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t .IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FIRE TRUCKS ARE IN THE COUNTY'S NAME AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY INSURANCE AUTOMATICALLY. THE BOARD AGREED THEY HAD NO PROBLEM WITH PAYING PART OF THE REPAIR BILL AS REQUESTED, BUT WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN .IN THE "FUTURE. CHAIRMAN WODTKE REQUESTED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ASSUMING HALF OF THE COST, OR A TOTAL OF $300.00, FOR REPAIRS TO THE 1975 FELLSMERE FIRE TRUCK, THE FUNDS TO BE TAKEN FROM FEDERAL REVENUE $HARING FUNDS. ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD THE POSSIBILITY OF USING AN AIR°CURTAIN DESTRUCTOR AT THE LANDFILL. HE EXPLAINED THAT AN "AIR CURTAIN DESTRUCTOR" IS A TYPE OF BURNER -BLOWER WHERE AIR IS BLOWN INTO A,REFRACTOR-TYPE PIT. THE ADMINISTRATOR FELT SUCH A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WOULD MORE THAN PAY FOR ITSELF BY CUTTING DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF MATERIALS WE HAVE TO COVER IN THE LANDFILL SITE. HE NOTED THAT IT WOULD ALSO REDUCE THE COST OF DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN TYPES OF MATERIALS AND, CONSEQUENTLY, COULD RESULT IN A LOWERING OF RATES ON THESE MATERIALS. HE FELT SUCH A DESTRUCTOR WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE LANDFILL OPERATION AND ESTIMATED IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $35,000 T0. $110,000. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS CONTINUED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PRE- PARE PLANS AND ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND ALSO APPLY FOR A PERMIT FROM THE DER. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS DLSCUSSED THE USE OF -AN AIR CURTAIN DESTRUCTOR WITH THE DER,AND THEY AGREED IT WOULD BE A REAL ASSET TO OUR OPERATION AS WELL AS PROMOTE THE USE OF SUCH EQUIPMENT IN OTHER LANDFILLS IN THE STATE. HE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD A LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT MANAGER OF THE DER EXPRESSING THEIR INTEREST IN AND APPROVAL OF THE USE OF AN AIR CURTAIN.DESTRUCTOR, AS FOLLOWS: 17 �y BQDK PAGE 99 l