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WHEREAS, the General Assembly requires "each county . .. shall
. . . develop a comprehensive county solid waste management plan .
NCGS 130A -309.04(e), and
WHEREAS, such plans must reflect the State's "hierarchy of
methods of managing solid waste, in descending order of preference:
1. waste volume reduction at the source;
2. Recycling and reuse;
3. Composting;
4. Incineration with energy production;
5. Incineration for volume reduction;
6. Disposal in landfills."
NCGS 130A -309.04(a), and
WHEREAS, the validity and reliability of each of such county
solid waste management plan is directly dependent upon a county's
ability to direct and control the flow of solid waste within its
designated area, and
WHEREAS, the ability of counties and municipalities to
minimize the financial risks for both parties to private service
agreements is dependent upon the local government's ability to
direct and control the flow of solid waste within its service area,
and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly has required that "The
governing board of a designated local government shall provide for
the operation of solid waste disposal facilities to meet the needs
of all incorporated and unincorporated areas designated to be
served by the facility," NCGS 130A-309.09A(a), and
WHEREAS, the State requires that owned and/or operated solid
waste landfills must demonstrate financial assurance that ". .
.must ensure that the funds necessary to meet the costs of closure,
post -closure care, and corrective action for known releases will be
available whenever they are needed." 15A NCAC
13B.1628(b)(1)(D)(e)(1), and
WHEREAS, the State encourages "Counties and municipalities .
to operate their solid waste management systems through the use
of an enterprise fund." NCGS 130A -08(b), and
WHEREAS, the generation of revenues sufficient to operate
such State mandated disposal systems as enterprise funds is
directly dependent upon the use of such systems by the transporters
of solid waste, and
WHEREAS, local governments are fundamentally dependent on
their ability to control the flow of solid waste to market debt for
solid waste management facilities, and
WHEREAS, NCGS 130a -291(b) reflects a recognition by the
General Assembly that local governments are fundamentally dependent
on their ability to control the flow of solid waste facilities they
have planned, financed and operate pursuant to State mandate and,
provides for such flow control, now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that Iredell County Board of Commissioners strongly
urges the General Assembly to continue to provide for local
government control of the flow of municipal solid waste with the
exception of recyclables, and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that Iredell County Board of Commissioners
strongly urges the General Assembly to take action to communicate
North Carolina's desire for federal legislation authorizing local
government control of the flow of solid waste to the United States
Congress and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that Iredell County Board of Commissioners
strongly urges the General Assembly to provide for alternative