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waste from smaller collection vehicles and reload the waste into atractor-trailer truck for long distance hauling. Staff advises that whether Orazige County waste is hauled to Alaznance County or to some more distant facility, a transfer station will be required. A transfer station is required for the following reasons: • More efficient method of transporting waste longer distances • Provides an opportunity for Orange County staff to enforce local ordinances/policies • Allows better measurement of waste quantities • Significantly reduces traffic at the disposal facility • Captures tipping fee revenue The BOCC has not yet been asked to endorse a site for a transfer station. Staff has previously proposed a location at current landfill property on Eubanks Road as a possible site. Once staff concludes a site suitability analysis of that location, the information will be shared with the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) and formal tr°arisfer station siting reconnnendations by the SWAB and departmental staff will be presented to the BOCC by early 2006. Transfer Station construction costs can range from about $350,000-$500,000 for a temporary facility, to about $2.5 million for a permanent facility sized for Orange County's waste stream.. Design, engineering, and construction administration expenses typically average an additional approximately 15 percent. There are four fimdamental options to consider: 1. Negotiating for the transfer of waste to Alamance County as soon as possible/prior to Orange County Landfill reaching capacity; 2. Negotiating for the transfer of waste to Alaznance County in 2010, when the Orange County landfill reaches capacity; 3. In about 2-.3 years, consistent with a typical timeline for identifying a future disposal destination, prepare a bid for out-of-county disposal service and weigh the Alamance County disposal option against other available options; and 4. Negotiation for an equity arrangement (some arrangement that would result in some equity interest, joint ownership or other pennanent/tangible benefit that would accrue to Orange County) with Alamazrce County that could provide long-term advantages/security for Orange County. Option 1: Negotiating for the transfer of waste to Alamance County as soon as possible/prior to Orange County Landfill reaching capacity This option's primary benefits are to prolong the life of the existing Orange County Landfill to use as a bargaining chip in future waste transfer negotiations, to delay the expenses of landfill closure, and to provide assistance to a sister county (ifthere are mutual benefits in doing so). While there is value in preserving landfill space, this value is a future benefit that seems to result in negative f nancial consequences for the solid waste enterprise fiord over the near and mid-terra. The fund bas insufficient reserves to cover the short-terns additional expenses, in anticipation of being reimbursed by future landfill tipping fees generated when Che saved space is ultimately filled.