30, Southern Human Services Center, Homestead Road, Chapel Hill <br />- June 1, F. Gordon Battle Courtroom, 106 Margaret Lane, Hillsborough <br />• Budget Work Sessions <br />- (all meetings, except for June 19, at Southern Human Services Center in Chapel <br />Hill; June 19 at Government Services Center} <br />• June 5 -Southern Human Services Center <br />• June 8 -Southern Human Services Center <br />• June 15 -Southern Human Services Center <br />• June 19 -Government Services Center <br />• June 22 -Southern Human Services Center <br />• June 27 (adoption) -Southern Human Services Center <br />Commissioner Gordon made reference to the living wage, which is over $9 per <br />hour, and noted that the Board of County Commissioners does not receive a living wage. <br />The County Commissioners receive approximately $5-6 an hour. <br />