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4 <br />DRAFT <br />June 1997 <br />Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Orange <br />County adopt Solid Waste Management Plan <br />which includes: <br />• 61% Waste reduction goal <br />• Expansion of existing waste reduction / recycling programs <br />• Initiation of new programs, especially in commercial sector <br />• Significantly enhanced materials processing capabilities <br />February 1998 <br />Landfill Owners Group forms Alternative <br />Finance Committee <br />• Formed to recommend financing mechanisms to fund <br />plan implementation <br />• Diverse membership from across jurisdictions <br />• Utilized a solid waste financial consultant <br />• Final report submitted December 1998; Two follow-up <br />reports to Chapel Hill Town Council in 1999 <br />• Last met January 1999 <br />• Focus of governing boards shifts early 1999 to <br />reorganizing LOG and Interlocal Agreement <br />negotiations - Alternative Finance discussions <br />discontinued <br />2