I appreciate folks dropping by and sampling my blather.
While I write CitizenWill from a Will-perspective, I also try to be somewhat objective in my analysis. Not just say, for instance, that Greenbridge is too tall but to actually measure and model its footprint in GoogleEarth. I also like to link to my source materials so that folks can cut through my BS and do their own homework.
In fact, one reader just asked for some of the SWAB minutes I’ve drawn upon. I’ll deliver that plus 17 years of Orange County BOCC minutes to boot.
Unfortunately, quite a few documents are Adobe PDFs. Worse, many are actually scanned as images instead of textual documents that a Google or Yahoo can index making searching a real beast (for a couple hundred bucks, the county could purchase OCR software to convert those images to text).
Textual PDFs of the Orange County Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB):
- January 5, 2006
- February 2, 2006
- March 2, 2006
- April 6, 2006
- May 4, 2006
- June 1,2006
- August 3, 2006
- September 7, 2006
- October 5, 2006
- November 2, 2006
The following are the minutes for the landfill’s LAND OWNER’S GROUP (LOG) 0/01/1990 to 04/01/2007 [no, I haven’t read them all – yet 😉 ]
I’ve tried to remove duplicate references and narrow the list to those minutes most pertinent to both the landfill and transfer station site selection.
WARNING! The list is over a hundred items long and may take a while to load on a dial-up Internet connection.
| Meeting Date | Department | Item Number | Description | Disposition | Link to Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/06/1990 | PW805 | SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 02/20/1990 | PW805 | SITE COMMITTEE | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 03/05/1990 | PW805 | LANDFILL OWNER’S GROUP SITE SELECTION | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 12/17/1991 | PW805 | EUBANKS AREA LANDFILL CITIZENS COMMITTEE | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 01/06/1992 | PW805 | LANDFILL SITE SEARCH | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 03/09/1992 | CM410 | CHERYL FRANKLIN COMMENTED ON LANDFILL SEARCH | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 05/04/1992 | CM410 | AGENDA” ON LANDFILL SEARCH; | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 05/19/1992 | PW805 | CITIZENS AGAINST LANDFILL SITE SEARCH | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 06/29/1992 | PW805 | REPORT-LANDFILL SITE SELECTION PROCESS | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 08/03/1992 | PW805 | LANDFILL TEST SITES; WORK SESSION PLANNED | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 09/08/1992 | PW805 | SOLID WASTE MNGT. GOALS & OBJECTIVE & | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 09/17/1992 | PW805 | SELECTION SITE TESTING, ACERAGE NEED-EFFECTS ON WATERSHEDS | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 09/17/1992 | PW805 | INTRODUCTION OF LANDFILL SEARCH COMMITTEE AND CONSULTANTS | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 09/17/1992 | PW805 | BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS TO DATE | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 10/05/1992 | CM410 | BOARD COMMENTS-LANDFILL SITING ISSUE | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 11/17/1992 | PW805 | LANDFILL SEARCH AS TO WHY CHOSEN OR REJECTED | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 12/12/1992 | PW805 | LANDFILL SITE SELECTION & DEVELOPMENT | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 02/01/1993 | PW805 | SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT-RURAL SOLID WASTE | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 02/01/1993 | PW805 | COLLECTION & LANDFILL SITE SEARCH PROCESS | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 03/23/1993 | GA510 | SELECTION OF A SITE FOR A NEW LANDFILL TO SERVE ORANGE CO & APPROVEING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEM ENT FOR THE EXERCISE OF THAT AUTHORITY |
AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 04/05/1993 | PW805 | CONCERNS-PROPOSED LAND FILL SITE IN ENO TOWNSHIP | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 05/18/1993 | CM410 | 1993-94 COMMISSIONERS GOALS | AM | Minutes in PDF | |
