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2 <br />• to schedule a public meeting of the Eubanks Road area neighborhood to discuss transfer <br />station siting. <br />The SWAB Work Group that is developing the recommended update to the County's Ten Year <br />Solid Waste Management Plan is -among many other tasks -assessing options related to <br />expanding the County's capabilities to process a greater volume and broader stream of <br />recyclable materials. The Work Group's recommendations are expected to be presented to the <br />County and municipal governing boards in 2007. It should be noted that the BOCC's decisions <br />related to transfer station siting may ultimately affect future Board decisions about the location of <br />any future processing facility sites, such as a materials recovery facility. <br />Subsequent to the October 24 meeting, the County was contacted by a property owner <br />indicating the availability of his parcel in the Eno Economic Development District as a potential <br />location for a transfer station. The table of permitted uses for Economic Development Districts <br />specifically includes, under "Government," on page 2.2.12 of the EDD Design Manual: <br />"Governmental facilities and office buildings (Including solid waste collection centers)". Staff <br />have not undertaken any detailed assessment of the feasibility and implications of considering <br />that parcel as a transfer station, but could do so if directed accordingly by the Board. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with discussion of this <br />topic. Board decisions regarding transfer station. development would be funded through future <br />appropriations in the Solid Waste/Landfill Enterprise Fund. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board direct staff to schedule a <br />public meeting of the Eubanks Road area neighborhood to discuss transfer station siting. <br />