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C~OP~'( za <br />MRMORANDllM <br />TO: John Link, COUVty Manager <br />pTSm: Gayle Wilam; Sohd Waste D¢RmC <br />9ubjeet Regulated Recyclable MntmaB @dWance-Leaf BUmmg <br />Dale: Novwbm 1, 2001 <br />The Board of Cowry Commissioners requestal a variety of additiowl Wfowadon regarding We <br />homing of leaves during ib discuesiou of the Regu]eted Aecycable MamriW Oadinmce m their <br />Octobe[ 1 Solid Waste Work Sessivn_ This memmwdw seeks m respond m Woec ieeocs. <br />• AskDOT about stopping bumlvgWmadeWe tlllcheelrlgh[of way (AOWy Is tM1erea <br />aisle policyT If so, how is it enfnrcea? <br />Staffcovsulted with the local DOT District Otfice rogaNivg DOT policypertvWng tv <br />prohibitions ofbuminginroedside ditches (ROW). Chuck Edwards provided the attached policy <br />#2l tides "Obsbuctioaa Within We Right of Wey'tnkm from the DOT Field Maintenance <br />MmuW. The policy doesn't directly men[ionbuming,howeve[, it dow prohibit We placement of <br />materials (tlat woWd clemly include leave and limbs) from being placed inm We right ofway. <br />This policywould seem, by nemvsiou, m prohibit placement ofleaves in the roadside ditches <br />with the intention ofbuming them. The purpose afthe policyuto promote drainage and limit <br />oa [t is ow undernanWng that DOT does not place a high priorityvv mfomwent o[ Ws <br />policy, prhrmrily responding to compTaivta. <br />Censlder use of leaf vacuum equipment w the rural areas whereby ufivevr sari pay a <br />fee antl have their leaves removed hyn County epavaoretl program. Ask Hglebarough <br />If [M1ry M1eve [he capability and would be wDDng m uec their equipment to provitle thO <br />aNrlfO in f00peMtlan wiW the County. ' <br />Com,ty staRmet with tillsborough etaffMond¢y October 29 w discuss the idea pfutitizmg <br />Town leafvacuuming equipmm[outside the Town limits. Towm sniff sorted that Weywould <br />evaluate Wei[ equipmoW end atvfbvg m detamo'~ ifmch supplwmtay service night be <br />vailablebeyoud basic Tuwv needs. flit is demmWv:d that the Tawn leafcullectipn eea.dces ore <br />capable ofpmvidivg additional service, Cowry staffwill be notified and begin to develop <br />estimates ofpptmlial service seas, the levW OfdwmWf We leafvacuum service, scheduling, <br />corta/fees, etc. Onec Hillsborough has w opportuWtyte evilwte Nei[ municipal lea[cohec[iou <br />service to assess surplus sevice capacity, Cowty stafiwill Forward such irSOrmatiov to We <br />HOCG <br />Typically, Ieaf vacuumWg services tltat as pmvidW m incorporated areas direct the leaves to be <br />raked m the owb Gne, where they azv mast eff3oiently ecoessed. W We uuinrarporated areas <br />where mrbhnes grnerally do not cxisq We DOT policy noted above would sew to prohibit We <br />