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Gayle Wilson said yes. Commissioner Dorosin said Commissioner Jacobs made the point that services are being consolidated and not expanded but he is not sure if that is true. He said if there are new services being provided the County must be clear about this up front. He said this project going from $1.5 to $3.2 million sounds "high". He said the plan should be carefully reviewed to see if there is anything that could be scaled back without compromising services. Gayle Wilson said the household waste could remain on the south side road and be re- located at a future time but it will never cost less than it will as a part of a larger project. He said additionally the parking area for the sanitation trucks could be delayed. Commissioner Pelissier asked if improving the Solid Waste Convenience Center improves the flow and increases efficiency as the population grows. Gayle Wilson said this site would have safer access and it could handle more traffic than the existing facility. He said the service trucks will be separated from the public for the most part and that alone will greatly improve flow and safety. Commissioner Pelissier asked if this has been analyzed. Gayle Wilson said traffic flow was a major concern during the design process and he feels it has been addressed adequately. Commissioner Jacobs said these centers were envisioned as a regional convenience center and as such, does have more services than a smaller site. He said Jeff Thompson was once hired as a value engineer. He suggested that perhaps a value engineer could look at this site and recommend the best design, etc. Gayle Wilson said lessons learned from the Walnut Grove project are proving very helpful and informative. Chair McKee said he is seeing a bottleneck at the recycling and white paper processing areas. He asked if the turn radius for this area is known. Gayle Wilson said he does not know the exact radius at this time but he said it is important as the trucks have to be able to turn. He said it would be rare for all three compactors to operate at the same time. Eric Schopler, Engineer, said the turning radius has been tested successfully with pick- up trucks and trailers. He said this is the best layout possible related to traffic flow with the smaller area available. Chair McKee asked if the proposed new scales would utilize the current in ground part of the scales, by moving it to the north side of the road. Gayle Wilson said a new in-ground scale is being pursued. He said all the components of the current scales are in need of replacement and would simply be left where it is. Chair McKee asked if above ground scale pads had been priced. Eric Schopler said this scale is typical of solid waste scales used everywhere and that the scales are purchased after a bidding process, to insure the lowest cost. Chair McKee asked if this scale is large enough to accommodate tractor trailers. Eric Schopler said yes. Chair McKee asked if the mattress shed could be located on this part of the property. Gayle Wilson said currently 80-90 percent of mattresses that come into the site are recycled but the mattresses must be dry. He said there is currently a fee charged for mattresses and box springs, paying for them to be recycled or disposed of. He said mattresses could be accepted at the convenience centers but those sites are not equipped to handle money, thus the cost for recycling or disposing of the mattresses would have to be absorbed by the County. He said additional staff would be necessary to handle the mattresses. Chair McKee asked if the temporary site will be restored to its original condition once it is no longer needed.