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oo V ;o 903 State and 2 million dollars by the County. Addition to that there were $112,000 in design and planning fees which were paid by the State and an additional $32,000 paid by an occupancy tax. This is placed upon motel rooms in the area and is restricted to paying for construction cost until the building is occupied then the money goes into operation cost of the Center. The Center will be located on the corner of Kelly Drive and Nash Street and it will contain, in addition to the structure, parking for about 500 cars. The assembly area will seat 1500 people. The Chairman opened the floor to all persons who wanted to speak on the matter and no one appeared before the Board. Commissioner Dossenbach moved that the public hearing be closed. Commissioner Stafford seconded the motion, and upon a vote the results were as follows: Aye: Dossenbach, Matthews, Stafford, Wicker and Cox Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion carried unanimously and the public hearing closed. The draft of the minutes for the regular meeting held on September 5, 1989 and the special meeting held on September 7, 1989 were reviewed and considered. The Chairman called for corrections, deletions, additions, or amendments. None was forthcoming and the Chairman ruled the draft had been adopted as the official minutes of said meetings and directed that they be recorded. The Chairman then moved to Item 5 on the Agenda, Consider recommendation for an ordinance to regulate incineration of medical waste in Lee County. The Chairman recognized Ms. Mary Thornton Yarborough Chairperson, Environmental Affairs Board. Ms. Yarborough advised that at the request of the Board of Commissioners, the Environmental Affairs Board in cooperation with County Attorney, Dick Hoyle, drafted an ordinance For The Management Of Medical And Infectious Waste Incineration Facilities in Lee County. The Board would like to recommend that the Commissioners consider including in this ordinance all incinerations located in Lee County. This change has been discussed with Mr. Hoyle and he found no problem with it. Also discussed was identifying medical and infectious waste as hazardous waste. The Chairman agreed that medical waste should be categorized as hazardous waste and gave Mrs. Yarbrough his draft of the ordinance with his comments for their Board to use in any way they like. After discussion on the ordinance Commissioner Dossenbach suggested that any Commissioner who may have changes to 2