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Solid Waste Interlocal Agreement
PURPOSE: The purpose for this agenda item is to provide the Solid Waste interlocal Agreement to the Board for consent to enter into agreement with Orange County, towns of Hillsborough and Chapel Hill, UNC, and UNC-Health.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
CONTACT INFORMATION: Joe Guckavan, jguckavan@townofcarrboro.org, 919-918-7427
INFORMATION: The Interlocal Agreement between Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough regarding the provision of solid waste and recycling programs and services and disposition of solid waste and recyclables within Orange County.
Much thought and labor has gone into this agreement by Managers, staff and legal counsel form the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough, Orange County, UNC and UNC-Health.
Orange County and Hillsborough are seeking approval from their boards at their November 13th meeting. Chapel Hill has scheduled November 28th for their Board.
Below is an executive summary of the agreement:
OVERVIEW
The Interlocal Agreement (Agreement) is intended to foster cooperation and collaboration between the County and the Towns (Parties) regarding matters related to solid waste management. The Agreement provides a flexible framework in which the Parties can make decisions for their mutual benefit to meet the evolving needs of the community while continuing to model environmental excellence and leadership exhibited by the intergovernmental partnership. This collaborative agreement is established and maintained based on cooperative trust among the Parties that is essential to the effective implementation of the Agreement and the local management of high quality solid waste and recycling services, programs, and facilities.
BACKGROUND
Orange County and the Towns located within the county have successfully worked together for over 45 years to provide the community with solid waste and recycling service...
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