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MAR 8 1978 <br />COVER AND PLATFORM MATERIAL. MR. NELSON NOTED THAT, ALTHOUGH THE BURN- <br />ING AREA IN THE PIT CAN REACH TEMPERATURES UP TO 36000, THE OUTSIDE OF <br />THE PIT IS NOT HOT TO THE TOUCH. HE ENVISIONED A STAGING AREA WITH A <br />CRANE TO FEED THE BURNER WITH DRY MATERIAL. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR <br />NELSON CONTINUED THAT INITIALLY HE WOULD ESTIMATE THEY WOULD BURN THREE <br />OR FOUR TIMES A WEEK AND NOTED THAT THE ENGINE IS NOT SO LARGE THAT IT <br />WOULD 'REQUIRE A LARGE AMOUNT OF'ELECTRICITY. HE POINTED OUT THAT IT <br />WOULD BE CHEAPER THAN USING THE COMPACTOR AND LANDSCRAPER TO COVER A <br />BIG STUMP. <br />ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE DER WILL <br />NOT ALLOW THE BURNING OF WHAT WE TERM "GARBAGE,' BUT ANY KIND OF WOOD <br />MATERIALS, SUCH AS STUMPS, WRECKED BUILDINGS, TREE LIMBS, CUTTINGS, ETC., <br />COULD BE BURNT. HE ESTIMATED -THAT THIS WOULD CONSERVE THE LANDFILL BY <br />SOME 15 TO 20%. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS ASKED IF ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT WOULD BE NECES- <br />SARY TO OPERATE THE AIR CURTAIN DESTRUCTOR, <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THE DESTRUCTOR COULD BE SET <br />UP WITH A RAMP AND COULD REQUIRE THE USE OF A CLAMSHELL BUCKET AND BACK - <br />HOES, HE FELT THAT $40,000 WOULD COVER EVERYTHING NEEDED BECAUSE WE <br />ALREADY HAVE MOST OF THE EQUIPMENT. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER AGREED THAT WE MUST CONSIDER CONSERVING <br />OUR LANDFILL AREA AND ASKED IF WE HAVE ANY MONEY AVAILABLE TO DO THIS <br />NOW. <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR FELT THERE IS MONEY FOR THIS IN THE LANDFILL <br />FUNDS. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THE FACT.THAT THE DER.IS IN CONCURRENCE <br />IS A BIG STEP, AND SHE AGREED THAT WE MUST INVESTIGATE ANY POSSIBLE WAY <br />TO CONSERVE THE LAND AND REDUCE RATES. SHE SUGGESTED THAT WE AUTHORIZE <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR TO GO AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT <br />FROM THE STANDPOINT OF PUTTING OUT THE SPECIFICATIONS AND <br />BIDDING IT, AND IN THE INTERIM, REQUEST THAT THE CLERK IN CONSULTATION <br />WITH THE ATTORNEY AND THE CHAIRMAN'ASCERTAIN WHAT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy CONTINUED THAT SHE DID NOT FEEL ANY FINAL DECISION <br />COULD BE MADE AT THIS TIME, BUT THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR SHOULD BE AUTHOR- <br />IZED TO PROCEED. <br />19 <br />Baas 34 mb l <br />u <br />X51 <br />