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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 1, 2007 Action Agend~~ Item No. SUBJECT: Orange County Transfer Station Update DEPARTMENT: County Manager Solid Waste PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Blackmon, 245-2300 Gayle Wilson, 968-2885 PURPOSE: To provide a general update to the BOCC on recent activities and information regarding a potential solid waste transfer station in Orange County. BACKGROUND: The existing landfill on Eubanks Road will reach capacity in 2010, at which time the County will be required to transport its municipal solid waste out-of-county for disposal through the use of a Transfer Station. A summary of past activities and discussions is as follows: • At the February 8, 2005 joint work session between the County Commissioners and the Solid Waste Advisory Board, the SWAB was asked to look at where a transfer station could be located. • At the March 15, 2006 BOCC work session, the SWAB presented a recommendation that a transfer station be sited on existing landfill property on Eubanks Road. • County management and Solid Waste staff explored alternative waste transfer station options including discussions with Alamance County and the City of Durham. These discussions did not prove successful. • At the October 24, 2006 BOCC work session, the Board eliminated further discussion of a City of Durham option and agreed to revisit the issue of a local transfer station location at a future meeting. • On December 12, 2006, the Board directed staff to conduct a landfill neighborhood meeting to present issues related to the possible development of a transfer station on existing landfill property. This meeting was held on January 18 at the Faith Tabernacle Oasis of Love International on Rogers Road. • On January 23, 2007, staff was directed to further evaluate the list of community concerns and to include a response, including creative solutions that might be considered. Staff was also directed to finalize the alternate transfer station site analysis.