| 06/29/1993 | PW805 | RECYCLING SERVICES | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 11/01/1993 | PW805 | RECYCLING IN RURAL AREAS | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 11/01/1993 | PW805 | LOG-ENGINEERING FIRM-SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 04/19/1994 | PW805 | LANDOWNERS ON SITE 17 CONCERNS ABOUT PROCESS BEING USED BY JOYCE ENGINEERS | RD | Minutes in PDF | |
| 05/02/1994 | PW805 | TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED AT LANDFILL OWNERS GROUP | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 02/06/1995 | PW805 | LANDFILL OWNERS GROUP BUDGET TO BE PRESENTED | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 02/21/1995 | PW805 | REQUEST FOR COPY OF RECOMMENDATION FOR LANDFILL | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 03/08/1995 | CM410 | LANDFILL ORGANIZATION OPTIONS | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 03/15/1995 | PW805 | LANDFILL SITE REPORT DUE IN FALL | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 05/01/1995 | PW805 | PETITION IN PROTEST OF SITE 9 LOCATION AS | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 06/26/1995 | PW805 | INTERIM EXPANSION OF LANDFILL OWNERS GROUP | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 06/29/1995 | PW805 | WHOLE MEETING WAS ABOUT EXPANSION OF LANDFILL | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 10/11/1995 | CM410 | REPORT ON GREENE TRACT, LANDFILL SITE & | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 11/01/1995 | PW805 | RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 02/12/1996 | PW805 | RESOLUTION APPROVING SITE ORANGE COUNTY 17 AS | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 03/19/1996 | PW805 | REQUEST FOR ANOTHER COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT A | D | Minutes in PDF | |
| 04/18/1996 | PW805 | SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GOALS ADOPTED BY ORANGE | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 04/25/1996 | PW805 | SPECIAL MEETING BETWEEN ALL GOVERNING BOARDS | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 05/01/1996 | PW805 | COUNTY’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR COUNTY LANDFILL | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 05/14/1996 | GA510 | ACQUISITION OF WILSON PROPERTY FOR LANDFILL | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 06/19/1996 | PW805 | JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL | PH | Minutes in PDF | |
| 06/27/1996 | PW805 | SPECIAL MEETING PUBLIC FORUM TO HEAR VEDCO | PH | Minutes in PDF | |
| 08/05/1996 | PW805 | DISCUSSION OF LANDFILL REORGANIZATION WORK | P | Minutes in PDF | |
| 08/20/1996 | PW805 | AND PROCESSING | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 09/30/1996 | CM410 | ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS MEETING | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 11/04/1996 | PW805 | LANDFILL TIPPING FEE RIVISIONS | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 11/13/1996 | CM410 | ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS SOLID WASTE SUMMIT II | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 12/07/1996 | PW805 | WIDE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT & FUTURE LANDFILL | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 02/03/1997 | PW805 | REFERENCE MADE ON LANDFILL OWNERS GROUP | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 02/24/1997 | CP561 | SPECIAL USE PERMIT-ORANGE REGIONAL LANDFILL | PH | Minutes in PDF | |
| 04/01/1997 | GA510 | REPORT ASK FOR ON NEVILLE TRACT BY ROGER BARR | RM | Minutes in PDF | |
| 04/17/1997 | PW805 | ADJACENT LANDOWNERS MEETING | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 05/05/1997 | CP561 | SPECIAL USE PERMIT ORANGE REGIONAL LANDFILL | PH | Minutes in PDF | |
| 08/07/1997 | PW805 | SOLID WASTE MATTERS | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 10/22/1997 | PW805 | EUBANKS ROAD LANDFILL COMMUNITY BENEFITS | RB | Minutes in PDF | |
| 10/30/1997 | PW805 | SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES | RD | Minutes in PDF | |
| 11/20/1997 | PW805 | REVIEW OF NEW ATTACHMENTS-HYDROGEOLOGY REPORT | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 11/20/1997 | PW805 | FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR THE WHOLE | RM | Minutes in PDF | |
| 12/16/1997 | PW805 | CITIZEN MADE REMARKS ABOUT THEIR NEEDS FOR FRESH CLEAN WATER NEAR LANDFILL-ALSO TRUCKS ENTERING LANDFILL WITHOUT COVERS |
RD | Minutes in PDF | |
