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3 <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXERCISE OF ORANGE COUM t S )kUTRMTY <br />To ENTER UPON PRIVATE LANDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING SURVEYS, <br />BORINGS, EXAMINATIONS AIM APPRAISALS TO ASSIST IN TIM SB.LS 109 OF <br />A SITE FOR A NEW LANDFILL TO SERVE ORANGE COUNTY AND AMOV'NG AN <br />INTERLOCAL AGRF.MaNT FOR THE EXERCISE OF THAT AUTHORITY <br />WEIEREAS, Orange county is a member of the Landfill owners' Group <br />and is a part owner of the present orange County Landfill; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County and the two other owners of the present <br />landfill, the Town of Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro have <br />appointed a citizens' Landfill Site Search committee to consider <br />sites for a new landfill for Orange County and the Towns of <br />Carrboro and Chapel Hill; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill and Orange County <br />have appointed representatives to the Landfill Owners' Group which <br />is considering issues related to the operation of the present <br />landfill and possible location of a site for a future landfill; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, as part of the process of evaluating potential sites for <br />a future landfill for Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and <br />Chapel Hill it is necessary to enter upon properties which have <br />been identified as possible sites for a future landfill; and, <br />wHEREAS, under North Carolina law (N.C.o.S• 40A -11), Orange County <br />as an agency with the authority to exercise the power of euinent <br />domain, may enter upon lands for the purpose of making surveys, <br />borings, examinations and appraisals as may be necessary or <br />expedient in carrying out and performing its powers of ealuent <br />domain, specifically in this case to select a site for a sanitary <br />landfill to serve orange County; <br />Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Coolissioners <br />that the Board hereby approves the exercise of the County's <br />authority under a.S. 40A -11, to enter upon the lands described in <br />Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein, for the purpose <br />of making surveys, borings, examinations and appraisals as may be <br />necessary or expedient in selecting a site for a future landfill <br />to serve orange County; <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of County camaaaissioners <br />authorizes the County Manager to execute the attached interlocai <br />agreement on behalf of Orange County with the Town of Chapel Mill <br />and the Town of Carrboro, whereby the Town of Chapel bill is <br />designated to exercise said authority on behalf of Orange County <br />and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill, and ratifies said <br />agreement. <br />