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12 <br /> hearing within 10 days of the filing of objections" to <br /> a potentially dangerous dog declaration. The 10-day <br /> timetable to convene a hearing presents a significant <br /> challenge. Members of appeals bodies are community <br /> residents with many obligations and it is often a <br /> struggle to schedule meetings within the mandated 10- <br /> day timeframe. It would be a significant improvement <br /> to amend the statute to state "within 14 days of the <br /> filing of objections"; <br /> 18) * Solid Waste Management Plan Requirements - Orange <br /> County supports the streamlining of provisions <br /> requiring units of local government to prepare 10-year <br /> solid waste management plans in order to simplify the <br /> process, reduces State and local government costs, and <br /> produce results more relevant for local governments and <br /> State government. Currently a plan and any changes to <br /> it, including three year mandated updates, must often <br /> be approved unnecessarily by multiple units of <br /> government, even those that may not utilize local waste <br /> disposal facilities . Additionally, a primary reason <br /> for requiring 10-year plans was to measure remaining <br /> landfill space to ensure the future space availability. <br /> Other State rules require an annual survey of all <br /> landfill facilities to calculate remaining space, and <br />