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2 (Please note that Attachment E from County staff provides follow -up information from the November 6 Town Council meeting and a previous meeting involving staff.) Town of Carrboro The Carrboro Board of Aldermen received an update on recycling services at its November 12, 2013 meeting. The Board expressed its intent to continue the partnership with Orange County for recycling services and voted to authorize staff to negotiate a letter of intent with Orange County to charge and collect a fee for urban curbside recycling within the town limits. The Board also expressed an interest in working with the County to explore an organic (food waste) recycling /composting program. Town staff was authorized to submit a grant application to the North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources for Roll -carts to support the recycling program and /or a potential future organic recycling /composting program. Town of Hillsborough At this point it is Hillsborough's intention to collaborate with Orange County for the enhanced recycling service. Over the years, Orange County Recycling has provided excellent service to Town residents and the Town plans on entering into the interlocal agreement for recycling /waste reduction and solid waste. Orange County Orange County staff provides updates on the following items: Storm Debris Management Planning County solid waste staff has recently obtained approval from the BOCC for two new emergency storm debris processing sites. One is conveniently located on Millhouse Road, across from the Chapel Hill Operations Center. The second is located on Mincey Road, north off of Highway 57. There is also a smaller site at the existing landfill on Eubanks Road. The County has also finalized agreements with two firms for Removal, Reduction, Recycling and /or Disposal of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Eligible Debris in the event of an emergency storm event. County Solid Waste staff has been working for the past two years with the County Emergency Services Department to improve the emergency debris management planning and preparedness, including updating the Disaster Debris Annex to the County's Comprehensive Emergency Response Plan. Upgrade to Eubanks Road Solid Waste Convenience Center The Eubanks Road Solid Waste Convenience Center is currently in the advanced planning stages to receive a complete reconstruction and modernization similar to that conducted at the Walnut Grove Church Road Solid Waste Convenience Center in northern Orange County. The new center will be at the same location of the existing center. Below is a list of features incorporated into the proposed improvements for this project: 1. Improved traffic flow to increase onsite disposal activity efficiency; 2. Improved customer safety with the use of separate levels for users and service vehicles;