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9 1 Commissioner Jacobs clarified the water and sewer work being discussed is in the 2 central portion of Orange County. 3 Commissioner Rich said residents in Chapel Hill believe Hillsborough is in the northern 4 part of the County. 5 Paul Laughton said the final portion of this section of the CIP is the Buckhorn-Mebane 6 EDD. He referred to pages 75 and 76. He said this project has been moved back to Year 3 of 7 the CIP and totals about $2.8 million. 8 Craig Benedict said this is the area between I-85, I-40 and the railway area just to the 9 north. He said this area is sometimes shown to developers who have interest in rail, but one 10 difficulty is the need for an access road on Buckhorn Road across from Industrial Drive. He 11 added that all projects are being reviewed and refined in order to make things as marketable as 12 possible. 13 14 Solid Waste 15 Paul Laughton reviewed the following information from the abstract regarding Sanitation: 16 The current FY 2014-15 funds of approximately $3.1 million includes improvements to 17 the Eubanks Road Solid Waste Convenience Center (SWCC), including the relocation of the 18 main landfill entrance and scales from the south side to the north side of Eubanks Road; funds 19 of$296,035 in Year 1 (FY 2015-16) for the replacement of a front end loader; Year 2 (FY 2016- 20 17) includes $519,750 for SWCC improvements at the High Rock Road site; and Year 3 (FY 21 2017-18) includes $393,750 for SWCC improvements at the Ferguson Road site. 22 Commissioner Rich asked if the Eubanks SWCC will be closed while it is being up fitted. 23 Paul Laughton said yes. 24 Commissioner Rich asked where the employees from the Eubanks SWCC will be 25 moved. 26 Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management Director, said there will be a temporary site set 27 up with reduced services. He said he plans to have an abstract with more details available for 28 the June 2 BOCC meeting. 29 Commissioner Rich said she was at the Eubanks SWCC this week and it was very busy. 30 She commended the employees and said these upgrades are very important. 31 Gayle Wilson said it is helpful to have employees work consistently at the same location, 32 as they are able to get to know the community members. He said the new site will be able to 33 handle a larger number of customers more efficiently and safely. 34 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the fees charged to the public cover operating expenses 35 or operating and capital expenses. 36 Gayle Wilson said the new fee covers about 35%of the sanitation budget including 37 expenses for contribution to the reserve for equipment replacement. 38 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the debt incurred for these upgrades will be paid off over 39 time. 40 Gayle Wilson said yes. 41 Commissioner Price asked if the statement "modernize the High Rock SWCC" could be 42 clarified. 43 Gayle Wilson said there was a model endorsed by the Board of County Commissioners 44 where there would be a mix of District Centers and Neighborhood Centers. He said that Walnut 45 Grove and Eubanks were proposed as District Centers thus larger, offering a wider array of 46 services, longer hours, etc. He said Neighborhood Centers were proposed to be smaller with 47 more limited services and perhaps more limited hours. He said having the two larger service 48 centers and the smaller neighborhood centers allows for costs to be moderated while still 49 insuring access to services throughout the County. 50 Commissioner Price reiterated her question about the High Rock SWCC.