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2004-628-Minutes for Meeting March 08,2004 Recorded 3/24/2004COUNTY TES FICIAL NANCYUBLANKENSHIP,FCOUNTY CLERKS U ARE COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL 0312412004 02:53:07 PM IIIIIIII IIIIIIII�IIIIIIII III III 2004-628 DESCHUTES COUNTY CLERK CERTIFICATE PAGE T C r- 6 - This page must be included if document is re-recorded. Do Not remove from original document. Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1130 NW Harriman St., Bend, OR 97701-1947 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 388-4752 - www.deschutes.org MINUTES OF WORK SESSION DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2004 Commissioners' Hearing Room - Administration Building - 1130 NW Harriman St., Bend Present were Commissioners Michael M. Daly, Dennis R. Luke and Tom DeWolf. Also present were Mike Maier, County Administrator; Jeff Kern, Surveyor; Les Stiles, John Diehl, Larry Blanton and Sue Brewster, Sheriff's Office; Becky Jackson, Parole and Probation; Gary Judd and Dennis Morris, Road Department; Timm Schimke, Solid Waste Department; Muriel DeLavergne-Brown, Health Department; David Givans and Ted Schassberger, Commissioners' Office; and George Read, Dennis Morris, Ed Pecoraro, Pat Kliewer and Catharine White, Community Development. Also present were Suzie Isham of the Department of Public Safety; Mike Wildman of Consolidated Towing; Brian Ballou, Oregon Department of Forestry; media representatives Chris Barker and Lily Raff of the Bulletin, Barney Lerten of bend. com and The Bugle; two representatives of Z-21 TV; and Jeff Mullins, KBND Radio; and approximately twenty-five other citizens. Chair Mike Daly opened the meeting at 10: 00 a.m. 1. Before the Board was Citizen Input. Several people indicated they wish to speak about the tire pyrolysis issue. PATRICIA DYER: I have a degree from the school of medicine, University of Washington; and I'm also a member of the Central Oregon Safety and Health Association. I'm here today to speak about my concerns for the present and future health of our community and of the landfill. I'm also here to request an appeal on the issuance of the permit for the pyrolysis plant. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 1 of 17 Pages I have reviewed toxicological records of the byproducts of tire pyrolysis and of the plant operation. The list of hazardous materials is lengthy; the side effects of exposure include cancers, body weight changes, developmental effects including cleft pallet, neurological effects and decreased muscle coordination and reproductive effects. I have met with a committee and reviewed plant operations, and at this point in time I don't see safety measures in place, experienced work force opportunities and safe operation of the plant. So, we have no idea of what to expect in terms of potential health problems from the tire pyrolysis. My concern is for the nearby school and residents. So much depends on how the machine is operated, cleaned, serviced and maintained. The information that has been learned in the last two weeks is certainly enough to terminate the lease on the basis of a lack of information and public concern. I'm asking the following of you, and state for the record that you keep this record open for a minimum of seven days to allow for additional research and input, that you set future hearings in the afternoon so that working parents and employed residents can have an opportunity to make comment. And I also feel that there should be proven records provided by Integrated Resource Recovery on the containment and control hazard emissions before any operation of the pyrolysis plant is allowed. I feel that there should be a zero emissions standard and I think that you should demand of IRR that they pay for adequate testing on a daily basis of the air quality if you allow the plant to proceed. DALY: I might make a comment here. I know you are all here to talk about this, but there is quite a process to go through before this is actually going to come into being. We have a land use process that will happen. They've applied for permits through our Community Development Department. Also, the Department of Environmental Quality has to sign off. So those two things will probably have public hearings before we ever get to a point where we have to make a final decision. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 2 of 17 Pages We've already talked about the land lease, and preliminary approved it, but it is all subject to these other processes. So, you'll have an opportunity to testify at both hearings. I think the DEQ may have another hearing. If you want to save a little time today, there are a lot of places you'll need to testify at first before it ever gets to us. GAIL KRETCHMER: I heard what you said and I appreciate that there are other opportunities to testify. But, I think as long as citizens are here, it's important to hear what they say as well. My qualification for speaking today is that I am a concerned citizen in Bend. Most of us choose to live in the Bend area because of the natural beauty and the healthy environment in which we can raise our families. I would like to know why you would ever consider risking these precious assets for something that is intuitively contrary to our community values. The landfill sits across from High Desert Middle School and is generally surrounded by residential property. The impact that pyrolysis can have on these children and their