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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> March 8 , 2007 <br /> Approved April 5, 2007 <br /> Questions from citizens . <br /> Kingman states that the $3 . 8 million asking price for one of the properties on Hwy 70 <br /> comes out to $200, 000 an acre . What is the amount per acre for the $2 million <br /> property ? <br /> Wilson states that the property is about sixteen acres . I was referred to these two sites <br /> by the Commissioners . I don ' t know how the initial contact came about. <br /> Cook states that it is not clear on the map where the sites are located . <br /> Wilson replies that they will be introduced next Tuesday night. The Commissioners <br /> are involved in confidential discussions with them . I am waiting on the Board ' s cue to <br /> give out all the details . They are both on the east side of where I.85 crosses 70, one is <br /> on each side of the road . <br /> Cook states that one of the reasons against the Hwy 70 site that was stated is that it <br /> would take too long for the approval processing . I ' m curious who would need to <br /> approve it. <br /> Wilson states that there are two levels of permitting . One is local . It has to meet local <br /> land use regulations . The other is state, DENR, permits all solid waste management <br /> facilities . <br /> Cook asks if it would be the same amount of time for the Eubanks Rd site . <br /> Wilson states that as far as the State goes, that' s probably true . The municipal land <br /> uses are typically more restrictive than the unincorporated county rules . One site <br /> needs a phase one screening type environmental investigation and the other likely <br /> needs a phase two investigation . <br /> Wilson states that he believes that there is no way to use either Hwy 70 property and <br /> have it ready by the time the landfill reaches capacity . <br /> Cook states that I ' ve heard there have been no formal criteria for a site . Is that true ? If <br /> there is, where are those formal criteria that are required to look for a facility ? <br /> Wilson states that there are no criteria; I just answer the Board ' s questions . Whether <br /> the Board has its own measures I can ' t say . Things that we ' ve talked about are <br /> permutability, cost, and how many houses are adjacent to the property . There is less <br /> knowledge of the geography of this area than the Rogers Road area . <br /> Kingman asks where it would be on Eubanks Road . <br /> 5 <br />