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I -J <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR INTRODUCED MR. COLLINS, ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR <br />OF THE DER FROM ORLANDO, LEN KOZLOV., HEAD OF THE ENFORCEMENT SECTION, AND <br />JOHN MCNANAMY, FIELD REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENFORCEMENT SECTION. <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THE COUNTY HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM <br />WITH ILLEGAL LANDFILLS, WHICH PREVENT MATERIALS GOING INTO THE COUNTY <br />LANDFILL AND CUT DOWN THE REVENUE COLLECTED, WHICH IS NECESSARY TO PAY <br />FOR THE BOND ISSUE. SOME OF THESE ILLEGAL LANDFILLS CHARGE FEES AND <br />ACTUALLY HAVE GONE INTO COMPETITION WITH THE COUNTY. THE ADMINISTRATOR <br />STRESSED THAT THE COUNTY HAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO OBSERVE EVERY <br />REGULATION IN REGARD TO OUR LANDFILL, BUT THE ILLEGAL LANDFILLS ARE <br />CREATING THE PROBLEM. HE FELT THAT THE COUNTY IS DOING EVERYTHING IT <br />CAN TO TRY TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION, BUT THAT THEY NEED BACK-UP SUPPORT <br />FROM THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR HAVING THIS <br />LANDFILL IN THE FIRST PLACE. HE THEN ASKED IF THE DER HAS ANY AUTHORITY <br />IN REGARD TO ILLEGAL LANDFILLS. IN THE COUNTY. <br />MR. COLLINS STATED THAT IF IT IS AN ILLEGAL LANDFILL, THEY <br />DEFINITELY HAVE JURISDICTION. <br />THE CHAIRMAN NOTED THAT IN THE PAST WE ALWAYS HAD A FREE <br />LANDFILL. ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAVE IS LAND CLEARERS; NOW <br />THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY $9.00 A TON, THEY SEEM TO BE TAKING THEIR MATERIALS <br />SOMEWHERE ELSE, THE CHAIRMAN ASKED WHETHER WE CAN RELY ON THE STATE <br />AGENCY TO MONITOR THIS FOR US, OR WHETHER WE NEED A NEW ORDINANCE TO <br />TRY TO DISCOURAGE THESE ILLEGAL ACTIONS. HE NOTED THAT THE COUNTY HAS <br />ALREADY TALKED TO THE OFFENDERS, AND MR. MCNANAMY HAS TALKED TO THEM, <br />AND IT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT WE ARE <br />IN A CRISIS SITUATION BECAUSE IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE, THE COUNTY WILL <br />BE ONE LARGE GARBAGE DUMP. <br />MR. COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM OF <br />DEFINITIONS INVOLVED. HE NOTED THAT IN REGARD TO LAND CLEARING, ROOTS, <br />STUMPS, ETC., THE CLEARERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO BURN WHEREVER THEY CLEAR <br />$ OR CAN BURY THIS ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY, BUT SHOULD NOT TAKE IT TO <br />SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY, <br />THE CHAIRMAN FELT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY CLEAR THE LAND <br />AND THEN DUMP THE MATERIAL AT ANOTHER LOCATION. HE CONTINUED THAT WE <br />REALIZE MR. MCNANAMY'S TIME IS LIMITED AND THAT IS WHY THE COUNTY HAS <br />A FULL TIME LITTER ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. <br />94 <br />OCT 18 1978 Book 37 PAGE 3 <br />