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Required Estimated Acreage Required Transfer Station Only 10-15 10-15 Add 5-10 15 —25 Materials Recovery Facility NOTE: A stand alone Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is estimated to require approximately 15 acres,the same as a Transfer Station. In combination with a Transfer Station, the estimated additional requirement is 5-10. Add 60 (minimum) 75 — 85 (minimum) Permanent Facility for 80-100 (ideal) 95 — 125 (ideal) Managing Storm Debris, Various Organic Materials, and Land Clearing/Debris Recycling Operations Add 3-5 78—90 (minimum) Relocation/Modernization of 98— 130 (ideal) Crew Facilities and Parking Other Options Estimated Total Acreage Required New/Emerging Technologies; Waste 40-60 Conversion i.e. vaporization; Incineration, Refuse Derived Fuel, etc. Gayle Wilson said that 100-130 acres would be needed, ideally, to handle most of the things that the Board might want to consider in the future. He said that co-locating of facilities makes it easier to share staffing and equipment. He made reference to buffers and said that if there were a 100-acre square piece of property, and there was a 100-foot buffer, then 18 acres of the site would be taken up with buffer. The rough estimate for a buffer is 20% of the property. Commissioner Gordon asked about "other options" and asked if this was an additional 40-60 acres and Gayle Wilson said yes. He said that the "other options"were speculative and pretty far into the future. Chair Jacobs said that the Board has not had a conversation about whether or not to even consider regional solutions. If this is a possibility, then it should be decided as early in the process as possible. Laura Blackmon said that regional considerations would complicate the location. She said to keep in mind that the immediate issue is that the County needs a transfer station. She would rather narrow the discussion rather than expand it.