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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> April 5, 2007 <br /> Approved May 3, 2007 <br /> Attendance : Linda Bowerman, Al Vickers, Remus Smith, Bonnie Norwood, Jan <br /> Sassaman, and BJ Tipton <br /> Staff: Gayle Wilson, Blair Pollock, Wanda McCain, and Paul Spire <br /> 1 . Adoption of Minutes from March 8 SWAB meeting Norwood moves to accept. <br /> Vickers 2nd . Passes unanimously . <br /> 2 . Board Member Comments . Sassaman states that after observing a number of Chapel <br /> Hill Town Council meetings and Orange County Board of Commissioners meetings in <br /> the past couple of months, I liked that at the beginning of the meeting they had time <br /> allotted for the members to talk about what they wanted to . I ' d like to try that out <br /> with our meetings . This would give you a chance to address things from your <br /> constituencies . If it is going to be on the agenda wait until we are at that point. <br /> Secondly, if it will take a lot of discussion, bring it up and then we will move it to the <br /> end of the meeting . <br /> Norwood states that the attendant, Mr . Van [Phelps] at the convenience center on <br /> Eubanks Rd . does an exemplary job . The attitude of people going there now and the <br /> lack of tension there is a large difference . Mr . Van ' s wife will be going through some <br /> major surgery and some good thoughts his way would help . <br /> Vickers states that in my homeowners association [Lake Hogan Farms] there is a lot of <br /> cardboard dumped outside [near] the common area . In this particular area there is an <br /> Asian community and the issue comes down to a cultural issue . They are Chinese <br /> and they don ' t understand the rules of the system . They have no idea where the <br /> cardboard goes or how things work . <br /> Pollock states that we have stuff [recycling information] in Korean, Japanese and <br /> Chinese already . If you want to have some specific message translated let us know . <br /> Smith states that the part in the minutes that relates to the visitors comments last time <br /> Mr . Kingman was concerned about the traffic on Rogers Rd and Ms . Cook was <br /> concerned about the garbage trucks . Can we control which way they go ? <br /> Wilson asks are you talking about the transfer station trucks specifically ? <br /> Smith replies yes and also traffic and speed . Mr . Kingman also states that the garbage <br /> trucks often speed and that was part of the fear . <br /> Sassaman states that that discussion is part of item 4 c . <br /> Bowerman states that what I want to say will be part of item 4 . <br /> 1 <br />