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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 12, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ ~-q <br />SUBJECT: Development of Orange County Transfer Station <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. SWAB Resolution of March 15, 2006 Gayle Wilson, 919-968-2885 <br />2. Eubanks Road Master Plan 2001 <br />Possible Transfer Station Area <br />PURPOSE: To discuss and provide direction to staff regarding a location for an Orange <br />County Transfer Station. <br />BACKGROUND: The existing landfill on Eubanks Road will reach capacity in 2010, at which <br />time the County will be required to transport its municipal solid waste out-of-county for disposal <br />through the use of a Transfer Station. The BOCC has previously determined by resolution that <br />there will be no new mixed solid waste landfill sited in Orange County. Depending on the <br />location of the transfer station site ultimately selected by the Board, staff estimate that 3 to 3.5 <br />years will be needed to take the site through the pertinent local government and State <br />development review, regulatory, and permitting .processes, and to have the facility constructed <br />and ready for operation. Accordingly, time is of the essence in reaching a decision on the siting <br />of a transfer station. <br />At the February 8, 2005 joint work session between the County Commissioners and the Solid <br />Waste Advisory Board, the SWAB was asked to look at where a transfer station could be <br />locafied. At the March 15, 2006 BOCC work session, the SWAB presented a recommendation <br />that a transfer station be sited on existing landfill property on Eubanks Road. In 2001, the <br />BOCC approval of the Eubanks Road Solid Waste Facilities Master Plan did not include the <br />proposed North Eubanks Road site for a future transfer station, so that other options for locating <br />such a facility could be examined. Exploration of alternative waste transfer station options <br />involving discussion with Alamance County and. the City of Durham have proven unsuccessful. <br />At the October 24, 2006 BOCC work session, the Board eliminated further discussion of a City <br />of Durham option and agreed to revisit the issue of a local transfer station location at a future <br />meeting. It was determined that the BOCC would decide from among three options: <br />• to endorse the Eubanks Road site recommended by the SWAB <br />• to direct the establishment of a transfer station site search process, including selection <br />criteria <br />