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Orange County Space Needs Report � 2005 Update <br /> Page 48 of 69 <br /> Department Name : Solid Waste <br /> Project Development Phase : Tier 1 A <br /> Current Location : Public Works Maintenance Facility , King Blvd (Airport Road ) <br /> Chapel Hill <br /> Current Departmental Square Footage : modular unit , approx . 3 , 000 s . f . <br /> Current # Employees : 43 <br /> Proposed Square Footage : 6 , 000 +/- ( plus 30 % Circulation factor) <br /> Options to accommodate space needs : <br /> ( Interim and Long -Term ) <br /> An architect is being selected to design a facility that will be located at the Landfill <br /> on Eubanks Road , pursuant to the site ' s master plan . The structure is scheduled <br /> to be completed and occupied prior to the Town of Chapel Hill vacating the <br /> existing site at the expiration of their lease on December 31 , 2007 . <br /> As mentioned earlier in this report , staff is exploring the benefits of supervision of <br /> the Sanitation Division moving from Public Works to the Solid Waste Department . <br /> Solid Waste moved from the Town of Chapel Hill to Orange County in FY 2000 - <br /> 2001 and the functional correlation between Solid Waste and Sanitation may be <br /> more direct that which exists between Public Works and the Sanitation Division . <br /> Should that be the case , the Board may be asked to consider the information and <br /> authorize the supervisory change , at which time office space for the Sanitation <br /> supervisory staff would be included in the program planned for the Solid Waste <br /> Operations Center building . <br /> The building would also contain a sizeable training room that could <br /> accommodate the busloads of school children that routinely visit to learn more <br /> about recycling and other related topics . <br /> 48 <br />