| 02/10/1998 | PW805 | IMPORTANT! SOLID WASTE MATTERS WERE DISCUSSED RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING MAILING OF INFORMATION POST-CLOSURE USE OF LANDFILL DISCUSSED |
NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 03/04/1998 | PW805 | CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION FACILITY SITE | AR | Minutes in PDF | |
| 04/14/1998 | GA510 | MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE | NA | Minutes in PDF | |
| 04/21/1998 | PW805 | ROGERS ROAD COMMUNITY GROUP TO HOLD FORUM ON | R | Minutes in PDF | |
| 08/11/1998 | PW805 | SOLID WASTE REPORT: OPTIONS FOR SOLID WASTE | AM | Minutes in PDF | |
| 09/01/1998 | GA510 | REPORT THAT PUBLIC FORUM ON CONSTRUCTION & | R | Minutes in PDF | 10/06/1998 | PW805 | 5d | A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE LANDFILL OWNERS GROUP AND ITS MEMBER GOVERNMENTS ADDRESS THE S ITING OF FUTURE SOLID WASTE FACILITIES IN A COMPREHENSIVE FASHION |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 11/17/1998 | GA510 | SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES | P | Minutes in PDF | |
| 02/18/1999 | PW805 | 1 | DISCUSSION ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND TAKING OVER SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILI TIES FROM THE TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL, ALSO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY, CHAPEL HILL AND CARRBORO AS WEL L AS THE “PRINCIPLES FOR ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT |
NA | Minutes in PDF |
| 03/16/1999 | PW805 | 8b | WAIVER OF LANDFILL FEES-ENO RIVER ASSOCIATION | AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 04/20/1999 | PW805 | 2b | DISCUSSION ON TESTING OF WELLS IN THE PRESENT LANDFILL FACILITY ON EUBANKS ROAD | NA | Minutes in PDF |
| 05/04/1999 | GA510 | 2b | INQUIRY ABOUT STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS ON THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND E XPLANATION AND HOPE TO HAVE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT SIGHNED BEFORT SUMMER BREAK |
R | Minutes in PDF | 05/18/1999 | PW805 | 9f | 1999-2000 LANDFILL FUND BUDGET | RD | Minutes in PDF |
| 06/01/1999 | GA510 | 9a | 1999-2000 LANDFILL FUND BUDGET APPROVAL | AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 06/15/1999 | GA510 | 1 | PULBLIC INFORMATION PROCESS FOR THE C & D SITING –SITE 8 | NA | Minutes in PDF |
| 06/21/1999 | PW805 | 2A | SEVERAL CITIZENS WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION AND DDEMOLITION (C & D) SI TE. COMMISSIONERS SET A LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES FOR COMMENTS ON THE C & D SITE ISSUE |
NA | Minutes in PDF |
| 06/30/1999 | GA510 | 9c | SOLIC WASTE MANAGEMENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE TOWNS OF CARRBORO, CHAPE L HILL, AND HILLSBOROUGH THAT WOULD GOVERN THE FUTURE STRUCTURE OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ORANGE COUNTY |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 08/17/1999 | GA510 | 9c | SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT | AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 08/31/1999 | GA510 | 2 | SOLID WASTE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT | AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 09/07/1999 | GA510 | 6a | POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D) LANDFILL SITE EVALUATION AND ENGINEER’S REPORT AND QUESTION AND COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND CITIZENS COMMENTS |
RD | Minutes in PDF |
| 09/14/1999 | PW805 | 2a | A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE NEED FOR ALL PARTIES TO SUPPORT A REVENUE STRUCTURE SUFFICIENT TO FI NANCE IMPLEMENTATION FOTHE INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 09/21/1999 | CP561 | c | PUBLIC HEARING – PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION LANDFILL SITES – SOLIC WASTE MANAGEMENT D IRECTOR’S PRESENTATION, JOYCE ENGINEERING PRESENTATION, CITIZEN COMMENTS |
PH | Minutes in PDF |
| 09/29/1999 | CM410 | 5a | MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION”D” INDICATING ORANGE COUNTY’S INTENTION TO ELIMINATE FOR FURTHER CON SIDERATION THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION LANDFILL ON A 33 ACRE SITE NEAR EUBANKS ROAD |
D | Minutes in PDF |
| 09/29/1999 | PW805 | 3 | INQUIRY ABOUT ROGERS ROAD WATERLINE EXTENSION | RD | Minutes in PDF |
