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193 PURPOSE OF REQUEST: To reallocate County portion of CDBG projects. Reduce County expense for Gateway and Whitley Manufacturing - reallocate to Howell Center project. Present Approved Revised Account No, Budget Increase Decrease Budget 41-9-36-40-388 100,000.00 Subcontract Const.-Swr-Co. 41-9-36-50-385 234,000.00 SubContract Const-HREHC-Co 41-9-36-60-388 107,695.00 SubContract Const-Swr-Co 113,846.75 16,982.02 83,017.98 96,864.73 137,135.27 221,541.75 Water and Sewer District Meeting Vice-Chairman Carpenter recessed the meeting of the Board of Commissioners at 7:40 P.M. until the conclusion of the Water and Sewer District meeting. Vice-Chairman Carpenter reconvened the meeting of the Board at 7:42 P.M. Presentation of Composting Study by Camp Dresser & McKee Ms. Suzann Gad of Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. (CDM) presented the final draft MSW Composting Feasibility S~udy for Cabarrus County as requested by the Board in July. The document contained information, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations relative to the possibility of implementing MSW composting as part of the solid waste management system in Cabarrus County. Ms. Gad reported that, based on the study, CDM had determined that the cost of implementing a MSW composting system would exceed by approximately $30/ton the cost of the County's current solid waste management system. Based on this financial analysis and the technological problems experienced by many of the existing MSW composting facilities throughout the United States, Ms. Gad reported that CDM did not recommend composting at this time in Cabarrus County. However, she did point out that this did not preclude composting from becoming a viable solid waste management alternative for Cabarrus County at some point in the future after technological improvements have been made in composting operations. There was lengthy discussion by the Board regarding the importance of flow control and the problems, specifically odor and equipment failure, experienced by other composting facilities. It was noted that a number of composting facilities in the United States have closed after one year of operation. Board members also discussed incineration as a possible alternative for landfilling. Commissioner Payne pointed out that the County had previously studied the feasibility of resource recovery but had been unable to identify a steam market. Ms. Jo P. Coble, concerned citizen and neighbor of the landfill, stated in her opinion it is a mistake for the County to continue to bury garbage. She spoke in support of both composting and a resource recovery operation. According to Ms. Coble, the disposal of solid waste is a major problem in Cabarrus County and landfilling is not the solution to the problem. Vice-Chairman Carpenter opened the meeting for Informal Public Comments. Mr. A. E. "Pete" Partridge who lives near the landfill stated that recent news articles had predicted that waste disposal would be the most expensive service in the country by 2020. He urged the Board to make preparations and to begin to allocate funding to handle the disposal of solid waste in the most effective and least expensive manner for residents of Cabarrus County. There was no one else present who wished to address the Board, and Vice- Chairman Carpenter closed the Informal Public Comments portion of the meeting. REPORTS Vice-Chairman Carpenter and Commissioner Casper reported on their recent trip to the National Association of Counties Annual Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some issues discussed at the conference included changes in voter registration, the proposed Crime Bill, Federal mandates, environmental concerns, solid waste management, lead poisoning, employee benefits, health care, and aging issues.