By Kirk Ross and Taylor Sisk
Staff Writers

The Orange County board of commissioners voted 4-3 Tuesday night to draw its attempt to find a site for a waste transfer station to a close, setting a timetable of 60 to 90 days for reaching a decision.

The board approved a plan to continue to investigate four options, including three potential sites for a waste transfer station and a possible deal with Durham County to use its waste transfer facility. Commissioners also asked to see the costs and parameters of the interlocal waste agreement between the county and its municipalities. More »

The Orange County Board of Commissioners meets tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 at the Orange Central Senior Center adjoining the Triangle Sportsplex on Meadowlands Drive in Hillsborough.
The board will consider a proposal for the creation of a Hwy. 54 Transfer Station Community Advisory Group to provide an update regarding progress on evaluation of the two potential transfer station sites and to provide follow-up on other information requested by the board at the Dec. 11 meeting.
Other items on the agenda include:
• the transition of the Orange County Farmers’ Market at the Public Market House;
• capital project funding;
• changing the start time for board meetings from 7:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for the remainder of the calendar year starting March 1; and
• a public hearing on proposed deviations from the proposed 2008-09 secondary road construction program for Orange County.
Click here for a complete agenda.