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<br />Apri128, 2008 <br />Mr. Lance Norris <br />Director of Public Works <br />6850 Millhouse Rd. <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />Mr. George Seiz <br />Director of Public Works <br />100 Public Works Dr. <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 <br />Re: Orange County Transfer Station Siting <br />Exclusionary Criteria Information Request <br />Orange County, North Carolina <br />Olver Project No. 20151 <br />Dear Gentlemen: <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioner's (BOCC) is in the process of finalizing Exclusionary <br />Criteria for the transfer siting process. One important criterion is distance from the centroid of waste <br />generation, which relates to collection vehicle direct haul distance from the end of residential and <br />commercial collection routes to the proposed transfer station. <br />Based upon the preliminary definition for this criterion; sites located beyond 3 miles of US 15-501, <br />NC 54, NC 86 (excluding NC 86 north of Hillsborough), US 70, I-40, or I-85 and beyond 12-road <br />miles from the projected waste generation centroid would be excluded from consideration. See the <br />attached figure. A 3-mile corridor has been established on either side of the centerline of the major <br />transportation routes noted to site the transfer station within. Road miles for the 12-mile distance do <br />not envision the use of back roads. The 2025 centroid (mean center of weighted population and <br />employment) falls in the vicinity of the existing Eubanks Road solid waste management facility but <br />does not represent an actual starting point for collection vehicles hauling to the transfer station. <br />The BOCC has requested that the 12-mile distance be further evaluated and that Olver Incorporated <br />contact the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro for their input and professional opinion regarding the <br />distance to be selected for this criterion. <br />J.•IProjectsl0rangeComrryI201511POWERPNT1TSSitlngWorkSessionsl2008 OS-201Letters.doc <br />3>tuskelaiirg, <<~. e~iF~~d:~fse, TAG' ~iaitfno~d, V.k Ce:s'c, Nom, <br />cSuving `[litgirda and.lhi Carotiiws. fur wcr.30 ~earx . <br />8720 Red Oak Boulevard, 5aite-505- Pl,oae: (?Odj 52732x7. <br />G7-arlotte; NC .2$217 ~: (?04} 5273228 <br />wcnv.~lver.~zam <br />