Agenda - 10-11-1995 - Items 1 and 2 - Appendix 5

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Establishment of screening criteria; Screening of the entire county to identify suitable areas; Ranking of the suitable areas for selection of candidate sites; and Selection of a finalist site using site data and preliminary engineering designs of the candidate sites. The initial list of 16 sites was eventually narrowed to four candidate sites: OC-2, OC-9, OC- 11, and OC-17. The next step in the process was to gather site specific data on the four candidate sites. This was done during the preliminary geotechnical investigation and the preliminary engineering evaluation completed on each of the four sites. Additionally, a request was made to the State of North Carolina Inter-Agency Task Force to visit the four candidate sites. The final report issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force noted "...That none of the four potential sites were excluded from further consideration, though, overall, site OC-17 received the most favorable comments." On February 24, 1995, our consultants issued the "Report of Preliminary Engineering Evaluations"which presented their evaluation of regulatory and technical issues. Although all sites were deemed to be technically suitable for a landfill,they recommended site OCA 7 as the preferred site. After several meetings of the Landfill Search Committee in the spring of 1995, the Landfill Search Committee voted to recommend site OC-1 7 and to remove the other three sites from consideration. The Chairman of the Landfill Search Committee presented their recommendation to the Landfill Owner's Group on June 15, 1995. The Landfill Owner's Group decided to hold a formal Public Hearing prior to making a decision on its recommendation. The Public Hearing was held on September 28, 1995. The Landfill Owner's Group will discuss and possibly make its final recommendation at its next scheduled meeting on October 19, 1995. This recommendation will be presented to the governing boards of Orange County, Carrboro and Chapel Hill for final approval. It should be noted that the Landfill Owner's Group also is evaluating alternatives to the current Landfill Owner's Group structure and considering various methods of financing the new landfill. it is likely that the new landfill would actually be acquired, financed and operated by the new organization.