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3 1. Create a Solid Waste and Disposal Service District (Rural Curbside Recycling Only) 2. Establish a Rural Curbside Recycling Subscription Service (Operated by the County Solid Waste) 3. Fund Existing Rural Curbside Recycling Services from General Fund Revenues The Board discussed the options and considered input from the public. After a lengthy discussion, the Board directed staff to come back with a plan on January 23, 2014 for public hearings with the intent to establish a Solid Waste Tax Service District for rural curbside recycling by July 1, 2014. At the January 23, 2014 regular Board meeting, the Board instructed staff to bring back to the Board a plan to schedule two public hearings, one in Hillsborough and one in Chapel Hill (see Attachment 6). At the February 4, 2014 regular meeting, the Board set the dates for two public hearings, with the first public hearing to be held on March 18, 2014 starting at 6:00 PM at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill and the second to be held on April 1, 2014 starting at 6:00 PM at the Department of Social Services in Hillsborough (see Attachment 7). After holding two public hearings on March 18, 2014 and April 1, 2014 to consider the establishment of a Solid Waste Tax Service District for rural curbside recycling, the Board discussed a possible Solid Waste Tax Service District at its April 15, 2014 regular meeting (see Attachment 8). The Board determined that neither a Solid Waste Tax Service District nor a Rural Curbside Subscription Service were viable options. The Board also expressed a desire to step back and review all options to fund the County's rural curbside recycling program. The Board noted that it was important to include the County's partners to find a comprehensive county -wide solution to recycling, which could be a component of a new Solid Waste Interlocal Agreement. A Work Group was discussed as a possible method to discuss this issue and formulate a county -wide recycling solution to be implemented by Fiscal 2015/2016. The Board requested the following information: 1. All available options to fund rural curbside recycling programs The Recycling Options that were available and discussed in 2013 have not changed. However; the Towns have agreed to levy both an Urban and Multifamily curbside recycling fee for Fiscal 2014/2015. Option 1 Create a County -Wide Solid Waste Management Authority. North Carolina General Statute 153A -421 (see Attachment 1) outlines how two or more units of local government may create a regional solid waste management authority by adopting substantially identical resolutions to that effect in accordance with the provisions of this Article. Option 2 Create a County -Wide Solid Waste Franchise Agreement that could cover all Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Collections and Recycling in the unincorporated areas of Orange County.