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THE COUNTY SHOULD NOT GO TO A MANDATORY PUBLIC COLLECTION SYSTEM AT <br />THIS TIME. MR. COOLEY CONTINUED THAT IN THE AREA OF PROCESSING AND <br />DISPOSAL, THEY FORECAST THAT THE NEW LANDFILL WILL LAST FOR AT LEAST <br />17 YEARS, AND THE EMPHASIS OF THE PLAN, THEREFORE, IS AIMED AT REDUCING <br />THE COST OF DISPOSAL. HE MENTIONED COST REDUCTION MEASURES SUCH AS <br />USE OF AN OPEN -PIT TYPE BURNER OR GRINDER OR SHREDDING MACHINE. <br />IN REGARD TO FINANCING, ENGINEER COOLEY NOTED THAT THE BONDS <br />HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE LANDFILL AND TWO ADDI- <br />TIONAL CONVENIENCE STATIONS, AND THE USER -CHARGE SYSTEM SHOULD BE <br />SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE. HE URGED THE BOARD TO PARTICIPATE <br />IN EXPANSION OF THE CURRENT RESOURCE RECOVERY PROGRAM; SPECIFICALLY, <br />THE PROGRAM THAT THE PILOT CLUB AND SOME OTHERS CONDUCT IN REGARD TO <br />COLLECTING AND RECYCLING ALUMINUM CANS AND NEWSPAPERS, ETC. MR. COOLEY <br />CONCLUDED BY STATING THAT THE PLAN HAS BEEN PREPARED BASED ON THE BEST <br />AVAILABLE INFORMATION THEY HAVE AT THIS TIME, AND AS TIME GOES ON, THE <br />FIGURES WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED. HE NOTED THAT THE PLAN IS SET UP FOR <br />A 20 -YEAR PERIOD. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF WE MUST HAVE THIS PLAN APPROVED BY <br />THE STATE RESOURCE RECOVERY COUNCIL. <br />ENGINEER COOLEY STATED THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THE STATUTE RE- <br />QUIRING ALL COUNTIES TO ADOPT SUCH A PLAN HAS BEEN AMENDED SO THAT AT <br />THE PRESENT TIME ONLY THE 19 DESIGNATED RESOURCE RECOVERY COUNTIES HAVE <br />TO SUBMIT A PLAN, BUT HE FURTHER NOTED THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE. LAND USE <br />PLAN ACT REQUIRES SUCH A PLAN. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF IT MIGHT NOT BE TO OUR ADVANTAGE <br />TO GET DER APPROVAL OF THE PLAN BEFORE THEY ADD TO THEIR REQUIREMENTS. <br />MR, COOLEY FELT THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA AND STATED THAT <br />HE BELIEVES THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY LANDFILL HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A <br />MODEL LANDFILL FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND, IN FACT, NO OTHER COUNTY <br />IN THE STATE HAS SUBMITTED A PLAN SO FAR, MR, COOLEY INFORMED THE <br />BOARD THAT BEN DRUCE OF TALLAHASSEE HAS ASKED TO SEE A COPY OF THE <br />COUNTY'S SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH THE BOARD'S APPROVAL. <br />THE BOARD NOTED THAT THE PLAN IS ACTUALLY PUBLIC INFORMATION, <br />AND THE ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO GO TO TALLAHASSEE <br />AND DISCUSS IT WITH MR. DRUCE. <br />77 <br />FEB 81978 ooK ��� 48 7 <br />