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11 <br />subsequently asked Mr. Hann to call a meeting to discuss rules of <br />procedure, now scheduled for June 24. <br />County Board of Commissioners <br />1. are th sizes of some of the Potential landfill sites so <br />a e? <br />See 17, under Carrboro list, above, page 6. <br />2. What is the desired, life expectancy of the next landfill? <br />We began the search with the goal of obtaining a site with 20 -30 <br />years' life expectancy, and with the hope of extending that life <br />expectancy through waste management efforts. We think 30 years is <br />desirable because we believe that finding future landfills will be <br />even more difficult than the current search. We believe that the <br />process for lcsating future sites will take even longer than it <br />does now. We believe that land will be far more expensive in the <br />future. We believe that regulations will be even more stringent in <br />the future and will raise the cost of landfilling dramatically. <br />We hope that by combining a site of good size with aggressive <br />source reduction, recycling and post - recycling volume reduction, we <br />can make what ordinarily would be a 30 -year landfill last for 50 or <br />more years. <br />3. What are the en ine5-ring considerations that affect how much <br />land we will need for a landfill site? <br />See #5, under Carrboro list, above, page 5. <br />4. Recognizing that detailed enclin eerin estimates cannot be made <br />at this stage of the process, what is a reasonable range of acreage <br />that we can expect to have to ac uire for the next landfill? <br />See 15 and 16, under Carrboro list, above, pp. 5 -6. <br />Response by Joyce Engineering: <br />The reasonable range of acreage for the next landfill is 300 <br />to 500 acres. This value does not vary from the original <br />intent of the LOG, the LSC and staff. Note that the <br />conceptual site utilization plans are consistent with this <br />range. Note also that site boundaries were drawn to keep <br />large single tracts intact. The entire site areas are not and <br />never were proposed for waste disposal; they include <br />allowances for buffers, unsuitable areas (wetlands, etc.), <br />ancillary facilities, soil borrow operations, and so forth. <br />Some sites could and likely will be reduced in size on the <br />basis of detailed site studies and land acquisition <br />considerations. <br />5. How do the en ineers determine exactly what land disturbing <br />activities must take Place in the site evaluation rocess? <br />