| 10/05/1999 | CM410 | 9q | CONCEPT OF CREATING A CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D) RECYCLING TASK FORCE AND APPOINT CO MMISSIONERS BROWN AND JACOBS AS REPRESENTATIVES ON THE TASK FORCC AND TO BRING BACK THE CHARBGE AND STRUCTURE |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 11/03/1999 | GA510 | 4b | INFORMATION ON GREEN TRACT THAT WOULD BE USED FOR FUTURE SOLID WASTE ACRTIVITIES AS THE COUNTY ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY NEXT MARCH |
R | Minutes in PDF |
| 11/09/1999 | PW805 | 1a | SOLID WASTE MATTERS – 60 ACRE GREENE TRACT PORTION SET ASIDE AS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SITE | RM | Minutes in PDF |
| 11/22/1999 | GA510 | 1 | GREEN TRACT SURVEYS | AM | Minutes in PDF |
| 12/07/1999 | CM410 | 3 | ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS DOING WELL TESTING RELATED TO PERCEIVED THREATS FROM LANDFILL |
R | Minutes in PDF |
| 01/20/2000 | GA515 | 9c | SOLID WASTE EMPLOYEE TRANSFER PLAN – EMPLOYEE PAY AND BENEFITS | AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 02/21/2000 | CM410 | 1 | JOINT PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL AND THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONE RS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REZONING OF 60 ACRES OF THE 169 ACRE GREENE TRACT – GREEN TRACT – APPLICATION FOR ZONING ATLAS AME NDMENT |
PH | Minutes in PDF |
| 04/11/2000 | GA512 | 1 | BUDGET AMENDMENT #9 CREATION OF SOLID WASTE/LANDFILL OPERATIONS FUND AND ASSOCIATED APPROPRIATI ONS |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 06/06/2000 | HS602 | 8d | QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT FOR LANDFILL CELL #4 LINER | AM | Minutes in PDF |
| 06/29/2000 | GA525 | 8z | BID AWEARD- ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL PHASE 4 CONSTRUCTION GEOSYNTHETICS | AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 08/28/2000 | CM410 | 3 | ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL LANDFILL (MODIFICATION) SPECIAL USE PERMIT, CLASS “A” | PH | Minutes in PDF |
| 08/30/2000 | HS602 | 3 | INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN-APPROVAL OF STATE THREE-YEAR PLAN UPDATE | R | Minutes in PDF |
| 08/30/2000 | HS602 | 2 | CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D) RECYCLING TASK FORCE REPORT | R | Minutes in PDF |
| 09/05/2000 | HS602 | 8K | APPROVAL OF FOOD WASTE COLLECTION AND COMPOSTING CONTRACT WITH BROOKS CONTRACTING | AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 11/01/2000 | HS602 | 8K | LANDFILL LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PLAN | RD | Minutes in PDF |
| 01/18/2001 | HS602 | 8L | ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT | AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 01/29/2001 | HS602 | 1 | SOLID WASTE DISPOSITION OF C & D: REUSE, DISPOSAL, ORDINANCE | RM | Minutes in PDF |
| 02/07/2001 | CM410 | 3 | REFERENCE MADE TO TRASH FOUND ON ROADSIDE AND REQUEST THAT SOLID WASTE CONVENIENCE CENTERS BE S URE TO CHEDK IDENTIFICATION OF USERS AND MAKE SURE ON USED BY ORANGE COUNTY CITIZENS |
RD | Minutes in PDF |
| 02/13/2001 | HS602 | 1A & B | POSSIBILITIES OF REGIONAL COOPERATION AND BOCC POLICY STATEMENT REGARDING NO NEW MIXED SOLID WA STE LANDFLL IN ORANGE COUNTY |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 04/11/2001 | CP561 | c | CITIZEN ASK FOR CLARIFICATION OF LANDFILL USE IN THIS AREA | PH | Minutes in PDF |
| 04/25/2001 | CM410 | 0 | CHAIR HALKIOTIS SAID A STORY WOULD BE IN NEWS AND OBSERVER ABOT THE EUBANKS ROAD LANDFILL SITUA TION |
NA | Minutes in PDF |
| 06/05/2001 | HS602 | 8w | DECLARATION OF RESTRICTION ON LANDFILL PROPERTY – TO SATISFY A REQUIREMENT OF STATE ADMINISTRAT IVE CODE TO INDICATE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A TRANSFER OF LANDFILL OWNERSHIP FROM THE THREE GOVERNMENTS COMPRISING THE LAND FILL OWNERS GROUP TO ORANGE COUNTY |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 06/18/2001 | PW805 | 3 | COUNTY DEPARTMENT AND NEW STAFF RESOURCES REVIEW – SOLID WASTE AND LANDFILL OPERATIONS – COMMIS SIONER BROWN MADE REFERENCE TO THE CONVENIENCE CENTER AND SAKED THE REASON WHIS THIS DEPARTMENT CANNOT HANDLE THE EUBANK S ROAD CONVENIENCE CENTER- RESPONSE UNDER THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT EACH JURISDICTION REMAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTION |
NA | Minutes in PDF |
