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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> May 1 , 2008 <br /> Approved June 5, 2008 <br /> Norwood states that since there is no way to get to Carolina North from the landfill <br /> without somehow affecting our neighborhood, it would be interesting to see the <br /> proposed paths . <br /> Pollock states that the understanding is one is along the railroad tracks, the second is <br /> the road network with the DOT rights -of-way which would be rather circuitous, or a <br /> direct shot which would skirt the east edge of the neighborhood . They would have to <br /> negotiate with property owners and go through the Green Tract and some private <br /> property owners . <br /> Tipton states that the gas could be sent to Carolina North where it is converted or the <br /> electricity could be generated at the landfill and run over a line . <br /> Norwood asks how much room would they need for the generator . <br /> Pollock replies that they are not that big . <br /> Sassaman asks has co- generation been ruled out. <br /> Pollock replies that if they do a gen [erator] set they would do it at Carolina North [to <br /> capture the heat] . It' s more complicated but it gets more use of the energy . If it were <br /> built at the landfill, the generator set would be enclosed . <br /> Tipton asks with the gas credits [carbon credits] what pot of money will it go into [on <br /> the Orange County side] . Would it go into the operations budget? <br /> Pollock replies it is unclear how they would budget that income . The gas buyer is <br /> supposed to cover all the construction costs . <br /> Sassaman asks how the system will be maintained and what will happen when the <br /> gas is gone and the system begins to deteriorate while it' s embedded in the landfill. <br /> As it degrades it will affect the cap of the landfill . That happened at a capped landfill <br /> inWestchester, New York . <br /> Other None <br /> 7 . Other Business Vickers asks if the methane or regular pipeline gas could be used to <br /> produce compressed natural gas as a vehicle fuel and that chemical waste <br /> management was doing that with pipeline gas . The County has not looked at that as a <br /> replacement for diesel fuel . <br /> Norwood asks when the Town closes down or the University for street fairs, ball <br /> games, is all the stuff picked up and recycled . ? <br /> 7 <br />