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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> December 3, 2009 <br /> Approved January 11, 2010 <br /> Spire states that availability of water lines running by units is one thing but using the <br /> enterprise fund to hook up water to the house is a legal technicality that the County <br /> ran into last time . <br /> Vickers notes that the low cost loans that were available were not used much because <br /> about 65 % were renters so the landlords couldn t use the funding. <br /> Yuhasz states that part of the reason for doing this is to see if there can be a sufficient <br /> number of houses that need remedies that the neighborhood could qualify for CDBG <br /> (Community Development Block Grants) , money from other places . You don t want <br /> to be short of the minimum . <br /> Bowerman states that you do have to know if their septic systems and wells are failing <br /> because if they are, then they are drinking it. <br /> Solid Waste Convenience Center Operations Guidelines Wilson states that included is a <br /> copy of the SWCC policy and procedures that have been in place for some time . What <br /> we done is written down various policies and procedures a year and a half ago that <br /> have existed for years . I just wanted you all to know that there are written guidelines <br /> that we go by so all the attendants are doing the same thing and we have uniformity <br /> and so if the people they ' re trying to advise say ' you' re just making it up ' we can <br /> show them this policy . <br /> Other Wilson states that as a hand out tonight as an update you have some recent <br /> department recycling activities that primarily relate to the C &D aspect. A reuse <br /> workshop on Nov . 17th in conjunction with Chatham County and Central Carolina <br /> Community College, a Green Building trade show was conducted here . There is a lot <br /> going on that no ones knows about so this is a taste of some of the things we do . <br /> 5 . Board Member Comments Guild asks if you all would be interested in having a <br /> recognized academic expert in plasma arc technology come speak to us . <br /> Sassaman asks who would pay for it. <br /> Guild states that that question is open. The other part of it is there will be a <br /> commercial demonstration up and running by this spring and if there is any way to <br /> organize a trip to see it, I would like to do that. <br /> Vickers asks where is it located . <br /> Guild replies Texas . It is a partnership of Waste Management and the company that <br /> makes the units from the Dallas area . If we can have someone come to give a <br /> presentation I' d like to do that well enough ahead and a visit to see it. <br /> 20 <br />