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2009 - /, <br />LEE COUNTY <br />©o04© Bo© <br />• Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND ENDORSING THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN <br />OF 2009 -19 FOR LEE COUNTY <br />WHEREAS, it is a priority of this community to protect human health and the environment <br />through safe and effective management of municipal solid waste; <br />WHEREAS, the reduction of the amount and toxicity of the local waste stream is a goal of this <br />community, <br />WHEREAS, equitable and efficient delivery of solid waste management services is an essential <br />characteristic of the local solid waste management system, <br />WHEREAS, it is a goal of the community to maintain and improve its physical appearance and <br />to reduce the adverse effects of illegal disposal and littering, <br />WHEREAS, Lee County recognizes its role in the encouragement of recycling markets by <br />purchasing recycled products; <br />• WHEREAS, involvement and education of the citizenry is critical to the establishment of an <br />effective local solid waste program, <br />WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina has placed planning responsibility on local government <br />for the management of solid waste, <br />WHEREAS, NC General Statute 130A- 309.09A(b) requires each unit of local government, either <br />individually or in cooperation with other units of local government, to update the Ten Year <br />Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan at least every three years, <br />WHEREAS, the Lee County Solid Waste Division, the City of Sanford and the Town of <br />Broadway have undertaken and completed a long -range planning effort to evaluate the <br />appropriate technologies and strategies available to manage solid waste effectively, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF <br />COMMISSIONERS <br />That Lee County's Solid Waste Management Plan. July 1, 2009 - June 30. 2019 Update is <br />accepted and endorsed and placed on file with �Clerk <br />i to the Board on this day, July 20, 2009. <br />RR cha�yes, Chai n <br />Lee County Board of Commissioners <br />ATTEST: <br />Gay el M. Lee, Clerk <br />