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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 11, 2008 Action Agenda Item No. ~- ~ SUBJECT: Site Selection Approval -Orange County Transfer Station DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office Solid Waste Department PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Staff Memorandum to the County Manager Olver, Inc. Report to the BOCC -Site Selection Status Report (Under Separate Cover) INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Blackmon, County Manager, 245- 2306 Gwen Harvey, Assistant Manager, 245- 2307 Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director, 968-2285 PURPOSE: To present technical report, including options, and recommendations to enable the BOCC to approve a site for a Solid Waste Transfer Station in Orange County BACKGROUND: At its Transfer Station Work Session on October 21, 2008 the BOCC decided on three candidate sites to take forward to further public scrutiny and participation. The sites were: Site 056 - 0.7 miles west of Orange Grove Road on NC 54 (West 54, LLC) -142.7 acres Site 759 - 0.3 miles west of Orange Grove Road on NC 54 (OWASA) - 43 acres Site 779 -1.0 mile west of Orange Grove Road on NC 54 (Warren 8~ Dodson) - 85.5 acres The Public Comment Meeting was held on November 17 followed by a Transfer Station Work Session on November 18. At the Work Session, the BOCC received a summary presentation from Olver, Inc. on the interests and concerns raised by the community. As a result of their debriefing and discussion, the BOCC directed County Management and Olver, Inc. to provide additional information that would help facilitate a site decision, proposed to occur on December 11, 2008. Two documents are attached in response - a Site Selection Status Report by Olver, Inc. and a Staff Memorandum to the County Manager.