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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda _i Item No. "1.O ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 5, 1999 SUBJECT: Northern Fairview Landfill Site Soil Testing and Environmental Analysis DEPARTMENT: Manager's Office ATTACHMENT(S): PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1~ BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/1~ Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Kittrell TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - - ezt. 2307 Hillsborough 732-8181 PURPOSE: To consider Soil Testing and Environmental Analysis of the Northern Fairview Landfill Site. BACKGROUND:.Commissioner Barry Jacobs, Town of Hillsborough Commissioner Ken Chavious, Hillsborough Town Manager, County Manager and staff met on July 21, 1999 and August 3, 1999 to discuss the Northern Fairview Landfill Site. At the July meeting, the group reviewed and discussed the physical description of the site, the tour of the Chazlotte park built on a landfill, the Town and County's possible interests in the site and soil testing. In August, the group received a brief presentation from the County Engineer describing the services that the geotechnical engineers would provide for soil testing, along with the estimated costs for services; and discussed options both elected boards should consider for the site. The group agreed on the following: A. In order to determine the best use of the Northern Fairview Site, soil testing, including an environmental analysis should be completed. This would include: 1) A series of shallow borings that would define the horizontal and vertical limits of the landfilled area, the composition of the landfilled material and the bearing capacity/relative compaction of the landfilled material. 2) Tests on materials removed from borings to determine toxicity location and movement of contaminants. 3) Borings on non-landfill azeas to defime rock profiles and site suitability for uses including recreation field and building. B. The site is approximately 66 acres with the County owning 41 acres and the Town 25; therefore, the County should incur 62% of the $30,000 cost for geotechnical engineering services or $18,600, and the Town the remaining 38% or $11,400.