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HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMHISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING, DECEMBER 27, 1990
The Harnett County aoard of Commissioners met in special session on
Monday, December 17, 1990, in the County Office Building, Lillington,
North Carolina, with the following members present: Mack Reid Hudson,
Bill Shaw, Walt Titchener, Beatrice Bailey Hill, arid Chairman Lloyd G.
Stewart presiding. Others present were Tony Wilder, Assistant to the
County Manager, Vanessa W. Young, Finance Officer and Clerk to the
Board; and Kay S. Blanchard, Recording Secretary.
Chairman Stewart called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
Commissioner Hill offered the invocation.
Chairman Stewart stated that the purpose of the special meeting was
for the Board to discuss changes, improvements, and managing of the
County's solid waste container sites, but that no action will be taken
today by the Board.
RESOLUTION PRE- Mr. Frank Stump, Town Manager of Lillington, requested permission to
SENTED BY TOWN address the Board. Chairman Stewart granted Mr. stump's request and
OF LILLWGTON Mr. Stump presented to the Board a resolution adopted by the Town of
Lillington's Board that addresses the Town's position concerning solid
waste for the new County Board members' consideration and
reconsideration by the other members. The resolution is copied in
full at the end of these minutes as Attachement 1.
Commissioner Shaw stated that what will be discussed today in
executive session is a contract to manage current container sites and
also to discuss recycling for Harnett County. Mr. Shaw stated that
the County sees the need to man the current container sites and will
be discussing that today.
Commissioner Hudson stated that the Board wants to improve the
appearance of the current container sites.
EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Hudson made a motion that the Board go into executive
session to discuss a contract and requested that Jerry Blanchard,
Solid Waste Director, be present in the executive session.
Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it passed with a unanimous
vote.
Commissioner Titchener made a motion that the Board come out of
executive session. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion and it
passed with a unanimous vote.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Harnett County Board of
Commissioners special meeting, December 27, 1990, duly adjourned at
4:40 p.m.
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MAYOR: Town of lillinglon
A. LINCOLN FAULK COMMISSIONERS:
TOWN MANAGER. MARCELLE BROWN, JR.
FRANK STUMP SIRENA P. BYRO
CLERK: P.O. BOX 296 CATHERINE B. EVANS
OEBORAH C. PHILLIPS SAMUEL c. MANN
ATTORNEY: lILlINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA 27546 CHARLES V. SIKES
RHONDA H. ENNIS PHONE: (9191893.2654
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the governing body of the Town of Llllington
recognizes the need for Harnett County to raise revenue in order
to meet State of North Carolina and Federal mandates concerning
landf I I I operations, and;
WHEREAS, this board also agrees that a system of user fees
is the most appropriate method to raise the needed revenue, and;
WHEREAS, the Harnett County Board of Conmlssloners in
adopt lng a $10.00 a ton "Tipping Fee to be paid by all users at
the I andf III appears to have met the let ter of the law contained
In Senate Bill 113; however, In a realistic sense this fee places
an unfair cost of I andf III operations on residents living within
municipalities as compared to residents living outside municipal
boundaries, and:
WHEREAS, the fol lowing other conditions exist' with the
current method of assessing tipping fees:
* Current fee schedule encourages I I tter I ng or Illegal
dumping
* Municipal residents are assessed a tipping fee on monthly
water bill
* Rural residents have choices that avoid any fee
** Use of free container sl tes
** Unauthorized use of private dumpsters In town
** Illegal I I tter lng/dumping along roadside
* No scales at landfll I results In arbitrary pricing
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, The Lil I Ington Town Board ~
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hereby requests that the Harnett County Conmlssloners favorably ::I
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consider the following: ~
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* Expedite the installation of scales at the I and f i I I s en
* Initiate a rural residential tipping fee that would be CD
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* Charge conmerclal and Industrial users/haulers by the ton I
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once scales are Installed 0
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board des I res to work ~
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jointly with the Harnett County Board of Conmlssloners and the II>
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governing bodies of all other Harnett County m cipal ities on a i
solution to the yard debris problem and rec,\\ In "7:nvd:;1ud/) ::l
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