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16 1 Commissioner Price asked if the scales are moved to this site will all activity move away 2 from the old landfill site. 3 Gayle Wilson said it would take all public access away from the old landfill area. He 4 added that a building will remain there, where electronics are collected and dismantled. 5 Commissioner Price asked if there will be an increase in service traffic. 6 Gayle Wilson said he does not anticipate an increase in the service trucks. 7 Commissioner Price said the entrance and exit being combined made her nervous and 8 asked if there is another exit in case of emergency. 9 Gayle Wilson said yes. He said the old entrance along with the old exit are still present. 10 He said in general these exits will remain closed but could be opened relatively quickly. He said 11 there is little reason for fire to break out at this site but there will be a fire hydrant on site. 12 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the operations on the south side of the road are all 13 moving to the north side, where will mattress drop off be located. 14 Gayle Wilson said mattress drop off is currently on the north side and will remain in its 15 exact location. 16 Commissioner Jacobs said the proposed location for the temporary site is close to the 17 Rogers Road community. He asked if there has been any outreach done in that community 18 about the temporary site. He said, if not, that this should be done soon and with clearly 19 identified boundaries. 20 Gayle Wilson said outreach has not yet been done as approval from the Board of 21 County Commissioners for the temporary site has yet to be given. He said a lot of residents 22 from the Rogers Road area use the convenience center and he will make sure signage and 23 information is up soon. 24 Commissioner Jacobs said to make sure this is done soon to avoid community unrest. 25 Gayle Wilson said this would be pursued promptly. 26 Commissioner Dorosin said residents in this area are concerned that this plan is simply 27 the first step towards a transfer station being located at this site. He said if there are long-term 28 plans for this site to be back in consideration for a transfer station, the Board should be talking 29 about this now. 30 Gayle Wilson said he does not make transfer station plans independent of the Board 31 and thus he is not spending any time on a transfer station at this site, or any other site. 32 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the existing scales need to be replaced even if they 33 were not being moved to the north side of the road. 34 Gayle Wilson said yes. 35 Commissioner Dorosin said Commissioner Jacobs made the point that services are 36 being consolidated and not expanded but he is not sure if that is true. He said if there are new 37 services being provided the County must be clear about this up front. He said this project going 38 from $1.5 to $3.2 million sounds "high". He said the plan should be carefully reviewed to see if 39 there is anything that could be scaled back without compromising services. 40 Gayle Wilson said the household waste could remain on the south side road and be re- 41 located at a future time but it will never cost less than it will as a part of a larger project. He 42 said additionally the parking area for the sanitation trucks could be delayed. 43 Commissioner Pelissier asked if improving the Solid Waste Convenience Center 44 improves the flow and increases efficiency as the population grows. 45 Gayle Wilson said this site would have safer access and it could handle more traffic than 46 the existing facility. He said the service trucks will be separated from the public for the most 47 part and that alone will greatly improve flow and safety. 48 Commissioner Pelissier asked if this has been analyzed. 49 Gayle Wilson said traffic flow was a major concern during the design process and he 50 feels it has been addressed adequately.