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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> June 7, 2007 <br /> Approved August 2, 2007 <br /> Smith states that most people don ' t know why there is no Hwy 57 site . The one on <br /> Walnut Grove Church is a long ways from the middle of Hillsborough, close to five <br /> miles . Most of the people I talk to are hoping something will open up in that area in <br /> the next couple of years . <br /> Wilson states that there are discussions regarding a piece of property to replace the <br /> Hwy 57 site . There are some concerns about getting it too close to the Durham <br /> County line and drawing Durham County people there . Regarding the Bradshaw <br /> Quarry site there has been no discussion to expanding it or getting rid of it. There has <br /> been informal talk but nothing from the Board or the Manager, I think they' re waiting <br /> to see what the work group comes up with . <br /> Sassaman asks if there is information about the per capita usage of the convenience <br /> centers . Are they higher in the northern part of the county than the southern? Do <br /> they differ in the rural parts of the county v . the urban? <br /> Pollock states that there is good data on usage . Eubanks and Hwy 57, the two closest <br /> to the urban area see the most use and when people were polled, about 1/2 of the Hwy <br /> 57 users were coming from the Town even though they have many curbside services . <br /> Norwood asks that when the Eubanks Rd . site is improved and paved, will you get <br /> more traffic at the site which will give different criteria to look at for the other sites . <br /> Pollock states that the issue of having a two-tier system for the convenience centers <br /> has been discussed . Do improved sites with more options become more attractive <br /> than they should be or do all sites become super centers ? <br /> Wilson states that there is the issue of the county possibly implementing curbside <br /> garbage collection in the unincorporated area, whether it' s voluntary or mandatory it would probably be voluntary but I don t know that. Would there simultaneously <br /> be a fee system instituted at the convenience centers to encourage those that have <br /> curbside service to use it to keep from cluttering the sites when they' ve got garbage <br /> collection at their house every week and try to make these centers more for those who <br /> have tires, lumber, waste oil and stuff you have to use the convenience centers for . If <br /> you have PAYT for garbage at the convenience centers, then people will use it for only <br /> those materials they need to . <br /> Pollock states that most cities that have instituted PAYT have it for waste only and <br /> recycling remains free . <br /> Sassaman states that the compromise way to go would be to have a number of the <br /> first class sites and the people that don' t have a lot of stuff to get rid of and don' t want <br /> to travel far go close by to get rid of stuff and use a site that isn' t as expensive . I get <br /> 4 <br />