| 11/07/2001 | HS602 | 8l | LEASE/LICENSE RENEWAL AGREEMENT – ALTERNATE DAILY LANDFILL COVER WITH LANDFILL SERVICE CORPORAT ION TO PROVIDE MATERIAL THAT IS SPRAYED ON THE WORKING FACE OF THE LANDFILL EACH DAY |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 05/23/2002 | HS602 | 2 | ROD VISSER, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER LED THE DISCUSSION ON SOLID WASTE MATTERS WHICH INCLUDED (A) SYNOPSIS OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, (B) MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS, (C) 2002-2003 ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS/FUND BALANCE STATUS (D) POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS/ACHIEVEMENTS IN ORANGE COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMEN T (E) SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS/FACILITIES/PLANS (F) KEY ISSUES PENDING BOARD DECISION/GUIDANCE |
R | Minutes in PDF |
| 08/20/2002 | HS602 | 8o | DUKE UNIVERSITY LANDFILL BUFFER EASEMENT | AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 01/27/2003 | HS602 | 2 | IMPORTANT! DISCUSSION ON CLOSING OF MSW LANDFILL IN 2009 AND IF THERE WAS A DOWNSIZING PLAN, GA YLE WILSON SAID THERE WILL BE A TRANSFER FACILITY AND THE WASTE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO OUT OF THE COUNTY FACILITIES. TH ERE WILL NO LONGER BE A MSW LANDFILL |
R | Minutes in PDF |
| 02/03/2004 | HS602 | 8g | AGREEMENT FOR GROUNDWATER MONITORING FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL – THE BOARD APPROVED THE CO NTRACT EXTENDING THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT AGREEMENT WITH RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES, INC. FOR GROUND WATER M ONITORING SERVICES AT THE ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL FOR THREE ADDITIONAL YEARS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIR TO SIGN THE CONTRACT, SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW BY STAFF AND COUNTY ATTORNEY. |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 04/13/2004 | HS602 | 9c | PROPOSED WASTE REDUCTION, REUSE AND RECYCLING FEE THE BOARD RECEIVED A REPORT ON A PROPOSAL TO IMPLEMENT FOR FY 2004-05 A TIERED WASTE REDUCTION, REUSE, AND RECYCLING FEE TO BE ASSESSED ON ALL IMPROVED ORANGE COUNTY PROPERTY TO FINANCE RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION SERVICES/PROGRAMS. |
P | Minutes in PDF |
| 05/04/2004 | HS602 | 3 | CHAIR JACOBS SAID THAT THERE WERE TWO LARGE OPEN BED TRUCKS FROM A LANDSCAPING COMPANY (FIRST N AME “NEW”) WITH COMPOST FROM THE LANDFILL, AND THEY WERE SLOPPING ON THE ROAD. HE THOUGHT THE COUNTY REQUIRED THESE TRU CKS TO HAVE COVERS ON THEIR LOADS |
RD | Minutes in PDF |
| 11/16/2004 | HS602 | 5h | ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT RENEWAL – THE BOARD APPROVED AN AGREEMENT RENEWAL BETWEEN THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT AND DRAPER ADEN ASSOCIATES FOR ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING SERVICES AT THE OR ANGE COUNTY LANDFILL THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIR TO SIGN, SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW BY STAFF AND TH E COUNTY ATTORNEY. |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 01/24/2005 | HS602 | 3 | COMMISSIONER HALKIOTIS ASKED WHY A CITIZEN CAN ONLY BRING HALF OF A PICKUP TRUCK LOAD OF YARD D EBRIS TO THE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CENTERS. HE HAD TWO PHONE CALLS OVER THE HOLIDAYS FROM PEOPLE THAT WERE CLEANING UP THEIR YARDS AND LOADED UP THEIR PICKUP TRUCKS AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT BRING IN A FULL TRUCK LOAD. COUPLED WI TH THAT, HE ASKED SOMEONE FROM STAFF TO GO TO THE HIGHWAY 57 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CENTER AND LOOK AT IT, BECAUSE THE C OUNTY IS NOT BEING A GOOD STEWARD OF THIS PROPERTY. ALL OF THE FENCES HAVE COLLAPSED. HE THINKS THE BIG TRUCKS ARE HIT TING THE FENCE AND KNOCKING IT DOWN. THIS SHOULD BE PART OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET IN THE SPRING. |
RD | Minutes in PDF |
