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She said she is also ready to remove the franchise option off the table. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he supports taking the franchise agreement off the table. <br /> He said that he feels the Board will have to move forward with discussion of the tax district or <br /> solid waste authority. He said that it makes him uncomfortable to move forward without a <br /> discussion with the three partnering municipalities. He said those discussions should not <br /> happen as an afterthought and he feels these conversations should happen before decisions <br /> are made. He noted that there will be an interim solution. <br /> Commissioner Rich agreed with Commissioner McKee and said the conversations need <br /> to be opened up to everyone before decisions are made. She said that there also needs to be <br /> a fourth goal, to not use reserves for funding. <br /> She feels that in the long run, the authority is the way to go, but there is a process to <br /> get there and it took OWASA a number of years to get there. She said her suggestion would <br /> be to start with a tax district and move to an authority down the road. She suggested that the <br /> current rural district be kept. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that there should be goals and recycling should be <br /> maximized. She said there is no information on how cost effective these plans are, and this <br /> makes it difficult to make a decision. She said there also needs to be a goal that the county <br /> will consult with the towns as potential partners, and there needs to be more analysis of the <br /> pros and cons of each option. She noted that this problem has been around for a long time <br /> and through all of the difficulties, the recycling program has been stellar and this needs to be <br /> maintained. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he would also add a goal of creating a system that enhances the <br /> possibility of a comprehensive solid waste system in partnership with the towns. He said he <br /> has no interest in an authority if it does not address solid waste. <br /> He stated his five goals as follows: 1) Cost effectiveness, 2) Maximize recycling, 3) <br /> Maximize equity, 4) Fairness to staff and haulers, and 5) a system that advances <br /> comprehensive waste reduction in partnership with the towns. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he is with the majority in wanting to get rid of the franchising option. <br /> He said that he sees the point of not using reserves, but he does not feel this is part of the <br /> basic goal of solid waste planning. He said this just needs to be part of the discussion, along <br /> with creation of a time frame and agreements with the municipalities and planning for a solid <br /> waste authority if that is the option that is chosen. <br /> He said that it seems that 2 options have really been the focus- Option 1, and some <br /> permutation of Options 2, 3 and 4. He made suggestions for moving forward. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he feels that the Board should not remove any funding <br /> option such as reserves. He said that the limited time and the long time frame of putting <br /> something in place need to be considered. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin agreed with all of the comments and said that he feels Option 8 <br /> should be part of the discussion, because the issue of serving the rural area falls to the Board. <br /> Frank Clifton suggested the choices be narrowed down and if the franchise option is off <br /> the table then the public haulers should be notified before the public hearing that their <br /> concerns no longer exist. He noted that the towns are in the same process as the county and <br /> will take a break in June. <br /> Chair Jacobs reviewed the discussion points, goals and options. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin seconded by Commissioner Rich <br /> to approve: <br /> 1. Adopting 5 goals related to recycling and solid waste: <br />