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� y <br /> AIENIORANDVU <br /> TOO John link , County Manager <br /> N RO M : Gayle WiLson , Solid W kiste Ntanagwrient Direct or <br /> SUBJECT : Board of Commissioners Fallow-up — Aheinadves to Agri culture Rum my <br /> DATE ; February 11 , 2002 <br /> This memorandum addrmcl i"sx�s raised at the Novo nbcr '7 ., F'ubl ; . Bearing and the <br /> December 11 2001 Board of Comm saunas Meeting related. to how the Rogialatfd Rgcyulable <br /> .Materials " inauea (R.i IO) would impact agr iculwre relatad buming practices . <br /> Ba vround <br /> At the D €acmhcr i 1 , 2a01 Board of CammissIMMME meeting the Board adopird d P%egulated <br /> Roeyclable Materials C)r6naaumr, that mpwif Lally exc hided the sections from earlier drafts Mitch <br /> would liive pmbibi ted the buimiug of 1ndcleamg debris , including that which is generated from <br /> ari culture activities . Int � st Jrrom the agricultural communi <br /> � ty was evident, in part, from cnmmi� nts <br /> made at the Nuvembdr 7 public 14eanng where ,several pmons expressed their concern that tf,.e <br /> prohibiLion of their usual himiing practices could c& LL%c thelu additional expeusi or other <br /> difficulties . <br /> Based on the eanccrns of the agricultUr,� w=unity and tho aid ' s sensilivily to their concerns; <br /> staff waR asked to investigate and evuluate alternatives La open burr rig that might be made <br /> avoidable to tlxi� agricultural community. Sobel Waste sraffha_s conwltod. with the Manager's office, <br /> fi ,rL%, As= Eor, County Attorney, Cooperative Bxtemi on , Eimergeticy Management , 13udsctirT ; <br /> r'u mtry Service, Econurmc: Development, and Envjyo t ant! k� uusc. c Cjvnscrvation <br /> ' <br /> Departments for assistance and rldviItc regarding this Matter . <br /> Staff inLen & to solicit feedback from those farmers urho spoke at the November 7 Public, Heating <br /> and is in the process of arran�n eg meetings to do so , Th timing ofzbcsc tricctin$ s did not allow <br /> rommeals rmeived to be incorporated w i thin this report. <br /> �18C1].SSlidiri <br /> How would the igricultmre community be imp2cted by the prohibition Of op-ea buraing of <br /> laudclearing debris ? <br /> Unless the agriculture wnuntir ty ele,^ted to =plypush the 6e " material into an unused portion <br /> of the property and leave ibc toatcrial ( u slowly d.ezrrrpose, it is anticipated that there would likely <br /> bean increase in costs associated with handcicaring activities. Additionally, sane farms may have <br /> lim itod space in which to placc rhC mateiials for an rxtcnded tune , Costs could rYtate tv : <br /> +� liaLlUng away the materit:1 to ai i o ffM.si to mulching or di sposal facility <br />