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Minutes Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> January 6, 2005 <br /> Approved March 3, 2005 <br /> Clayton asks that because we' ve been through three is there no way that it could be <br /> done in-house ? I believe that staff has the capability but I' m not sure of the time , <br /> . _ <br /> Wilson states that time and workload is fairly significant : Staff could do it but there <br /> are more important things to attend to right now . The biggest problem of doing a <br /> waste sort other than the smell is getting the people to work . They may not come <br /> back the second day . The people who work with this know the incentives to get them . <br /> to come back . <br /> Bowerman asks if the national data includes the local studies ? <br /> Pollock states that it' s not clear how the national data is collected . We make ours <br /> public . <br /> Wilson states that based on a number of different measures, this area is significantly <br /> different than the rest of the state . <br /> Smith states that it would be money well spent . - <br /> Kabrick states that new information is good and cheap . Hiring a consultant to do the <br /> work makes sense especially in light of the fact that the Town of Chapel Hill is <br /> unhappy withothe current solid waste management plan . The more data the better . <br /> r <br /> Vickers moves to support and endorse the solid waste department implementing a <br /> study and the details handled by staff . <br /> Kabrick 2nd <br /> Clayton asks if we should suggest that they hire the same company regardless of the <br /> cost for the continuity factor and that the $26, 000 is not an impediment . <br /> a <br /> Sassaman states that it could be implied in what was said . I don' t want to constrain <br /> staff by telling them whom to use . <br /> Motion passes unanimously . <br /> 3 . Draft Land Clearing Debris Facility Report Wilson states that the . report is in draft <br /> form and has not been delivered too the Commissioners . It originated as a result of <br /> some farm owners wanting to be allowed to use their property for land- clearing <br /> debris with minimal restrictions . The County planning department developed a <br /> proposal that went to the Planning Board, which allowed for farmers to use up to a 2 <br /> acre area to bury these materials . The Planning Board discouraged proceeding with <br /> 2 <br />