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REVISED 3/26/07 (abstract only) <br />Changes In Italics <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 27, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT• Orange County Transfer Station <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Solid Waste Management <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Report to County Manager <br />w/attachments <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Laura Blackmon, 245-2300 <br />Gayle Wilson, 968-2885 <br />PURPOSE: To provide information to the Board of County Commissioners relative to selecting <br />a location for a transfer station within Orange County and to elicit a decision regarding a site or <br />guidance in establishing a site selection process. <br />BACKGROUND: At the March 13, 2007 Board of County Commissioners' meeting, the Board <br />requested various information relating to the discussion of a location for a transfer station within <br />Orange County. According to staff notes, the requested information was: <br />• Traffic <br />o more information regarding traffic in the Eubanks Road area <br />o additional information regarding the size and frequency of the transfer trucks <br />o traffic impact requirements <br />• Contingency <br />o in the event that the new transfer station is not ready when landfill full <br />o what have other communities done <br />• Population Center <br />o where is the center of waste generation now and in the future using the <br />distribution of residential, UNC and commercial development throughout the <br />County as the surrogate for waste generation <br />• Municipal Property <br />o is municipally owned property available for consideration <br />o Carrboro's future Public Works Operations Center <br />