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Comprehensive Review of S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options v2.1 112 10/22/12 7.3.1.2 When to Implement? The impacts to this disposal scenario were evaluated with regard to the timing of accomplishing the development of a new transfer station. The timeframes considered involved:  Immediately pursuing transfer station development implementation. This would involve investing in the necessary pre-development and capital construction costs now (during FY 2012-13 and FY 2013-14); and,  Implementing a transfer station at some future date (well after the closure of the Orange County Landfill in 2013). As noted, the financial analysis suggests that the scenarios reflecting direct haul to an existing transfer station located in an adjacent municipality provide a lower cost short-term option than developing a new Town-Only transfer station. Furthermore, the timeframe constraints to develop a new transfer station preclude it as a viable short-term option. However, several important intangible factors warrant ongoing evaluation of this disposal scenario to determine its value as a long-term option in the context of the Town’s values and planning. 7.4 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Apart from this analysis of the impact to the SWSD budget, several other factors weigh into the longer term evaluation of developing a new transfer station. These considerations are not as readily quantified with respect to fiscal impact since they relate to risk management, environmental impacts, and socio-economic issues. However, these factors have the potential to create financial implications and indeed resonate with the Town’s stated values and goals and must be considered along with the financial evaluation. Several of the more decisive factors include:  Improved safety of the Town solid waste collections staff hauling waste shorter distances and over less heavily traveled roadways when compared to the direct haul scenarios;  Similarly, with the shorter distances traveled compared to other waste disposal options, less fossil fuel is consumed, likewise resulting in relatively lower greenhouse gas emissions;  A desire to manage Town-generated waste internally and not having to rely on a neighboring disposal system, thus maintaining control over ultimate disposal location and costs;  Operating a Town-owned transfer station provides greater flexibility to evaluate and pursue alternative waste disposal options (i.e., waste conversion, waste-to-energy) as discussed in Section 12;