Agenda - 06-18-2013 - 5a - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

11 1 legislature for retroactive authority. He said there could then be a process to tweak and 2 improve the system without throwing out the baby with the bathwater. 3 Tom O'Dwyer said he would like to thank Frank Clifton for the narrowing of the options 4 to the current three. He said he understands that the taxes currently used would simply be 5 transferred into the tax district, so there is no additional expense. He said he is only concerned 6 about the partnership between Orange County and the municipalities. He encouraged Frank 7 Clifton to reach out to these municipalities to work out a system of scale economy for the 8 recycling program. 9 B.J. Tipton is a resident of Bingham Township and said she would like to echo the 10 previous comments of her neighbors. She said she had the opportunity to live in a different 11 state and part of the reason she and her husband decided to stay here, was this recycling 12 program. She feels very strongly about anything that undermines that and she feels the tax 13 district is the way to go. 14 Terri Buckner lives in a rural curbside collection area. She said that for every pound of 15 recycling collected contributes to a more socially just environment. This waste is not being 16 taken to a transfer station in another town to be delivered to a landfill in another state, which 17 means less fossil fuel being used and less imposition on others. She feels that only the district 18 tax and the authority should be considered as options. 19 Marty Mandell is a Carrboro resident and she is pleased with her curbside recycling. 20 She said she heard the comment regarding the sale of compost to a company in Chatham, and 21 she heard that Orange County is able to sell recycling materials to others. She said she also 22 knows of many communities who use recycled materials to make all sorts of goods. She asked 23 if these ideas shouldn't be developed more. 24 Bill Black lives in rural Orange County and he is new to the area and thinks this recycling 25 program is amazing. He came from an area that does not have curbside recycling and he 26 asked the County to preserve this service, even if it's on a pay per use basis. He said that it is 27 hard to estimate the cost of all of the residents driving to the convenience centers. 28 Jan Sassaman said he agreed with a lot of the comments made, especially with respect 29 to tax districts and working together with the towns. He said in order to expedite this process, 30 he sent the Board a draft resolution to help in forming their own resolution. 31 Susan Walser lives in Bingham Township and she has followed the solid waste issues 32 for years. She feels that residents of Orange County support recycling and she hears that 33 residents want flexibility. She does not see any discussion of this flexibility for residents going 34 on in the Board meetings. She referenced a survey that was given to SWAB several years ago 35 and she requested that the Board go back to the residents to determine their wants. 36 Norma White agreed with Susan Walser and she also referenced the survey done five 37 years ago for rural residents. In her case, this survey was for residents using the Walnut 38 Grove Convenience Center. She said that, in that survey, curbside recycling was not an option, 39 because it could not be used. She said she hopes the Board will consider this in its decision. 40 She said that curbside works well in some areas, but it does not work in others. She said that 41 any authority should not have the authority to put landfills wherever they desire. She also said 42 that any tax district should be created to be fair to rural people. 43 Don O'Leary lives in rural Orange County, Bingham Township. He has to make trips to 44 the dump and he brings his recycling when he goes. He said he would like to see options with 45 regard to curbside service. . 46 Gerald Turner said every time the county recycles, it means less being hauled to 47 Durham County. 48 Resident of Durham, (name not audible- not signed up to speak)who grew up in Orange 49 County and was spoiled by the recycling program. She said she would like to reiterate the