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r <br /> RESOLUTION 3 <br /> FOR <br /> ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT <br /> TO BE THE AGENCY <br /> RESPONSIBLE FOR SOLID WASTE <br /> DISPOSAL AND PROCESSING <br /> WHEREAS,IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF ALL CITIZENS OF ORANGE COUNTY TO HAVE A <br /> COMPREHENSIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO HANDLE THEIR SOLID WASTE, <br /> AND <br /> WHEREAS,ALL MUNICIPALITIES,AND THE COUNTY HAVE A STAKE IN THE OPERATION <br /> AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT <br /> SYSTEM IN ORANGE COUNTY,AND <br /> WHEREAS,THE CURRENT LANDFILL HAS APPROXIMATELY 8 YEARS OF DISPOSAL <br /> CAPACITY AND THE PROCESS FOR SELECTING, ACQUIRING,FINANCING,PURCHASING <br /> PROPERTY,PERMITTING,DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW LANDFILL WILL <br /> TAKE APPROXIMATELY 8-10 YEARS,AND <br /> WHEREAS,THE TOWNS OF CHAPEL HILL,CARRBORO,HILLSBOROUGH AND ORANGE <br /> COUNTY HAVE WORKED FOR YEARS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SOLID WASTE <br /> MANAGEMENT PLAN AND IDENTIFY A SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY,AND <br /> WHEREAS,THERE IS UNIVERSAL DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PACE THE CURRENT <br /> PROCESS IS TAKING FOR SELECTING A DISPOSAL FACILITY,AND DEVELOPMENT AND <br /> IMPLEMENTATION OF A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN,AND <br /> WHEREAS,PROPER DISPOSAL OF OUR COMMUNITIY SOLID WASTE IS FIRST AND <br /> FOREMOST A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE,AND <br /> WHEREAS,ORANGE COUNTY IS THE ONLY GOVERNMENT ENTITY IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> WITH STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH,AND <br /> WHEREAS, IT WILL BE INCUMBENT UPON ORANGE COUNTY TO SOON TAKE ACTION TO <br /> FULFILL ITS STATUTORY OBLIGATION,TO ASSURE ADEQUATE PROVISION OF SOLID <br /> WASTE DISPOSAL AND MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO THE CLOSING OF THE CURRENT <br /> LANDFILL,AND <br /> WHEREAS,IT IS STILL IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE <br /> DECISIONS COLLABORATIVELY ON OF OUR FUTURE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT <br /> SYSTEM <br /> WHEREAS, AN URGENT SHORT TERM TIMETABLE MUST BE ESTABLISHED IN MAKING <br /> THESE DECISIONS,AND <br /> NOW BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> URGES ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM ALL FOUR GOVERNMENTS TO ATTEND A <br /> FACILITATED MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARIFYING VALUES,GOALS AND TIME <br /> TABLES RELATIVE TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS,ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1996, <br /> WHICH IS THE NEXT SCHEDULED ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS MEETING. <br /> THIS RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED THIS DAY OF BY THE ORANGE <br /> COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. <br /> CHAIR CLERK <br />