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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 17 Michael Talbert said this service will initially be available to the existing customer base and the existing district. He said it will be possible to branch out where the density makes it possible. Commissioner Price questioned whether it would be cost effective without the density. She asked how you would tell someone they cannot participate. Michael Talbert said it may not be possible to serve everyone, especially residents who live in an outlying rural area that is not densely populated. Commissioner McKee said the current route comes within two miles of his home. PUBLIC COMMENT: Tom O'Dywer said if the Board of County Commissioners agrees that recycling is an essential thing, he does not see how a subscription service can be logical to the community. He said he has heard there is a drop of 40 percent in participants with subscription services. He said it is a gamble to maintain this and have it be cost effective. He feels this could undermine the County's relationships with the Towns, since all of the Town residents have mandatory recycling, and the County would not. He said he knows many people who would put their recycling in a garbage bag and throw it away to save $20. He encouraged the Board to go with a tax district. Terri Buckner lives in the rural curbside area of Heritage Hills. She encouraged the Board to go with the service district. She noted that there are many renters in southern Orange County, and those people cannot pay this fee by their tax bill, thus the fee would go to the homeowner. She feels this will impact the participation rate. She said she has fluctuated between using the curbside recycling and taking it to the convenience center. She said she does better with the curbside. She feels that the subscription service will take out more than 20 percent and will reduce the progress toward achieving the goal. She said she sees a lot of yellow around the blue on the map, and she wondered if including some of this area in the mandatory service district might bring down the $58 fee. Don O'Leary said he lives in the rural area of Orange County. He said he already has to go to the dump, and he takes his recycling when he goes. He said there is no need to have a recycling truck come by his residence. He said he would personally opt out if given the option. He feels it is progress to allow folks to opt out. The following written submissions were also received for public comment: From: Jan Sassaman Phone Number: 919 - 933 -1609 Message: Dear County Commissioners: Unfortunately, I cannot be at your meeting this evening, but would like you all to hear (or read) what I would say about Action Agenda Item 7b a?" Rural Curbside Recycling were I able to be there. I am somewhat dismayed that such a proposal has come before you. After months of discussions among elected officials and managers of the three towns and the county, all parties seemed to have come together and the towns, especially Chapel Hill, have come to the conclusion that it is in the best interests of their residents for them to work with the county and to have the county take the lead in recycling. To that end, it is my understanding that the towns