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Minutes -- Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> February 14, 2002 <br /> Approved March 14, 2002 <br /> Sassaman states that we have to do certain things . We have to do something with <br /> recycling and the waste ; no matter how we do it it will cost money . Looking only in <br /> the context of the enterprise fund, we are only moving money from one effort to <br /> another . We are keeping the money in the county instead of giving it to a contractor <br /> out of the county to handle . <br /> Tipton ask if there would be some way to play with the first 6 months so that it <br /> would all be yours if you start at the beginning of the fiscal year <br /> Wilson states that it could be done . <br /> Gist states that sometimes there are things in the long run would be cost savings but <br /> in the short term aren' t . <br /> Wilson states that there are a lot of trade - offs that will have to be made this year . If <br /> we don' t go ahead with building Carrboro Plaza, that would cover one third of these <br /> costs . Carrboro Plaza will only cost me money, this will save money . <br /> Sassaman states that maybe this should be tabled until next month and Gayle could <br /> possibly come up with some alternatives that would lessen the initial cost . <br /> Vickers asks if this does anything to increase recycling or does it just lower the cost <br /> of collection . <br /> Wilson states that we expect a slightly higher quality of service with improved <br /> schedules and processing . <br /> Pollock adds that Orange County' s materials' quality is higher than most places, so <br /> we often get top dollar for revenue, even though the potential higher revenue is not <br /> included in the analysis . <br /> Norwood states that most people don' t know that you take tires . Do you make <br /> enough money on tires and if there were a lot more tires, would that help ? <br /> Wilson states that the goal with tires is to break even . With the purchase of every <br /> tire in Orange County a $1 . 00 goes into a [State] trust fund . Every quarter, a portion <br /> of that money is redistributed to counties on a per capita basis to help pay for the <br /> tire program . It is not a money making program . <br /> 4 . Other Business <br /> 4 <br />