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3 RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE THREE-YEAR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE TO BE SUBMITTED TO STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WHEREAS, North Carolina statutorily requires each County and Municipality to update its ten year solid waste plan every three years, and WHEREAS, Orange County and its municipalities have historically cooperated closely on solid waste management including plan development with the County being the lead agency with regard to state reporting and planning, and WHEREAS, the Board of Orange County Commissioners has created a representative solid waste management plan work group that is developing a more comprehensive, integrated long term plan including a financial plan and detailed implementation plan that will supersede this plan next year, and WHEREAS, the Orange County Solid Waste Department and the Solid Waste Advisory Board have developed an interim plan for consideration, and WHEREAS, plan development has included representatives from the Towns and UNC and their interests have thereby been represented in plan development, and WHEREAS, a widely publicized public meeting, sponsored by the Solid Waste Advisory Board, was conducted on May 1 and no residents attended and provided input on the plan document, and WHEREAS, this plan submittal is predominantly a descriptive document with recognition that further substantive work is required on the County's overall integrated solid waste management plan, and WHEREAS, the current submittal is almost two years overdue from the original plan update due-date of June 30, 2006, and WHEREAS, Orange County and its towns have historically been among the leaders in the State with regard to waste reduction and responsible solid waste management; THEREFORE NOW BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Orange County Commissioners adopts this solid waste management plan update. This is the 3rd of June , 2008.