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Minutes - Regular Meeting Solid Waste Advisory Board December 3, 2009 Approved January 11, 2010 recycling . They certainly support the county ' s recycling objectives . From a resident' s perspective they are cost effective and practical . It looked to us that curbside service for garbage and recycling work best for households that have short driveways and paved roads . At this time residents oppose services and fees . As you can see it' s not just because of the economy but because it is also impractical . I think people will pay a fee for something they value . We suggest that if the cost for the convenience centers is too high that the county should look at cutting nonessential hours or services rather than cut centers . We wondered if there were other opportunities that could improve effectiveness, meaning improve recycling rates or cut garbage ? One thought is more education . We are lobbying that there should be another entrance or exit at Ferguson only because we had trouble with accessing it when handing out surveys . It was kind of dangerous compared to the beautiful facilities elsewhere in the county . Someone sent us a note about adding a convenience center in the northern part of the county . From a perspective of where we stand as an organization, because I guess you all know there is going to be a meeting on the 15th of the BOCC and we will be asking for Bradshaw Quarry to be kept open . We hope that the solid waste work group will recommend that. We know that there is some work being done to see how to fund that. We are also going to suggest other ways to cut cost than cutting a center . We also feel that if new fees are coming, we think they are, that before the county adds curbside recycling, a $38 fee for all residents, we would like to see the county put the entire picture on the table of all the possible new fees and services they are going to add for residents so we put the whole thing together . So if we are going to be getting a $50 or $100 convenience center fee then maybe that is better than curbside recycling but maybe we don' t need to add all of that. I am sharing with you what we as a community group will be asking the commissioners for on the 15th. Sassaman states that questions will come first from the table and then the audience . Vickers states that I am not surprised at the results . Hauser asks does that mean it is what you expect of the residents Vickers states that I expect that the survey would get those answers . Zero pay or zero dollars is what most people would put down on a survey . Hauser states that they did more than whine about costs . They said it was not practical . 6