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2 of the two route trucks. Future district expansions will require repeating the process of notice and public hearings and consideration of additional staff /equipment resources. The bi- weekly (every other week) recyclables collection service for the proposed district will be provided by Orange County staff and equipment as is the current service. Roll carts will be distributed to all residences within the district and to those few, smaller commercial establishments that generate residential quantities of recyclables. The service is envisioned to be provided as automated to the extent possible and semi - automated or even manual in certain service situations. Special services for the elderly or disabled will continue to be provided. On April 9, 2013 the Board reviewed eight (8) options for Orange County to fund the County's Solid Waste and Recycling Services and eliminated a county -wide Franchise agreement from consideration. After a public hearing held on April 23, 2013 to take public comments on the top three (3) options, the Board unanimously directed staff to maintain the current recycling program and; • Directed the Manager to meet with the Managers of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough to determine their willingness to participate, to ascertain their needs and concerns, and report back to the Board of Commissioners by the end of the 2012 -13 fiscal year so that the County may proceed with implementation; • Directed the Chair to meet with the three Mayors for a similar, parallel discussion; • Adopted an interim funding plan for 2013 -14, at the end of this fiscal year; • Committed to further investigate both a Solid Waste Tax Service District and a Solid Waste Authority At a work session on October 8, 2013, the Board reviewed the process for creating a Solid Waste and Disposal Service District (see Attachment 1). On December 10, 2013 the Board evaluated three options for continuation of rural curbside recycling services, including the advantages and disadvantages. The Board requested that staff prepare a Solid Waste Disposal Service District (Rural Curbside Recycling Only) implementation plan for consideration. A draft implementation and timeline is presented as Attachment 2. The lead time necessary to establish the Solid Waste Collection and Disposal District for July 1, 2014 implementation will require timely decision making by the Board in order to complete: 1) the process of scheduling and publishing a Notice of Public Hearing(s); 2) preparation of a report on the district; 3) conducting the hearing(s); 4) making a decision to create a district; 5) incorporating the necessary budget numbers into the Fiscal 2014/15 recommended budget; and 6) making the necessary tax database adjustments to meet annual tax billing deadlines. A projected property tax rate of 1.5 cents per 100 dollars of property value is estimated to support the Rural Recycling Service District. A typical homeowner located within the proposed district would pay an additional $37.50 in property taxes annually if the property tax rate is set at 1.5 cents and the residence is valued at $250,000. For every $50,000 of property value, with a 1.5 cent property tax rate, $7.50 of property tax revenue would be generated for the proposed