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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 5, 2000 Action Agen a Item No. w~. SUBJECT: Solid Waste Management Plan Update DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Proposed Resolution Solid Waste Plan Update (previously distributed under separate cover) INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Wilson Solid Waste Management Director, 968-2885, gwilson -_co.orange.nc.us Blair Pollock, Solid Waste Programs Manager, 968-2788, bpollock@co.orange.nc.us TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968~L501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider a resolution approving the statutorily required Orange County solid waste plan update far 2000. BACKGROUND: As required by North Carolina statute, in 1997, the County and municipal governing boards in Orange County approved and submitted to the State a set of waste reduction goals (45% per capita by 2001 and 61 % by 2006), along with a plan to achieve those goals. Submission of a three-year update is also required in 2000 in accordance with State law. The plan update was presented to the BOCC during a public hearing August 15, 2000. There were no speakers wishing to provide comments on the plan at the public hearing. The plan has been approved by the Town of Hillsborough and is scheduled for review by Chapel Hill on August 28 and by Carrboro on September 5. The BOCC reviewed the plan update at the August 30 work session, and provided direction to staff on changes that are to be made prior to staff's submission of the plan update to the State. If the Board wishes to make substantive changes to the plan later this year as plans for implementation of some of the major elements of the solid waste plan become clearer, staff can prepare another update for subsequent submission to the State. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approval of the plan update has no direct financial impact. However, plan implementation will involve significant costs that will be better defined as the Board makes decisions about which elements of the plan to carry out, and when.