FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: March 25, 2008
Contact: Bob Sallach,
Olver, Inc., 704-527-3227
Transfer Station Siting Process Public Information
Sessions
Transfer
station siting public information sessions are scheduled for
Thursday,
April 3, 2008 at 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the F.
Gordon Battle Courtroom, 106 E. Margaret Lane, in Hillsborough and on
Thursday, April
10, 2008 at 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the
Southern
Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Rd., in
Chapel Hill.
The
public information sessions will include a presentation describing the function
and operation of a solid waste transfer station. The transfer station siting process will
also be discussed in detail focusing on the purpose and use of technical and
community-specific criteria and weighting factors in the evaluation and final
selection of a recommended site.
·
Exclusionary Criteria include the stipulation of areas
where development is prohibited by federal, state, or local laws or
regulations. Exclusionary criteria also include consideration of
transportation distance, land use, zoning requirements, watershed protection,
and other factors that may significantly impact the environment, facility costs,
or project implementation.
·
Technical
Criteria
include specific engineering, operation, and transportation parameters that
should be considered to assure that sites are feasible from a technical design,
environmental, and economic prospective.
·
Community-Specific
Criteria
consider the impacts that the facility will have on the surrounding
community.
The
primary objective of these public information sessions will be for Olver, Inc.
to provide the public at large with information regarding the operation of a
transfer station; to provide the public at large with information regarding the
site selection process; and to receive broad public input and comment on the
preliminary set of site selection criteria and weighting factors, so that the
needs and concerns of the residents of Orange County can be integrated into the
final decision-making process.
These
public information sessions are being conducted by Olver, Inc. on behalf of the
Orange County Board of Commissioners. A summary of session proceedings will be
provided to the Board and posted to the website being maintained by Olver, Inc.
as part of the Orange County Transfer Station siting project.
For more information, go to http://www.olver.com/orangecounty/
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"Our goal is waste minimization, reducing waste in the first place and composting and recycling as much as we can," said Muriel Williman of Orange County's Solid Waste Management Department and a Hog Day Committee member. "While some trash is expected, we would like to reduce waste by 75-80 percent, even 90 percent. With everyone's help, we can."
