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2 a. Landfill Gas Recovery Project Paul Spire gave a briefing noting that the flare for gas had begun operating the previous week and that would continue to burn the extracted gas until the pipeline to a gas fired reciprocating engine was built. UNC was scheduled to accept the project on January 13. The gas line and power plant are now in design, permitting and construction and scheduled to be complete late in 2012. Orange County will gain an estimated $3-4000 in revenue monthly from flaring of gas and that will increase to a projected $ $7-8,000 when the gas is converted to electricity by combustion in the engine to be built at Carolina North. To follow-up on community concerns expressed at the November SWAB meeting about noise from the flaring and blowers, staff member Paul Spire and Board Chair Jan Sassaman conducted an aural review of the installation and found it inaudible from Eubanks Road, the nearest public location to the installation. Chairman Sassaman also presented the Town of Chapel Hill noise ordinance criteria and indicated that both from UNC’s modeling and their field observation, this installation was performing below their thresholds for violations. b. Shingle recycling project has been put on indefinite hold due to market and financial conditions and staff work load. The State grant funds will be repurposed to another grant to the County. c. Jan Sassaman presented the SWAB input to the Annual BOCC retreat which he submitted on behalf of the SWAB and there was no discussion. d. Other: Wilson indicated that he plans to include the High Rock Road Convenience Center improvements in the 2012-13 budget request. He further noted that the County may, with manager approval, conduct a rural recycling customer satisfaction survey later this year. Meeting adjourned 8:30 pm Name of minute taker (s): Blair Pollock and Mary Carlson.