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24 1 Commissioner Price said she is all for recycling, but she admits that she is 2 uncomfortable with this proposal. She said residents have not seen this, and she is not even 3 sure what service area is being discussed. She said only half of the residents that received the 4 survey responded, and there are still many people that are beyond the service area. She said 5 many people are still unsure how the service is going to be paid for. 6 Gayle Wilson said the service area is the same area that the County has had for years 7 and the respondents came from throughout that area. He believes demand will increase in the 8 service area once the carts are being used. 9 Gayle Wilson said he has not taken any questions about the funding and the question 10 was not raised in any of the surveys that he has seen. 11 Commissioner Price asked how the fee works. 12 Gayle Wilson said there are four options that SWAG will consider for funding. He said 13 everyone receiving the service will pay something, but the details are under discussion. He 14 said it is likely to look something like the previous tiered version. 15 Commissioner Price said there are two issues here: 1) Buying the roll carts and issuing 16 them to residents that want them; and 2) determining how to pay for these. 17 Gayle Wilson said that is correct, as well as determining how to pay for all of the other 18 services and programs. He said this service will not be paid for under any of the options being 19 discussed. 20 Chair McKee said he agrees with Commissioner Jacobs concerns about putting the cart 21 before the horse, because there are still unanswered questions about the long term plan. He 22 understands the service area, and he does not argue with the demand, but he is concerned 23 with the lack of a long term plan. 24 He questioned how and if the service area will be expanded countywide. He said there 25 is also discussion about spending money to put in recycling compactors at Eubanks Road. He 26 said if curbside is being expanded, he wonders why the money is being spent on the 27 compactors. He said it seems that two systems are being run. 28 Commissioner McKee said there is also the issue of how to pay for this, and the Board 29 has not made that decision. He said the plan is good, and the SWAG is working hard to 30 address issues, but he is not ready to move forward with this until there is more feedback on 31 the SWAG's recommendations. 32 Commissioner Jacobs said the advisory group was presented with these plans as 33 addressing every rural resident over a period of years. He said people should not pay for 34 something they are not getting. 35 Commissioner Jacobs said Gayle Wilson should address the issue about dual systems. 36 Commissioner Rich said, in reference to the dual systems, the manager is collecting 37 data from the Solid Waste Convenience Centers regarding who is dropping off what materials. 38 Commissioner Rich said one question that has been answered is that there is not a 39 correlating decrease anywhere else when there is an increase in the recycling in the bins. She 40 said the systems — the carts and the convenience centers - are running in conjunction with each 41 other. 42 Gayle Wilson said he has never used the term dual system. He said the reason or the 43 County's continuing success is the complimentary and overlapping services. He said people 44 use the convenience centers for different reasons, and the centers are for much more than just 45 taking bottles and cans and garbage. 46 Gayle Wilson said there has never been a long term plan, and the system has been built 47 year to year and decade to decade. He believes that the result of the SWAG will be the 48 creation of a comprehensive plan for solid waste. He said two of the four funding options 49 currently under consideration assume a three year phase in of roadside service countywide. He