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ios Township and two from other townships. With reference to the Horace Williams report, she suggested that she work with staff and bring back to the next meeting the specific issues for the Board to address. Chair Carey noted he wrote to DOT about the intersection of NC70 and Efland Cedar Grove Road and NC86 and Coleman Loop Road where several accidents have occurred. He commended the EDC on their newsletter that just came out and encouraged citizens to pick up a copy in front. The Board discussed Carolina Springs' request for impact fee reimbursement and decided to wait until the Board considered a revised policy on impact fee reimbursements or waivers before making a decision on their request. IV. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT -.NONE V. RESOLUTIONS /PROCLAMATIONS A. LANDFILL REORGANIZATION WORK GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit to approve the resolution as stated below to authorize the Chair to sign and to direct the Clerk to transmit the resolution to the governing boards of the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. RESOLUTION ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO BE THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND PROCESSING WHEREAS, it is in the interest of all citizens of Orange County to have a comprehensive solid waste management system to handle their solid waste, and WHEREAS, all municipalities, and the County have a stake in the operation and development of an efficient and effective solid waste management system in Orange County, and WHEREAS, the current landfill has approximately 8 years of disposal capacity and the process for electing, acquiring, financing, purchasing property, permitting, development and construction of a new landfill will take approximately 8 - 10 years, and WHEREAS, The towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Orange County have worked for years to develop a comprehensive solid waste management plan and identify a solid waste disposal facility, and WHEREAS, there is universal dissatisfaction with the pace the current process is taking for selecting a disposal facility, and development and implementation of a solid waste management plan, and WHEREAS, proper disposal of our community's solid waste is first and foremost a public health issue, and WHEREAS, Orange County is the only government entity in Orange County with statutory responsibility for public health, and WHEREAS, it will be incumbent upon Orange County to soon take action to fulfill its statutory obligation, to assure adequate provision of solid waste disposal and management prior to the closing of the current landfill, and