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1:193 <br />more permanent funding source. The Board could also adopt of the two current options to <br />function as a short term funding mechanism. <br />71. Most rural residents use convenience centers so why not let rural residents use them rather <br />than the curbside program? <br />Many rural residents do use convenience centers, which were originally created primarily for <br />unincorporated area residents' use. The geographical distribution of the five centers however, <br />is not equally convenient to all residents. Some residents contract for curbside /roadside <br />garbage service and need /desire the curbside /roadside recycling service to complement that <br />service. And while all residents must disposal of their garbage somehow (public health and local <br />ordinance imperatives), recycling is optional /voluntary and some residents only recycle because <br />it is extraordinarily convenient, which roadside /curbside recycling is for some residents. <br />72. We are doing a good job on recycling now so why do we need a new tax? <br />Orange County does an excellent job recycling and part of the reason for this good job is the <br />network of complementary and overlapping recycling programs and services provided that <br />maximizes recycling opportunities. Funding for this corresponding network is provided by a <br />network of fees, taxes, material revenues and avoided tipping fees, etc. Consideration of the <br />new tax is necessitated by the elimination of the Rural 3 -11 Fee for previously stated reasons. <br />73. Wouldn't curbside service be a preferable option for those residents who do not live near a <br />convenience center? <br />Not all residents live near one of the five convenience centers and need or appreciate the <br />curbside /roadside service. Even some residents who live in reasonable proximity to <br />convenience centers prefer the curbside /roadside service. <br />74. In the unincorporated area subdivisions with high participation, is there not a concern that <br />recycling would be placed in the trash because all of these residents who now recycle curbside <br />would not go to the convenience centers, especially those that have private garbage service? <br />It is possible that those residents would choose not to recycle as faithfully if the <br />curbside /roadside service is eliminated. It would be a mistake to assume that everyone <br />currently participating in the curbside /roadside recycling program would begin using <br />convenience centers if that program was eliminated or made prohibitively expensive. <br />16 <br />