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Minutes Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> September 3, 2009 <br /> Approved November 5, 2009 <br /> can really see and look at and get clarity on some of the pieces, we are going to keep <br /> spinning our wheels . I think some decisions would be good . <br /> Pollock states that this iterative approach of trying to make decisions on pieces has <br /> been arduous, so that is a good alternative, to set up a plan and a cost model . We can <br /> get in the ballpark and make suggestions . The days of talking about stuff without a <br /> price tag are over . I don' t have a problem pursing it. <br /> Guild asks when the plan was due ? <br /> Wilson replies, June 2009 . <br /> Vickers states that the only problem I' ve had with the process is when we have the <br /> work group meeting we have the Towns' elected official and once in a while the <br /> county elected official shows up . The biggest impact when we are having the <br /> discussion will be the rural residents and they are least represented . <br /> Yuhasz states that it seems from the discussions we are really faced with a choice of <br /> having efficient, effective, modern convenience centers or universal, mandatory <br /> curbside pickup . I don t see how we can afford to have both of those . Some of the <br /> discussion really needs to be focused on which of those two directions do we want to <br /> go . Without having some examples and understanding the implications of [what] <br /> each of those two specific things are it is going to be tough to make that kind of <br /> decision . I think you are right BJ that we need a picture that we can go over as we <br /> need to . <br /> Guild asks is there something we could do between now and the work group meeting <br /> to increase the representation rural population . <br /> Wilson clarifies are you talking about eliciting the public prior to the work group <br /> meeting? <br /> Guild replies not public input but representation of that sector . <br /> Wilson states that it will now be potentially the most represented because not only do <br /> we have a commissioner on the SWAB who is automatically a member of the work <br /> group, but we have another county commissioner who is a member of the workgroup <br /> and not on the SWAB . If they both attend, there would be two county commissioners <br /> at that work group meeting . <br /> Yuhasz states that I would speculate that the Towns would not be interested in the <br /> discussion of the convenience centers and how they are managed . <br /> 18 <br />