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19 <br />1 <br />2 Jan Sassaman <br />3 201 Bolinwood Dr. <br />4 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 Dear Commissioners: <br />9 <br />10 Thank you for taking the time to carefully examine funding options for rural curbside recycling. <br />11 We fully support the manager's recommendation for a voluntary fee for users of the service <br />12 (called a "subscription fee "). We would appreciate your help in asking staff to clarify: <br />13 (1) whether the rural service will be weekly or bi- weekly; (2) what constitutes "written <br />14 notification" to opt -out - specifically whether email notification will be accepted; and (3) what <br />15 happens if a household decides to opt -out after the initial 45 day opt -out period. <br />16 <br />17 The option to charge a fee subsidized by general fund revenues seems fair and easy to <br />18 understand. It is consistent with the funding approach that will be used for the town's <br />19 recycling and for the convenience centers. We hope that you will ask staff to disclose the <br />20 amount of the general fund subsidy in their annual budget. That would improve fiscal control <br />21 and transparency. <br />22 <br />23 Questions have been raised about the suitability of roll carts for rural homes with long private <br />24 roads and driveways. The county could increase participation if customers were given the <br />25 option to choose roll carts or keep their orange bins. Either way, you may want to delay <br />26 investing in new trucks and roll carts until you have a better idea about participation rates. <br />27 <br />28 Please adopt the manager's recommendation to provide services under a voluntary subscription <br />29 fee that allows households to opt out. Whether they choose to use curbside recycling or <br />30 not, we are confident that rural households will continue to recycle aggressively. <br />31 <br />32 Thank you for considering our view. Please include this letter in the public record. <br />33 <br />34 Sincerely, <br />35 <br />36 Tony Blake, White Cross Community <br />37 Alex Castro Jr, White Cross Community <br />38 Katherine Cheek, Schley Community <br />39 Laura Duncan, Mebane Community <br />40 Sam Gharbo, Efland Community <br />41 Steve Graf, Cedar Grove Community <br />42 Bonnie Hauser, Orange County Voice <br />43 Carroll Hawkins, Cedar Grove Community <br />44 Tommy Holmes, Orange Grove Community <br />45 Ed Johnson, Buckhorn Community <br />46 Kathy Kaufman and Mike Narotsky, Lucy Lane Community <br />47 Dave Laudicina, Meadowview Community <br />48 Virginia Leslie, Collins Creek Community <br />49 Mac McDade, Cedar Grove Community <br />50 Joann Mitchell, Efland Habitat Community <br />