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boor W fAu 640 Board should reconsider either the hours or days of operation of the transfer stations. She realized that there is a tremendous stress on Solid Waste Disposal District Manager Ron Brooks. Commissioner Eggert reported she also received many telephone calls, and she noted that the callers requested the transfer stations remain open until at least 6:00 p.m. They were not so - much bothered with the recyclables as the garbage, and they suggested that if the transfer station is closed, we have a drive- through garbage dumpster, and the recyclables could be handled at another time. She thought those two points were important to consider. Commissioner Eggert pointed out that she has received a lot of calls about a lot of things but this subject caused the most "hot" calls. People are really upset and frustrated, and justifiably so. Chairman Tippin stated he also received a phenomenal number of calls on this subject and agreed it should be revisited. Commissioner Macht felt that Mr. Hutton's question about•why the fee went up and hours of service went down should be answered. Administrator Chandler offered to meet with Mr. Hutton and go through the details. He recounted many hours at the budget workshops discussing the solid Waste Disposal District budget. Over the last three years a number of mandated programs were implemented with no change in the fee. One program was the single - and multi -family recycling program which was in excess of a million dollars. Another mandate required seven new positions. Those were implemented without a change in the rate, but we can no longer absorb that kind of recurring cost without a rate adjustment. Reith Miller, 961 Riviera Avenue, Sebastian, agreed with all Mr. Hutton's comments. He stressed that he was more upset by the increase in the Solid Waste Disposal District assessment than closing and/or limiting the time at the transfer stations. He drew the Board's attention to the transfer station near Roseland Road, which is in close proximity to Riverwalk Shopping Center. He reported that the dumpsters at the shopping center are being used by people who cannot leave their garbage at the transfer station, to the point where the dumpsters must be locked. Mr. Miller stated that he is acquainted with the person who handles those dumpsters and it is.a real problem. He also noted that when the solid waste is. transferred to the Landfill, the trucks are •fully loaded and some of the solid waste, especially plastic bottles, flies off the trucks onto Roseland Road. He urged the Board to address this problem because we have a beautiful community and he would like to see it stay that way. 74 October 25, 1994