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27 1 survey there have been 550 additional people requesting carts. He said staff will provide the 2 quality and point of service that is best for the resident to the extent that it can be provided. 3 Commissioner Pelissier said people could choose curbside pickup, convenience center, 4 or both. 5 Gayle Wilson said the Board had requested that residents be allowed to keep their bins, 6 and this is being done as part of the surveys. 7 Commissioner Jacobs said one of the things that was articulated was that they were 8 balancing competing equities. He said one of these competing equities is that it costs more to 9 go to every house in the County, but if people are paying for a service, they deserve to get it. 10 He said, in using the general fund, property tax is based more on the worth of the 11 property, and that is balanced into this equation with the mixture of general fund and straight 12 fee. 13 Commissioner Rich the reason the group brought these two options to the Board is to 14 find out from them which option they favored heading into the March 26th Assembly of 15 Governments (AOG) meeting. 16 Commissioner Burroughs said there are merits to both options. She likes the 17 description of equity discussed by Chair Jacobs. She said her interest is to find a solution that 18 does not take money out of the reserves next year. She asked Gayle Wilson about the 19 Carrboro meeting. 20 Gayle Wilson said Carrboro favored option two. 21 Commissioner Dorosin asked for clarification on the amounts coming from the general 22 fund. 23 Gayle Wilson confirmed that $1.85 million is coming from the general fund, and $6.2 24 million is coming from fees. 25 Commissioner Dorosin said this indicates that the total cost is about $8 million for these 26 services. He said he would favor the flat fee for everyone, but he is also in favor of adjusting 27 the balancing structure to have more money come from the general fund. 28 Commissioner Pelissier said she would favor option two. She said there is another 29 consideration regarding balancing equity. She said with money coming from the general fund, 30 individuals who own undeveloped property are actually paying for this service. She said even if 31 costs are more per household in the rural area, it balances out the fact that the general fund is 32 taxing undeveloped properties, which exist more in the rural areas. 33 Chair McKee asked if there is a three year build-out proposed for areas not currently 34 being served. 35 Gayle Wilson said yes. 36 Chair McKee said these people will be paying from the start, despite receiving service in 37 a staggered fashion. 38 Gayle Wilson said yes. He said this allows time to figure out routing and acquire 39 equipment. 40 Chair McKee said there are 700 exempted properties, and he asked if staff has any idea 41 how many properties in northern and western rural area are expected to receive assistance. 42 Gayle Wilson said these residents are already paying convenience center fees and 43 basic recycling fee, so some of these are likely already included in the 700. 44 Chair McKee said he expects there are more elderly and limited income properties in 45 these areas, and he suspects the number of those needing assistance will increase. 46 Gayle Wilson said information will go out with the tax bill announcing the availability of 47 assistance. 48 Chair McKee said it is important to publicize the availability of this financial assistance 49 option.