| 02/08/2005 | HS602 | 3a | REGARDING LANDFILL CLOSURE, A CLOSURE PLAN MUST BE DEVELOPED AND SUBMITTED TO THE STATE FOR APP ROVAL. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FUNDING OR PLAN PROJECTED FOR THE CLOSURE, BUT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2.2 MILLION. THIS INCLUDES PLACEMENT OF THREE FEET OF SOIL OVER THE TOP OF THE LANDFILL SITE, A SYNTHETIC LINER, A SERIES OF METHANE GAS VENTS, AND A VEGETATIVE LAYER OF MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR SUPPORTING GRASS AND OTHER PLANTS TO LIMIT EROSION. THE SOIL HAS TO HAVE CERTAIN ENGINEERING PROPERTIES AND SOME OFF-SITE CLAY MIGHT HAVE TO BE PURCHASED. ALSO, AS PART OF THE CLO SURE, THERE WILL BE ABOUT $1 MILLION OF EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE ELIMINATED PERMANENTLY FROM THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT SCH EDULE. THE TRANSFER STATION MUST BE READY TO RECEIVE WASTE THE DAY OF THE CLOSURE OF THE LANDFILL. |
R | Minutes in PDF |
| 05/03/2005 | HS602 | 5I | CONTRACT AWARD: AERIAL SURVEY OF THE LANDFILL – THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE AWARD OF THE RFP TO S UTTLES SURVEYING, P.A. TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL, CONSTRUCTION AND DEMO LITION LANDFILL, AND ADJACENT NEVILLE PROPERTY FOR THREE YEARS THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008 AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIR TO SIGN, S UBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW BY STAFF AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 05/17/2005 | GA525 | 5s | BID AWARD – BLASTING SERVICES FOR LANDFILL – THE BOARD CONSIDERED AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR BLA STING AT THE ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL FROM MID SOUTH DRILLING, INC. OF MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA AT A COST OF $23.30 PER CUBIC YARD (ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF $41,008) AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALKIOTIS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JACOBS TO AWARD THE BID TO MID SOUTH DRILLING, I NC., OF MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA AT A COST OF $23.30 PER CUBIC YARD (ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF $41,008), AND AUTHORIZE T HE PURCHASING DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THE NEIGHBORS WILL BE NOTIFIED WELL IN A DVANCE OF ANY BLASTING. VOTE: UNANIMOUS |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 05/17/2005 | HS602 | 9B | CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES TO DESIGN LANDFILL SEWER CONNECTION – THE BOARD CONSIDERED EN GAGING THE SERVICES OF PHILIP POST & ASSOCIATES TO DESIGN A FORCE MAIN AND GRAVITY SEWER TO TRANSPORT LEACHATE FROM THE ONSITE LEACHATE STORAGE LAGOON AT THE ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL TO A PROPOSED NEW MANHOLE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EU BANKS ROAD AND MILLHOUSE ROAD AND AUTHORIZING THE CHAIR TO SIGN SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW BY STAFF AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY . A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER JACOBS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FOUSHEE TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH PHILIP POST & ASSOCIATES TO DESIGN A FORCE MAIN AND GRAVITY SEWER TO TRANSPORT LEACHATE FROM THE ONSITE LEACHATE STORAGE LAGOON AT THE ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL TO A PROPOSED NEW MANHOLE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EUBANKS ROAD AND MILLHOUSE ROAD AND A UTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW BY STAFF AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. VOTE: AYES, 4; NAY , 1 (COMMISSIONER HALKIOTIS) |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 06/23/2005 | HS602 | 5e | CONTRACT AWARD: ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR LANDFILL THE BOARD AUTHORIZED A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT TO OLVER, INCORPORATED, OF CHARLOTTE, NC, FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH LANDFILL OPERATIONS THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008; AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIR TO SIGN, CONTINGENT UPON ATTORNEY AND STAFF RE VIEW. |
AR | Minutes in PDF |
| 01/20/2006 | CM410 | 24-25 | SOLID WASTE CONTRACT WITH ALAMANCE COUNTY FOR USE OF THEIR LANDFILL AND PURSUE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TALKS WITH ALAMANCE COUNTY: THERE IS A MEETING WITH THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR OF ALAMANCE COUNTY FOR LUNCH ON JANU ARY 31ST. |
RD | Minutes in PDF |
