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2 <br /> reviewed by OWASA staff. A separate attachment lists any other County staff concerns or <br /> observations regarding the community benefits list beyond those already noted in other attachments. <br /> A meeting of the Assembly of Governments has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, to <br /> discuss the interlocal agreement and specifically, the proposed list of community benefits to the <br /> Eubanks Road landfill neighborhoods. This meeting was arranged to assist all four governing <br /> boards in resolving all outstanding solid waste issues to be decided by a self-imposed deadline of <br /> December 1, 1997,to include a decision on the siting of a new landfill. Given recent developments <br /> regarding the prospects for a landfill on Site OC-17 (which had been designated by the County and <br /> the Towns of Chapel Hill and Hillsborough as the preferred candidate landfill site), the Board may <br /> wish to re-examine what should be the timetable for making decisions on the interlocal agreement, <br /> the community benefits process, and the landfill siting decision(to include other options such as <br /> review of alternative landfill sites, a new landfill siting process, or out-of-county options, among <br /> others). Under the current schedule, final decisions on these matters are to be made by the Board of <br /> Commissioners no later than the meeting scheduled for November 24, 1997. The Board may also <br /> wish to decide what views or positions the Board will present on the open solid waste matters to the <br /> other governing boards at the Assembly of Governments meeting on the following night. The <br /> Board may specifically want to consider a formal vote to indicate their view on the disposition of <br /> the Greene tract, as this is a significant element of the interlocal agreement which could be <br /> addressed at the Assembly of Governments meeting. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: discuss the interlocal <br /> agreement and community benefits; provide approval of the interlocal agreement in substantially <br /> final form; decide on views to be presented at the Assembly of Governments meeting on October <br /> 22; and provide direction, as appropriate to the Manager and Attorney regarding the open solid <br /> waste matters. <br />