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56 <br />This information and estimates are summarized in the table below Rounded to nearest 100: <br />Type household <br />Number <br />Percent recycling <br />Number <br />Tons recycled <br />Comments <br />recycling <br />Rural with curbside <br />13,700 <br />57% recycle <br />7,800. Some <br />1700 at the curb in <br />% using at least <br />recycling access <br />curbside <br />of these use <br />rural program <br />once /month based on <br />SWCCs to <br />route survey of 1400 <br />recycle too. <br />units in January 2013 <br />Rural with curbside <br />5,800 <br />90% estimated <br />5,300 <br />TOTAL AT SWCCs <br />access who don't use <br />as recycling at <br />from all users <br />the system <br />SWCCs <br />—3,390 <br />Rural with no access <br />6,300 <br />50% estimated <br />3,200 <br />to curbside recycling <br />as recycling at <br />SWCCs <br />Rural with contract <br />200(1% <br />100% <br />200 <br />curbside recycling <br />of all <br />rural <br />residents) <br />Urban users of sites <br />10% est. of tons <br />for recycling <br />recycled at <br />S W CCs <br />38. Can we work with the towns to get similar service that they receive from the contractor? <br />The Urban Curbside and Rural Curbside program are two distinct programs and it is our <br />understanding that the Towns prefer a distinct program within the municipalities with no <br />comingling of finances. The municipal service is weekly, the rural service is bi- weekly. The Urban <br />program contractor is under contract to Orange County to provide that service. Orange County <br />is the provider of all public recycling services within the county either directly, or indirectly <br />through a contractor. We work closely with the towns with regard to all county recycling <br />services within their jurisdiction. <br />For several years the Rural program was also contracted to private companies by Orange <br />County. After the first company was unable to provide quality service and meet service <br />schedules a competitive request for proposals resulted in a second private company being <br />selected. After a few years that company too was unable to provide acceptable service <br />(resident complaints and rising costs) so eventually the county assumed service responsibility <br />and has provided high quality service for less cost than a private contractor. <br />39. How did you get to the conclusion of the tax district? <br />Following the elimination of the Rural 3 -11 Fee the Board evaluated and considered numerous <br />funding and service alternatives. These alternatives included elimination of the rural program, <br />privatization, franchising, combining various waste fees, funding all or various combinations of <br />services through property taxes, eliminating convenience centers, providing only convenience <br />centers, creating an single all- encompassing solid waste district including the towns, and various <br />other service and fee permutations. Ultimately these were rejected, some due to vigorous <br />resident objections, and last December the majority of the Board indicated a preference for, and <br />an intent to establish a rural service tax district for recycling. <br />