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7 Boos 63 revenues. He emphasized that there are absolutely no funds except what is in the enterprise account. Commissioner Lyons believed that if we more than double the fees for a pickup load of less than 1 -ton, the trash just will not get to the landfill. Director Pinto felt if someone coming in with one ton has to pay $16, it is hard to justify the person coming in with 1/2 ton and paying only $3.00. Chairman Scurlock suspected that if we go with the $8 for less than one ton, it would push people into illegal dumping or simply taking it to the transfer stations. Director Pinto said the problem is that many small businesses modify their pickup trucks and it is absolutely unbelievable how much trash they can get on a 1/2 -ton pickup truck. What they are suggesting is that everything gets weighed, from 1 -ton up, but less than that would be a flat rate. Commissioner Wodtke pointed out that we are talking about closing just one cell at the Landfill, not the entire site. He felt that it was very evident that we are going to reach a point where we must do something else with our garbage than just burying it and suggested something similar to the old stump dump operation for handling yard cuttings, branches, clippings, etc. Director Pinto stated that they are looking at every alternative, and although he believed the stump dump might be a good idea, the DER might not agree. We must face the fact that regulations for landfills are just going to get tighter and tighter. Intergovernmental Relations Director Tommy Thomas pointed out that we must continue to pick up refuse no matter what system we go to. Everything that he has studied on this indicates a per parcel charge would be a much better answer because we have a tremendous number of parcels that pay absolutely nothing. This is to the tune that it affects this year's general fund by over $600,000 and next year that figure will probably increase to 21 M M