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LL e . and operating a central sanitary landfill. By the fall of 1975, all of the County's dump sites had been closed out and/or converted into convenience collection stations and a new central sanitary landfill facility was in operation. In the fall of 1976, prompted by a growing national concern regarding the safety hazards imposed by the operation of sanitary landfills in proximity to airports due to their attraction of birds, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advised the City of Vero Beach that they were in violation of their agreement with the Federal government regarding the use of Federal airport lands for purposes which create a hazard to airport operation. The FAA advised the City that the operation of the Gifford Road landfill must be ceased as soon as possible. The Board of County Commissioners responded by embarking on a program aimed at solving both the immediate and long-range solid waste management problems. As a first step in the program aimed at solving the immediate disposal problem, a public notice was published in September of 1976, requesting proposals for land to be purchased by the County for a new sanitary landfill site. The County received proposals for at least nine potential landfill sites. On January 5, 1977; the Board of County Commissioners engaged the services of the consulting engineering firm of Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc., authorizing them to proceed with the following work: Provide assistance to the County in the selection of a suitable sanitary landfill site. Design and submit the required construction permit application and related engineering documenta- tion for a new sanitary landfill facility in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 17-7 of the Florida Administrative Code. Prepare a comprehensive solid waste management plan which will meet the County's solid waste management planning needs through the year 2000. Following an intensive site specific evaluation of the proposedalternative sites by the County e-... Administrator's Office, the County's general engineering consultants (Beindorf and Associates), the Department - of Environmental Regulation and the County's solid waste consultants (PBS&J), a 190 -acre site located in the southeast corner of the County was selected and recommended to the Board of County Commissioners for purchase. The Board unanimously endorsed the recommendation and authorized the purchase and development of the site. Construction/operational drawings and related engineering documentation for Phase I of the new sanitary landfill were prepared by PBS&J and submitted to the Department of Environmental Regulation for approval. On April 28, 1977, DER issued a construction permit for the new landfill. Construction commenced immediately. Simultaneously, the County implemented a temporary capital funding program by which the Board authorized the County Coordinator to secure up to $1,350,000 in tax anticipation notes to provide the necessary funds to pay for the initial construction costs of the new landfill facility to allow construction to commence and continue to completion on schedule. To date, the County has secured approximately $1,100,000 in funds from the First Citrus Bank of Vero Beach from tax anticipation notes having an effective annual interest rate of 4.65 percent per annum. The County plans to retire these short term notes with the funds received through the sale of revenue bonds. On July 19, 1977, the County submitted an application for a permit to operate the County's new central disposal site to the Department of Environmental Regulation. The Department subsequently issued an operating permit for the new facility which extends for the maximum allowable period of 5 years (until August 1982) at which time the County can apply for an extension to continue operations. On August 1, 1977, the new central sanitary landfill was placed into operation. Simultaneously, the old Gifford Road landfill, which had singularly served as the central disposal site for solid waste generated throughout Indian River County since 1975, was closed. Historically, the disposal of solid waste at=County-owned/operated disposal sites has been without the assessment of direct charges to its users. The cost of constructing and operating the disposal site has been paid for by the County from non -ad valorem funds. A-2 JAN A 8 1978 BOOK 33 PAGE3, 1