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Attachment 1D IU I \/ :: \ ') STU From: Roger L. Stancil, Town Manager, Town of Chapel Hill Steve Stewart, Town Manager, Town of Carrboro To: Orange County Solid Waste Management Department Subject: Future Orange County Solid Waste Transfer Station Date: May 30, 2008 The Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have significant interests in the selection of a site for a future solid waste transfer station within Orange County. Although each town's operations may be impacted differently depending on the ultimate location of the site, the towns do share some common interests. These interests include controlling costs, maintaining service levels, and minimizing environmental impacts. With these common. interests in mind, the towns have collaborated to provide information to Orange County, outlining potential effects that each town may experience. More detailed information is contained in the attached memoranda from the Chapel Hill and Carrboro public works directors to their respective town managers. Time, distance and road types in the routes to the disposal site are important factors in the design of solid waste systems and affect the common interests of the towns cited above. Increasing (or decreasing) the time and distance travelled, or changing the types of roads used to drive to the new site as compared to the current site; could potentially affect the amount of labor needed, number of trucks required, required truck modifications, and/or fuel consumption in order to maintain levels of service. Both towns used similar methodology in determining effects at various distances from the center of their town, and determined a "break point" where time and distance would have significant effect on operations. Basic assumptions were made for such items as truck gas mileage and the price per gallon of fuel. It should be noted that costs are based on today's dollars. Of great concern is the rising price of fuel and how it has already affected local government budgets. Limiting fuel consumption, and controlling emissions, is of great importance to Chapel Hill and Carrboro, who work to control costs and support the environmental sustainability of our communities. The Town's of Chapel Hill and Carrboro kindly request that this information be duly considered. The information provided is simply an analysis of potential impacts on the towns' cost and operations and should not be misconstrued as suggesting or recommending a particular transfer station site. Cc: Mayor, Town of Chapel Hill Mayor, Town of Carrboro Robert Sallach, Olver Inc. (consultant)