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12 <br /> 1 • Increase hours of operation by one hour per day to 4:00 PM Monday <br /> 2 through Friday <br /> 3 • Replacement scales for new Eubanks Road Convenience Center - <br /> 4 $85,250 <br /> 5 • Reintroduce mulch delivery fee - $225 - $375 per delivery determined by <br /> 6 volume <br /> 7 <br /> 8 • Solid Waste — page 478 <br /> 9 • Planning and Strategic Waste Reduction goal setting contract - <br /> 10 $100,000 <br /> 11 • Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG) initiative to define waste <br /> 12 reduction target <br /> 13 • Recycling - compactor receiver boxes (4), skidsteer and trailer - <br /> 14 $169,712 <br /> 15 • High Rock Road Waste & Recycling Center - $659,784 <br /> 16 • Equipment for Waste & Recycling Centers - $586,425 <br /> 17 • Mattress collection program at Eubanks Road and Walnut Grove <br /> 18 Centers effective 1/1/18 <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Commissioner McKee asked if more detail could be provided about the mattress <br /> 21 collection program. <br /> 22 Gayle Wilson said mattresses will be collected at the two district centers: Eubanks and <br /> 23 Walnut Grove. He said residents can bring mattresses in, at no cost. He said the mattress <br /> 24 brought to Walnut Grove will go to the Durham transfer station, and the ones brought to <br /> 25 Eubanks Road during landfill hours, will be diverted to the landfill at no cost to the resident. He <br /> 26 said if the landfill is closed, the mattresses will be accepted at the Eubanks Road center. He <br /> 27 said there will be no charge for residents, and a $10 fee for commercially generated <br /> 28 mattresses. <br /> 29 Commissioner McKee said this is a very reasonable arrangement, and he is glad to <br /> 30 hear this update. <br /> 31 Gayle Wilson said there will be a marketing push to spread the word about this new <br /> 32 program in January 2018. <br /> 33 Commissioner McKee referred to the fee program, and said $148 is an exorbitant fee, <br /> 34 and it is really a tax, which he opposed from the beginning. <br /> 35 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if Durham charges for mattresses to be brought to the <br /> 36 transfer station. <br /> 37 Gayle Wilson said it is usually a flat rate, unless there is a large amount, in which case <br /> 38 the charge is based on the weight. <br /> 39 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if Gayle Wilson knew how many trips will be involved in <br /> 40 hauling these mattresses to Durham. <br /> 41 Gayle Wilson said about 40 trips in a year. <br /> 42 Chair Dorosin said he would like to get a summary of how much money the County <br /> 43 spends on consultants countywide. <br /> 44 Travis Myren said this would be Gayle Wilson's last budget session, as he will be <br /> 45 retiring in August after 28 years. <br /> 46 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 47 <br /> 48 • Sportsplex, Pg. 488 <br /> 49 • Total expenditure budget - $3,570,583 <br />