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10 <br />Please note that it will take 5 -6 months to establish an opt -out or subscription type <br />service for rural curbside/ roadside recycling. . <br />9. Would a Solid Waste Service District funding option or an opt -out (or subscription) fee <br />for service option result in the most recyclable materials being recovered and move <br />Orange County the furthest toward its61 %waste reduction goal? Whichwould cost the <br />least per unit served? <br />Based on evidence from other jurisdictions (both North Carolina and out of state) a <br />subscription fee for service option of funding the recycling collection service would yield <br />the least quantity of recovered recyclables and result in the greatest unit cost for users <br />of the program. The Solid Waste Service District would be the least costly per parcel <br />served. <br />10. What does it mean that handicap service will continue? <br />Both the Urban and Floral Curbside Fbcycling programs maintain a special services <br />option for handicapped and elderly residents. This service requires the collector to go to <br />the resident's home at an agreed upon location and collect their receptacle, empty it <br />into the truck and return the empty container to the home. <br />11. Hasthe value of the property within the proposed district been analyzed? <br />The total valuation of the district is located at the bottom of the map and is calculated <br />at $4,478,900,424. <br />12. Is the current participation rate for the rural program 57 0/o? If so, how many are <br />estimated as not using the service? <br />Yes, according to the latest survey of four rural routes. About 5,800 are estimated to be <br />using the convenience centers, not recycling or recycling through alternative means. <br />13. How many parcels in the proposed district are not going to be paying the tax but will be <br />receiving the service? <br />There are 631 tax exempt properties located in the proposed district that will not be <br />paying the district tax. It is understood that any of those parcels that contain buildings <br />that generate recyclableswe would be required by statute to receive the service. <br />14. If the Fbral Program participation rate is 57 %, what would be the participation rate in <br />the Urban Program for comparison? <br />