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Minutes - Regular Meeting Solid Waste Advisory Board September 6, 2007 Approved October 4, 2007 Attendance : Jan Sassaman, Bonnie Norwood, Remus Smith, and Linda Bowerman Staff: Gayle Wilson, Blair Pollock, Paul Spire, and Wanda McCain Guest: Minister Robert Campbell and Barbara Hopkins 1 . Adoption of Minutes from August 2 SWAB meeting Norwood moves to accept. Smith 2nd . Passes unanimously . 2 . Board Member Comments Smith states that I would like staff to talk a little about the Chatham transfer station and what you know about getting a landfill in Chatham County . There is land near the dam (Jordan Lake) that seems to be an ideal place for it. It' s not very desirable for farming . Wilson states that there isn ' t much to say other than what was in the paper . Approximately six to eight years ago, Waste Industries purchased a thousand or so acres with the intention of making a big regional landfill to take anyone' s waste . It was very controversial and local politics seemed to defeat it. Waste Industries still owns that land (fill) . I don' t know if the county has a site in mind or if they plan to initiate a siting process . They currently haul their stuff to a transfer station in Siler City, which is then hauled to Sampson County, [to a landfill owned by Waste Industries] . Apparently with escalating costs and the new regulations that passed the Legislature this year which will add additional cost, they have decided in the long run it would be advantageous to have their own facility . It' s true for most Counties but some, such as Durham, have no place to put one due to watershed and soil issues . Smith asks about the relationship between Waste Industries and the county regarding the landfill and use of the transfer station. Wilson states that that would be difficult for the County to suggest having a landfill and presumably have an objective site search process, while they are also dealing with an owner of a lot of land that' s interested in building a landfill . There zvas further discussion about hozv the privately operated transfer station in Siler City zvorks and a reviezv of the position of the Chatham County Solid Waste Advisory Committee urging the County to consider building its ozvn landfill . 3 . Theft of Recyclables Materials Pollock shows the new sign that is going on the recycling containers labeling them as county property noting that unauthorized removal of materials is prohibited . Several months ago as the price of aluminum started to go up we started seeing more theft at the dropoff sites and from restaurant bins . As this continued we ' ve had discussions with the police departments of the various towns . The opinion of the Chapel Hill police, the Orange County magistrate 1