| 02/09/2006 | CM410 | 3 | CHAIR JACOBS SAID THAT OCS INVITED REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEBANE AND ORANGE COUNTY TO MEET TO SHA RE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW GROWTH FROM MEBANE WAS AFFECTING SCHOOLS. THERE WAS ALSO A MEETING WITH SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALAMANCE COUNTY AND THEY DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF ISSUES. THERE WILL BE A FULL WRITTEN REPORT OF THIS MEETING AND THEY WI LL FORWARD IT TO ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED. THEY TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF USING LANDFILL SPACE TOGETHER AND THE A LAMANCE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN HAVING PARTNERS IN THEIR LANDFILL OPERATION. THEY TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO RESOLVE THE PROPERTY LINE DISPUTE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1849 BETWEEN ALAMANCE COUNTY AND O RANGE COUNTY. HE THINKS THAT THEY REACHED SOME POSITIVE, TENTATIVE AGREEMENT THAT THEY WOULD PROCEED TO TRY AND RESOLVE THIS. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED SOME OF THE COMMON TRANSPORTATION INTERESTS AND COMMON AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS. HE SAID THAT IT WAS A POSITIVE MEETING. |
NA | Minutes in PDF |
| 03/15/2006 | HS602 | 1b | GAYLE WILSON SAID THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A TRANSFER STATION SINCE 1997 AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO DECLARING THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MORE NEW MSW LANDFILLS IN THE COUNTY. A FEW YEARS AGO, WHEN THE BOARD WAS DISCUSSING THE SOLID WASTE MASTER PLAN FOR EUBANKS ROAD, THE BOARD STATED THAT THE ITEM SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE SWAB FOR A RECOMMENDATION ON WHERE THE TRANSF ER STATION SHOULD BE LOCATED. THEY HAVE DISCUSSED WHETHER THERE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT SPACE AT THE EUBANKS ROAD LANDFILL AREA FOR A TRANSFER STATION. THE SWAB HAS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE TRANSFER STATION BE LOCATED AT THE EUBANKS ROAD SITE AND THAT IT BE DESIGNED, DEVELOPED, PERMITTED, AND OPERATING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESERVE SOME LANDFILL CAPACITY ON SOUTH EUBANKS ROAD BEFORE IT REACHES CAPACITY. FEASIBILITY OF LANDFILL GAS RECOVERY – ROD VISSER SAID THAT THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD FOR SOME TIME I N TERMS OF LOOKING INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF EXTRACTING ENERGY FROM A LANDFILL FROM METHANE GAS AND HOW MIGHT THIS BE USED , ETC. THE STAFF ASKED THE CONSULTING ENGINEER TO PROVIDE A BRIEF ANALYSIS. GAYLE WILSON SAID THAT THEY LOOKED AT THREE ENERGY RECOVERY OPTIONS: PRODUCING ENERGY EITHER THROUGH MICRO-TURBINES OR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES EXTRACTION OF DIRTY GAS AND DELIVERY TO A NEARBY INDUSTRIAL USE CAPTURING THE GAS AND PROCESSING IT TO UPGRADE IT AND SELLING IT, OR PUTTING IT INTO A GAS COMPANY LINE HE SAID THAT THE ONLY TWO OPTIONS THAT THE CONSULTANT THOUGHT WERE FEASIBLE WERE THE HIGH GRADE BTU PIPELINE GAS OR THE CREATION OF ELEC TRICITY THROUGH MICRO-TURBINES OR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. HE SAID THAT THE LANDFILL GAS RECOVERY PROCESS REQUIRES A BALANCE OF MAXIMIZING THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCED WITH THE GENERATION ABILITY. THE OLD LANDFILL ON THE NORTH S IDE IS PROBABLY NOT WORTH PURSUING FOR THIS. THE ONLY ONE WITH POTENTIAL IS THE NEW LANDFILL ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THE CO NSULTANTS DID NOT SEEM TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE GAS ENERGY PROJECT. WHEN THE STAFF ASKED ABOUT T HE NEW SCHOOLS PLANNED IN THE FUTURE AS WELL AS A NEW ANIMAL SHELTER, THE CONSULTANTS SAID THAT THEY COULD DO A MORE FOC USED ANALYSIS OF PROVIDING ENERGY TO ONE OR MORE OF THOSE FACILITIES. |
