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address issues, but he is not ready to move forward with this until there is more feedback on the SWAG's recommendations. Commissioner Jacobs said the advisory group was presented with these plans as addressing every rural resident over a period of years. He said people should not pay for something they are not getting. Commissioner Jacobs said Gayle Wilson should address the issue about dual systems. Commissioner Rich said, in reference to the dual systems, the manager is collecting data from the Solid Waste Convenience Centers regarding who is dropping off what materials. Commissioner Rich said one question that has been answered is that there is not a correlating decrease anywhere else when there is an increase in the recycling in the bins. She said the systems —the carts and the convenience centers - are running in conjunction with each other. Gayle Wilson said he has never used the term dual system. He said the reason or the County's continuing success is the complimentary and overlapping services. He said people use the convenience centers for different reasons, and the centers are for much more than just taking bottles and cans and garbage. Gayle Wilson said there has never been a long term plan, and the system has been built year to year and decade to decade. He believes that the result of the SWAG will be the creation of a comprehensive plan for solid waste. He said two of the four funding options currently under consideration assume a three year phase in of roadside service countywide. He said the Board of Commissioners will ultimately decide what happens in the unincorporated area. He said staff would like to prepare a roadmap and follow it as closely as possible. Gayle Wilson said staff can delay the roll carts and send out communication to residents. He said it is uncomfortable not having a funding plan, but the County has not had one for two years, and he feels we are on the cusp of having one from SWAG. Commissioner Burroughs said she feels comfortable going forward. She said recycling is something that the County values, and she does not see it ending. Commissioner Pelissier said the only risk in this is the money being spent on the carts. She said this is the will of all of the parties, and she does not see that there is really any risk. Commissioner Jacobs said the charge to SWAG directs the group to come up with a long range vision, and the part that has been done so far is the easy part. He said the future discussions of transfer stations and incorporation of the hospitals and university will be the harder things to come. He said there will be other people brought in for these decisions, but the goal right now is to get this part done. Commissioner Jacobs said residents should be assured that even if they do not want a cart, they can still use their orange bins. He said this has been a continual question, and the system will be adapted to accommodate those concerns. Chair McKee said he applauds the increase the carts have caused in the towns, and he believes there will be an increase in the rural areas as well; however, he would be more comfortable if the SWAG would come forward first with their recommendations for funding recycling before these carts are purchased. He said recycling is already being collected and he does not see the carts as a decision that must be made right now. Commissioner Rich emphasized that the bins can only be used in the rural areas and not in the urban areas. She said the trucks in the towns cannot pick up the bins. A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner Rich to authorize the purchase of 7,600 95-gallon roll carts from Rerhig Pacific at a total cost of $444,144, to be borrowed from the solid waste enterprise fund reserve over five year period at a 2.5% interest rate.