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June 9, 1992 <br />Orange County Commissioners <br />Box 8181 _ <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />JUN <br />r /,I <br />Dear ./j�r•1.� _ _ <br />0 <br />Thank you for listening to citizen concerns about the landfill <br />search process and wisely asking for more information before <br />approving the drilling on the currently proposed sites. <br />We are encouraged to hear that some efforts are being made to <br />resolve the proxy vote question and the way it was handled. <br />It was suggested by Ms. Insko and perhaps others of you, that <br />we submit to you some of our questions about this issue. Below <br />are listed some of-our questions and comments. <br />1... Why wouldn't it be reasonable to rank the sites so that drilling <br />of all the•land might not be nesessary? <br />2. How potentially damaging is it to drill for this purpose? <br />3. Who will pay for any damages to land owners? Do we have any <br />idea what this cost would be? <br />4. If all four sites are drilled, will the LSC have input into the <br />final choice? Having attending numerous LSC and several LOG <br />meetings we are convinced that LOG members (with the possible <br />exception of Gurganus) and.Joyce Engineers are committed to <br />the selection of the largest possible site. <br />5. Why not put this process on hold until we have in,plade a sound <br />waste management plan similar to that of Davie County? <br />6. When can Hillsborough have a voting representative on the LOG? <br />We earlier expressed to the LOG our concern about the way the LOG <br />over -rode the LSC recommendation to test Site 3, which was already <br />paid for by taxpayers and previously chosen by Orange County Commiss- <br />ioners for the next landfill. We were told that the property was too <br />close to Horace Williams Airport. If this is a real .concern, shouldn't <br />Site 3 be re- considered since it appears that the airport ;nay be moved <br />before the next landfill is needed? <br />We continue to point out that with current efforts /laws to reduce /recycle <br />and manage waste wisely a large site should not be considered. With <br />proper waste management a 100 acre site could last a number of years. <br />Surely with the expertise available in the world today, a responsible <br />way to deal with waste will have been acheived by then. <br />incerely, � � y, �� �� • <br />Macon B. 011is <br />Linda R. 011is �— <br />V. <br />