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individuals. Mr. Bashaw stated that when it comes to CDBG funds which come from the State, they are looking for the County to be a pass through agency for the grant funds. Commissioner Carver stated that there may be more willingness to help if there was a triage program to separate out people who have addressable barriers that relate to their homelessness. Mrs. Kennedy stated that they have found that mental health is an issue that will need increased efforts in addressing. Commissioner Smith stated that there has been an ongoing concern that homeless people will come as an influx from out of town and whether there will be any requirements that they will have to be here a certain amount of time. Commissioner Reives expressed concerns related to when the moratorium on evictions takes place and what the result of that will be. The current status of the Sanford Housing Authority's involvement in S3 Connect efforts is unknown. SOLID WASTE - MANNED CONVENIENCE CENTER DISCUSSION Planning for the future of Lee County Convenience Centers - Joseph Cherry Joseph Cherry, Solid Waste Superintendent, along with General Services Director Russel Spivey and Solid Waste Code Enforcement Amber Giles were present for the discussion. Lee County Waste Management oversees 6 convenience centers, a waste collection contract with county buildings and schools, resource management facility, litter control, solid waste code enforcement and special programs such as Hazardous Waste Disposal Day. The department has 4 full-time employees and a pool of about 40 part time/temporary employees. Convenience centers are open to rural county residents that pay a solid waste fee annually. If you use a private hauler you get a break on the fee. Convenience centers accept bagged garbage, bulk trash, and recyclables. The convenience centers do not accept hazardous waste, construction and demolition waste, and vegetative waste. Construction debris goes to one of two transfer facilities which are • privately run facilities that require a fee. County Manager John Crumpton stated that there is not currently any space at the main convenience centers to store construction debris. In order to receive construction debris, the solid waste fee would need to be increased. Present challenges include COVID-19, China, size, infrastructure, location, and unintended use. Many of the sites were designed over 30 years ago and in that time a lot has changed. All convenience centers are closed on Sundays and even with the closures they are receiving an overabudance of disposals. The center on Landfill Rd has received 30% over what was collected last year. In planning for the future as the County becomes more urbanized with increased housing there is a need to evaluate the current system. The unintended use includes when people residing outside of the County use the County's convenience centers. The County is trying to figure out a way to address the Wilson Rd and Colon Rd Convenience Center locations due to lack of space and proximity to the City. Considerations include areas where future annexation is projected and service of current citizens. The main issue is figuring out a way to increase capacity at the convenience centers. There is a need to control the unintended use related to people that use the centers that don't pay the solid waste fee that fund them. There is also the consideration that if the convenience centers do not accept the waste from the unintended users, that they will dump the waste along the roadway through illegal dumping. Dr. Crumpton suggested a decal program for County residents. Harnett, Chatham, Durham, and other counties in the state have instituted the decal program. 7