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•Transfer Station Articles (http://www.co.orange.nc.us/OCCLERKS/TransStNews.htm) <br /> •Transfer Station Web Site (http://www.olver.com/orangecounty) <br /> •Presentation of Community-Specific Evaluation – 10 Candidate Sites <br /> •Discussion of Technical and Community-Specific Results <br /> •Discussion of Proposed Public Participation Strategies <br /> •Receive Public Comment <br /> •BOCC Direction and Feedback <br /> Siting Process Status Summary <br /> •Identified 10 Potential Sites based upon Exclusionary Criteria & Technical Screening <br /> •Completed Technical Evaluation of Potential Sites <br /> •Completed Community-Specific Evaluation of 10 Sites <br /> •Community-Specific Point Totals and Rankings <br /> Bob Sallach explained that the highest point total represents the best site. He pointed out <br /> the ten sites on the maps. The sites are identified by a three-digit number. <br /> Site 826 is the site that is in Hillsborough in the vicinity of the water tank. <br /> Sites 827 and 573 are sites located off of 1-40 and Old NC 86. <br /> Site 669 is the Eubanks Road landfill site. <br /> Site 717 is located in the Dodson's Crossroad area. <br /> Sites 010, 759, 696, 779, and 056 are on NC 54 in the western part of the County. <br /> Community-Specific Evaluation <br /> •Community-Specific Evaluation Phase <br /> •Purpose— Ranking of Candidate Sites for Consideration by BOCC <br /> •Included 10 Sites from Technical Evaluation Phase <br /> •Ordinal Ranking of Sites with Respect to each Community-Specific Criterion <br /> •Computation of Site Point Totals <br /> •Based upon Ordinal Rank and Criteria Weighting Factor <br /> Community-Specific Criteria <br /> •Environmental Justice Considerations <br /> •Minority Populations <br /> •Age <br /> •Education <br /> •Low Income <br /> •Potentially Cumulative Environmental Impacts <br /> •Impact on Air Quality <br /> •Travel Time from the Waste Generation Centroid– Indicator of Impact <br /> •Impact on Local Infrastructure <br /> •Access to Primary Arterials <br /> •Availability of Water& Sewer Service <br /> •Adjacent Land Uses <br /> •Residential & Business Address Points on Parcels Adjacent to Proposed Site Boundary <br /> •Proximity to Schools, Churches, and Recreation Sites <br /> •Number of Residents Impacted <br /> •Within 500 Feet and 1000 Feet <br /> 2 <br />