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| 11/14/2006 | HS602 | 2a | DAN WAUGH LIVES IN THE MEADOW RUN SUBDIVISION OFF ROGERS ROAD. HE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE LA NDFILL ON EUBANKS ROAD AND THE TRANSFER STATION THAT MAY BE GOING SOMEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY. HE SAID THAT THE EUBANKS AREA HAS HAD A LANDFILL FOR MANY YEARS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MORE LANDFILL THERE AFTER 2009-2010. HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A TRANSFER STATION IN THE AREA. HE ASKED THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER OTHER SITES. HE SAID THAT HE AND SOME OF HIS NEIGHBORS WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP IN THE PROCESS. HE ASKED TO BE INCLUDED IN UPDATES ON THE PROCESS OF FINDING A TRANSFER STATION SITE. CHAIR JACOBS ASKED MR. WAUGH TO GIVE HIS CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE CLERK. HE SAID THAT THE BOARD WAS GOING TO DISCUSS TONIGHT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A COMMUNITY MEETING, BUT SOME INFORMATION CAME TO THE BOARDS ATTENTION THAT THE COMPLE TE PICTURE WAS NOT BEING PORTRAYED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HE ASSURED MR. WAUGH THAT, BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE ABOUT AN Y NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC MEETING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. |
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| 12/12/2006 | HS602 | 9a | DEVELOPMENT OF ORANGE COUNTY TRANSFER STATION THE BOARD CONSIDERED DISCUSSING AND PROVIDING DIRECTION TO STAFF, REGARDING A LOCATION FOR AN ORANGE COUNTY TRANSFER STA TION. SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR GAYLE WILSON SAID THAT THE SOLID WASTE STAFF IS PROJECTING THAT THE EXISTING LANDFILL WILL REACH CA PACITY ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR IN 2010. AT THAT TIME, ORANGE COUNTY WILL BE REQUIRED TO TRANSPORT ITS WASTE TO AN OUT OF COUNTY DISPOSAL FACILITY. THE MECHANISM BY WHICH TO TRANSFER WASTE IS A TRANSFER STATION. THE SCHEDULE FOR DEVE LOPING THIS IS ABOUT FOUR YEARS. THE SOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDED A SITE AND THAT IT BE CONSTRUCTED AND DEVEL OPED ON EXISTING LAND ON EUBANKS ROAD. HE UNDERSTOOD AT THE MEETING THAT THE OPTION OF UTILIZING THE DURHAM TRANSFER ST ATION WAS TAKEN OFF THE TABLE, AND FOR TONIGHT HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE WOULD BE THREE DECISION POINTS TO CONSIDER: 1) INITIATE A SEARCH PROCESS TO IDENTIFY A PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR A TRANSFER STATION SITE; 2) CONSIDER ENDORSING THE SWAB RE COMMENDATION TO DEVELOP THE SITE ON EUBANKS ROAD ON EXISTING PROPERTY; AND 3) HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING AMONG THE NEIGHBORS OF THE EXISTING LANDFILL AND SOLICIT OPINION AND COMMENT. THE CHAIR OF THE SWAB, JAN SASSAMAN WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO ANSW ER QUESTIONS. LAURA BLACKMON SAID THAT WHEN SHE AND GAYLE WILSON TALKED LAST WEEK, THEY SPOKE ABOUT HOW THE COUNTY IS R UNNING OUT OF TIME. SHE SAID THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE ROOM ON THE CURRENT SITE FOR A TRANSFER STATION. THERE WAS A PRO PERTY OWNER THAT SUGGESTED HIS SITE WOULD BE LARGE ENOUGH, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO ANALYSIS OF THIS SITE. SHE SAID THAT S TAFF FEELS THAT THE CURRENT SITE IS A GOOD SITE, BUT THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY WO ULD GO THERE. SHE SAID THAT THE STAFF IS SEEKING DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD. |
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| 01/23/2007 | HS602 | 5k | AGREEMENT FOR GROUNDWATER MONITORING FOR THE LANDFILL – THE BOARD CONSIDERED EXTENDING THE SOLI D WASTE DEPARTMENT AGREEMENT WITH RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES, INC. FOR GROUNDWATER MONITORING SERVICES AT THE ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL FOR THREE ADDITIONAL YEARS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND AUTHORIZING THE CHAIR TO SIGN, SUBJECT T O FINAL REVIEW BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER JACOBS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FOUSHEE TO AP PROVE EXTENDING THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT AGREEMENT WITH RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES, INC. FOR GROUND WATER MO NITORING SERVICES AT THE ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL FOR THREE ADDITIONAL YEARS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND AUTHORIZE THE C HAIR TO SIGN, SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, AND TO ALSO ASK STAFF TO PURSUE OTHER OPTIONS TO USE THIS MONITORING DEVICE. VOTE: UNANIMOUS COMMISSIONER JACOBS ASKED IF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ALL AGREED TO ASK STAFF TO PURSUE OTHER OPTIONS OF USING THIS MONI TORING DEVICE AND THE BOARD AGREED. |
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