families could prove to be tragically detrimental, both physically and financially. I would strongly urge you to terminate your plans for this machine and technology. Thank you. KAREN MARCOTTE: I'm directly across the street from the landfill, and am the closest resident to the landfill. I oppose this plant because of my own health and livelihood, and concur with the fact that we all live here because of the beauty of this area. I have written testimony that I would like to leave. (A copy is attached as Exhibit B.) BILL LEWIS: I live directly south of the landfill. I'm opposed to this addition. If it does go through, I think that we have a problem with monitoring the emissions, and I would like to have some kind of a monitoring station at my house so that I can know what's going on. MARILYN MILLER: I am the conservation chair for the Juniper Group of the Sierra Club. We currently have over 1,100 members, most of whom reside in the Bend and Redmond area. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 3 of 17 Pages First, I hope that as County Commissioners you will do everything in your power to stop this plant from going forward. The Juniper Group of the Sierra Club does not support this. We're going to remain active in the various processes to stop this plant from being built. LUKE: May I ask you a question? You are representing a group. You have an executive committee that takes positions on things. How many are there? MILLER: Seven people. And we voted on it. BEVERLY ADLER: I have huge concerns regarding Deschutes County becoming a test site for pyrolysis. After lengthy research and consultation, I and others have not found any viable data supporting this process, which was developed years ago. Although there are numerous reasons why we should not place a tire melting plant in Central Oregon, I will only emphasize two major considerations at this time. Your stated goal of processing 50,000 tires a year will yield slightly less than $50,000. Questions that we have been told to ask are, what are the annualized costs to build and operate this facility, transporting tires to it, and what will the revenue for the byproducts less shipping costs be. It's no secret that we are essentially in the middle of nowhere, without direct access to major highways, rail or air services. I have not been able to locate any answers to these questions. There are also viable concerns regarding disposal of toxic waste, both in the form of carcinogenic carbon char, presumably wrapped in nothing more than double plastic bags to be added to our landfills, and toxic effluent and cleaning solvents resulting from the operation of the plant. We've only received vague information regarding these issues, and there is little or no scientific information to backup IRR's claims. (At this time Ms. Adler read a portion of a statement she indicated was written by Michael Blumenthal, a technical adviser to the Rubber Manufacturers Association. A copy is attached as Exhibit C.) Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 4 of 17 Pages JULIE EBERHARDT-WHEELER: There are many things I could say right now, but I have already mailed a four- page letter full of my many concerns to you, the Bend City Council, the Bend - La Pine School Board, and other agencies and legislators in Oregon. I trust you have read this letter. I would like to begin by saying that if this machine is placed and operated at Knott landfill, it will truly be the first experiment of its kind, as there is no available data to suggest tire pyrolysis has ever been attempted so near a school. The health affects of this process, especially on young, growing bodies, like my son, are completely unknown. Should something malfunction and there was to be a fire, explosion, or buildup of methane gasses or pollutants, the over 800 students who attend High Desert Middle School would be at risk. There are many unknowns to this project. Who will be operating the machine? What expertise and training will they have? How will the machine be maintained, serviced, and cleaned? Because IRR has never owned or operated one of these before and we do not know the answers to these questions. If the machine is not working properly and emissions are higher than anticipated, the school children and residents of Bend will be IRR's unwilling guinea pigs for up to six months, until the DEQ tests emissions. I have spoken with several chemical engineers, including one at the DEQ who I will leave unnamed, who firmly believes that this project should not occur so close to a school. Finally, when I spoke on the phone with Tom DeWolf last week and I asked him why the public was not informed before this lease was signed, he told me that Chris Barker of the Bulletin had written several articles about this over the past year or two. DEWOLF: I'm not sure that I said anything about Chris Barker. EVERHARDT-WHEELER: I did take notes on our conversation, and you did say that it had been printed in the Oregonian and that Chris Barker was the reporter. DEWOLF: I doubt that I said that. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 5 of 17 Pages EVERHARDT-WHEELER: I'm sorry, Chris Barker of the Bulletin. In any case, I e-mailed Chris, and he said that Rachel O'Dell was covering the issue. I haven't found a resident in Bend who knew about this before the article in the paper in mid-February. Brian Lockland, Principal of High Desert Middle School, said that he and the district had no information regarding the agreement until it came out in the Bulletin. I would like to conclude by saying that the public wasn't informed about this. You had a duty to inform the parents about this before it was signed. It wasn't done. You do have the power to get out of this lease, and I ask that you do so. IZZY OREN: I live less than a mile away. I bought my property in 1989 and checked with the County before then about the plans for the landfill, and was told that it would be closed in three years. I figured I could live with it for three years. Now I'm looking at another twenty-five years from now. I don't think the landfill and anything else there has been complying with the requirements that were placed on it. I have to live with it. The thing is, it is easy to approve things but maintaining them and making sure they comply with rules and restrictions is another thing. (He then discussed problems he has experienced with the Rose Pit.) I resent the fact that nobody notified us. (He then presented his reasons, which were similar to others expressed earlier, for not wanting the pyrolysis plant.) Resent the fact that nobody notified us. Little more pollution, another permit for higher rate of pollution. 2. Before the Board was a Presentation of a Plaque to Sheriff Les Stiles, Deputy John Diehl, and Mike Wildman of Consolidated Towing Co., Acknowledging their Participation and Support of the First Response Traffic Collisions Course Suzie Isham, Traffic Safety Training Lieutenant for DPS/ODOT Regional Advanced Training, said that she thinks it is important for the public to know what local law enforcement is doing. She then read a letter to the group, as follows. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 6 of 17 Pages "Dear Sheriff Stiles, For the last year and a half, Deputy John Diehl has worked with several crash investigation and traffic crash reconstruction experts from city, county and state police agencies from Oregon to develop and present the first responder traffic collisions course. This three-day, twenty-four hour course was developed in partnership with these various police agencies, the Department of Public Safety Standards in Training, and the Oregon Department of Transportation. "The purpose of this training is to give current police officers hands-on training and firsthand knowledge to fully investigate and gather important crash scene evidence in the matter of prosecutable cases. The Deschutes County Sheriffs Office and Sheriff Les Stiles has allowed Deputy John Diehl to share his expertise in this field to many officers around the State of Oregon through these classes. "It is with great pleasure that I want to thank the Sheriffs Office, Sheriff Stiles and Deputy John Diehl for joining in this breakthrough program. It's not often that all of these entities come together as a team and show that we are all working towards the same goal. It is an amazing partnership. The Deschutes County Sheriffs Office, Sheriff Les Stiles and Deputy John Diehl should be commended for being a part of this program." At this time, Ms. Isham presented a plaque. Representatives of Consolidated Towing were not present; Ms. Isham stated that they allowed the group to use their vehicles for crash scene purposes. 3. Before the Board was a Discussion of G.P.S. Computer Locating System and Tower. Jeff Kern discussed the locating system and tower, which is only about 10-12 feet high, and is about the size of a large pizza. It could be placed on top of a building at the Road Department. It is used for GIS mapping and surveying purposes. The Commissioners then presented a plaque to Mr. Kern for his fifteen years of service to Deschutes County. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 7 of 17 Pages 4. Before the Board was a Presentation and Overview of a New Law regarding Wildfire Protection for Deschutes County Properties — Forestland -Urban Interface Fire Protection Act. Brian Ballou of the Oregon Department of Forestry provided a brief overview of the requirements of the Act, including fire cost recovery if property owners fail to keep their property safe by proper thinning and other fire protection activities. He said that there would be a series of public meetings during April to keep the public informed. He will update the Board after these meetings have taken place. 5. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Document No. 2004-088, a Cooperative Agreement between Deschutes County and the U.S. Forest Service regarding Sheriff Services. Sue Brewster and Sheriff Les Stiles stated that this allows the Sheriffs Office to patrol forest areas. Sheriff Stiles added that the Forest Service is subsidized in the amount of about $20,000 per year, but the Sheriffs Office has to respond anyway since there is no Forest Service enforcement available. The Bureau of Land Management is also interested, but doesn't have funding available. LUKE: Move approval. DEWOLF: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 6. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Document No. 2004-089, the Annual Financial and Operating Plan between the Sheriffs Office and the U.S. Forest Service. LUKE: Move approval. DEWOLF: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 8 of 17 Pages 7. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Approval of the Use of the Regional Work Center for Transitional Housing and for the Bethlehem Inn Homeless Shelter. Becky Jackson gave an overview of the business plan, and asked the Board to approve it. She said local property owners would be contacted so that any concerns they might have can be addressed. She said that transportation issues have been addressed. Some of the residence will be picked up by their employers, and Bethlehem Inn has a van and a bus to help the residents get to their destinations. There are other rules in place, such as no loitering in the parking lot. DAN KIESOW: Ms. Jackson answered most of my questions. Part of what I was here for was in regard to the transportation issues. I would also like to suggest that these people have a place there during the day so that they don't have to go out into the cold. Perhaps the County could work with faith -based groups to find a permanent solution. I $ .1.4 This is not going to be a permanent solution. However, there is an overriding need in the community for a permanent place, and there's an equally strong need for transitional housing. Sheriff Stiles expressed some concerns about the facility, which he had put into writing for the Board. He asked that issues relating to changes in the facility, equipment and so on be clearly defined and addressed. LUKE: Move approval of the business plan, subject to clarification and subject to Legal Counsel's approval of the contract. DEWOLF: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 9 of 17 Pages 8. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Order No. 2004-020, Abandoning the Edgington Road Local Improvement District. Gary Judd stated that the mail poll indicated that 60% of the property owners did not want to form the district. DE WOLF : Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 9. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Approval of the Purchase of Two Bottom -dump Trailers. DEWOLF: Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 10. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Chair Signature of Document No. 2004-094, a Notice of Intent to Award Letter for the Construction of Knott Landfill Cell 3 Improvements. Timm Schimke said that nine bids were received. LUKE: Move approval. DEWOLF: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 10 of 17 Pages 11. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of the Adoption of the Household Hazardous Waste Management Plan. Timm Schimke explained that this program occurs once a year. A grant has been received from the State DEQ to do the management plant and has been awarded $94,000 for construction of the facility. This will allow hazardous waste collection days to increase to a minimum of two days per month. DEWOLF: Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 12. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Document No. 2004-094, Grant Revision #5 to the State Financial Assistance Agreement for HIV Prevention and Support Services. DEWOLF: Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 13. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Letters of Appointment to the Project Wildfire Steering Committee. George Read explained that these appointments are necessary because the group's name was changed from Project Impact to Project Wildfire. LUKE: Move approval. DEWOLF: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 11 of 17 Pages 14. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Document No. 2004-092, an Intergovernmental Agreement between Deschutes County and the La Pine Special Sewer District for the Extension of the Sewer System to Newberry Neighborhood. George Read gave an overview of the purpose of the agreement. DEWOLF: Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 15. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Document No. 2004-084, an Amendment to an Intergovernmental Agreement with Jefferson County, for Deschutes County to Provide Inspection Services. DE WOLF : Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 16. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Order No. 2004-021, Assigning the Name "Suzanne Lane" to an Unnamed Access Road. LUKE: Move approval. DEWOLF: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 12 of 17 Pages 17. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of a Letter Appointing Barb Smiley of Bend to the Historical Landmarks Commission as a Representative of the Pioneers' Association, through August 1, 2005. DE WOLF : Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: LUKE: DEWOLF DALY: Yes. Yes. Chair votes yes. 18. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Whether to Hear an Appeal of the Hearings Officer's Decision Approving a Water Storage Tank on a Parcel in the Surface Mining Zone, South of Bend. Commissioner Luke stated that he has had business relationships with one of the people involved in the appeal and has known him for a long time, so he will not be involved in the vote. Laurie Craghead gave an overview of the nature of the appeal. After a brief discussion, the Board took action. DEWOLF: Move that we do not hear this appeal. DALY: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Abstain. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 19. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Order No. 2004-016, Monthly Cash Transfer as Budgeted in the Deschutes County Budget for Fiscal Year 2003-04, and Directing Entries. DEWOLF: Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 13 of 17 Pages 20. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2004-017, Transferring Appropriations within the Deschutes County Building Services Fund. LUKE: Move approval. DEWOLF: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 21. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2004-018, Transferring Appropriations to the Deschutes County Building Services Fund. DEWOLF: Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 22. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Policy No. 2004-109, Revising the Deschutes County Travel, Meal and Miscellaneous Expense Reimbursement Policy. This item will be addressed at a later date. 23. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Letters Appointing Nadynne Lewis to the Board of Special Road District #8, through April 20,2007; and Accepting the Resignation of Ray Linton. DEWOLF: Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 14 of 17 Pages 24. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of a Letter Appointing Mike Golden of Redmond to the Board of the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, through January 31, 2007. LUKE: Move approval. DEWOLF: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 25. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Letters Appointing Rex Hurd to the Board of Bend Cascade View Special Road District, through December 31, 2006; and Linda West, through December 31, 2004. LUKE: Move approval. DEWOLF: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 26. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Chair Signature of an Oregon Liquor Control License Application for Vic's Bar and Grill, La Pine. DEWOLF: Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 27. Before the Board were Additions to the Agenda. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 15 of 17 Pages A. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Letters Appointing Peter Hanson, Mary Ann Martin, Cheryl Howard and Bill Hilton; and Reappointing John Schubert, to the Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee through December 31, 2006. LUKE: Move approval. DEWOLF: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. B. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Chair Signature of an Oregon Liquor Control License Application for Three Creeks Lake Store, Sisters. LUKE: Move approval. DEWOLF: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DEWOLF: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Being no further items brought before the Board, Chair Daly adjourned the meeting at 11:50 a.m. DATED this 8th Day of March 2004 for the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. ----7 �� _ A Daly, Dennis R. Luke, Commissioner ATTEST: Tom DeWolf, Co is ioner (yolic l A --e, (�0 Recording Secretary Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, March 8, 2004 Page 16 of 17 Pages O H s C m N a 3 q � El 00 v' N .0 4 V CCL G Q � M M � Qh L o C 13 V 0 IL m c 1 V *k J rif �( cn ro r ' M :2 o a O � V cr cr -\ T r N M E 41 � 1 p 0 O N` cr C Q U � ( �I Q Q S _ a�Q c O U \ c N � M .A � a �, O H 'E 'v _ y S-- ; '' 'bit Ex \� Pae 0 m N a De Cocoa Kennels Karen S & Robert A Marcotte 21333 Rickard RD Bend, OR 97702 Decocoa6koinet.com htty://www.coinet.com/—Decocoa March 7, 2004 Deschutes County Commissioners 1130 NW Harrimen Ave Bend, OR 97701 RE: Pyrolysis plant, Knott Landfill Dear Commissioners; My husband and I are the closest residence to the Knott Landfill site. For the past 16 years we have lived with operations at the landfill. Most recently the crusher that was on site impacted us. This crushing operation had specific guidelines for which to operate. On several occasions it violated them. One time crushing rock and disturbing our sleep until 2:OOAM. When confronted with the violation, nothing happened other than an apology. Who enforces the County? Certainly not the County! This is why we are so opposed to a Pyrolysis plant at the Landfill. 1. The technology is old and outdated 2. Nowhere in the United States or abroad has it been beneficial. Or economical. 3. DEQ will not adequately monitor the Carcinogen emissions from this plant. 4. Should a spill occur, who is responsible for cleaning it up? 5. The plants by product, Carbon Black, is a know carcinogen causing Black lung disease. 6. The Landfill plans on storing Carbon Black that is highly volatile. 7. The Landfill will dispose of unused Carbon Black into the landfill. With High Desert Middle School less than % mile from the Landfill and it having only one access in or out of the school, should a spill or explosion occur many lives would be at stake and many children and adults would be exposed to long-term cancer. I raise and show Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, currently owning one of the top dogs in the Nation, We will not stand by and let ourselfs, our animals or innocent persons be killed off by the County greed! Exhibit Page f 0f Z Shame on you all for secretly entering into an agreement with Integrated Resources Recovery, LLC. Let me remind you all that you work for us! We hired you, so you had better work for those who hired you. Not for your own gain. We think Deschutes County would be better served as " A Place with clean air, water and recreation abound" not the County who first recycled tires and killed off all its residences. Furthermore the plan for a Juvenile Detention Center behind and adjacent to our property line, is also a threat. We don't want to have to worry about what delinquents are doing to our residence or animals when we are working. Sounds like more evidence to substantiate our loss of property value. Lets see the impact: 1. Thousands of Starling birds defecating on everything, polluting Livestock watering troughs. 2. