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2 0 . <br /> Adopted by the Landfill owners Group - <br /> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CARRSORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN, THE CHAPEL <br /> HILL TOWN COUNCIL, THE HILLSBOROUGH TOWN BOARD, AND THE ORANGE <br /> COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE SITE OC-17 AS THE -SITE OF <br /> THE NEXT SANITARY LANDFILL FOR ORANGE COUNTY. <br /> WHEREAS, there is a need for a new solid waste sanitary landfill <br /> once the current facility reaches capacity and that the landfill be <br /> developed as part of an integrated solid waste management plan; and <br /> WHEREAS, a landfill site search was -. initiated in 1990, by the <br /> governing bodies of- Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Orange County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the process included establishment of.a citizens committee <br /> to conduct the county-wide search for potential sites; and <br /> WHEREAS; the local governments obtained the services of a <br /> engineering consulting firm to assist in -the technical aspects of <br /> the process; and - <br /> WHEREAS, the engineering consultant found that all four of the <br /> candidate sites were permitable 'as a landfill and recommended OC-17 <br /> as the most preferred site; and <br /> WHEREAS, a five year process concluded with the citizens Landfill <br /> Search Committee making their recommendation to the landfill Owners <br /> Group of OC-17 as being the most suitable site; and <br /> WHEREAS; it is the intention of the Landfill Owners- Group to <br /> negotiate purchase of all property at fair market value, but will <br /> recommend the use of the power of eminent •domain-if necessary to <br /> acquire land that is necessary for the public purpose of managing <br /> the disposal of- solid waste; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Landfill owners Group is committed to early adoption <br /> and implementation of an integrated solid waste management plan and <br /> a goal of a minimum 50.- reduction of solid waste requiring <br /> disposal; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Landfill Owners Group is committed to insuring <br /> surrounding neighbors receive fair and just compensation for any <br /> losses; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Landfill. Owners Group has concluded that a reduced <br /> acreage OC-17, taking advantage of the existing landfill, is the <br /> most suitable site for the next landfill for managing Orange <br /> County's waste because: <br /> • Recommended by engineering consultant <br /> • Recommended by Landfill Search Committee <br /> • Accessible to sewer service for leachate disposal <br /> • Accessible to water service to mitigate groundwater <br /> contamination if it occurs <br /> e. <br />