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- -- <br /> Town of Chapel Hill rax�yl,J-ybr-�uh ucc 1� V 1J•a� 4.. <br /> •Past-itrFax date 7671 loam(0_1 or <br /> From 2� <br /> CaloeQt Co�*;Yel <br /> r vnow R Q ,of`7�t3 i AGENDA#8d <br /> Fu• — Fax r <br /> nQ MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Mayor aid Council <br /> FROM: W.Calvin Horton,Town Manager <br /> Ralph Karptnm Town Attomey <br /> SUMCT: Report of the Landfill Owners GroqAandfill Neighbors Working Group - Staff <br /> Comments <br /> DATE: October 111997 <br /> This report provides Manager and Attorney cotes,as requested,regarding the list of proposed <br /> neighborhood benefits submitted to thr Council by the Landfill Owners Group. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The Landfill Owners Group and-*a Larbdfill Neighbors Working Group (a group made up of. <br /> residents of the area vjwmft tlra Orange Regional Landfill) have been meeting since June 2 <br /> discussing comrmumty benefit options. The residents behevc that they-should be given some <br /> considera6m for hosting the landfill since 1972...On ScpL 18 the Working Group completed a final <br /> HA of fou ften,benefits(Attachment 1)for consideration by the governing bodies. <br /> The Iatedocal Agreement concerning solid waste management matters that is being considered by <br /> the towns of Chapel Hill,Caaboro' and HiilWkxough and Orange County could inicludt.a specific . <br /> list of benefits to be provided to Landfill neighbors ar a statement of process to determine such <br /> benefits. The present draft is silent on this isstne,awaiting decision by the governing boards: <br /> Each of the four boards will be asked to meet together on October 22"-fur the purpose of <br /> considering the con=mity benefits proposal to mended by the Landfill Owners GmuplAmdfill <br /> Neighbors Working Group. It is proposed-that all boards be prepared to vote on the issues on this <br /> date so that these matters can be settled and specific language can be incorporated in the Interlocal <br /> At the Septemba 22, 1997 C 3ml meeting,, the Council asked the Manna and Attorney to <br /> provide a staff response to the Report of the Landfill Owners Group landfill andfill Neighbors Working <br /> Group`s list of benefits. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> We will comment on each item as proposed by the Landfill Owners Group/Neighborhood Wong <br /> Group.as they are numbered in that report. <br />