San Juan County Council will travel to Orcas Island on Monday, August 19 at 10:15 a.m. to conduct a public hearing at the Eastsound Fire Station for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed San Juan County Solid Waste Systems Operations and Service Agreement (Orcas Solid Waste Facility) between San Juan County, Washington & San Juan County General Solid Waste Disposal District & Orcas Recycling Services.
At the hearing, members of the public will be invited to speak and/or provide written statements regarding the proposed Agreement. After the public testimony portion of the hearing has ended, the Council will deliberate and consider modifications to the Agreement that are proposed by members of the public, county employees or the Council. The proposed Agreement may then be adopted with or without modifications.
All persons wishing to be heard on this matter are encouraged to attend. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing by mail or at the hearing by delivery in person. Please deliver 8 copies of all written comments to the Clerk of the San Juan County Council at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor or mail to 355 Court Street#1, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The Agreement is filed at the Office of the County Council, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA and may be inspected and copies obtained at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. beginning August 9.
Summary:
The agreement would establish the terms of operation to be provided by Orcas Recycling Services (ORS) at the Orcas Island Solid Waste Facility. If approved as proposed, the Agreement would designate ORS as the vendor responsible for providing solid waste and recycling handling services and would establish rates and hours of operation for solid waste and recycling disposal at the Facility.
The Agreement may also be viewed 24 hours a day at the County website. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 360-370-7470 and/or Sam Gibboney, Solid Waste Program Manager at 360-370-0534.
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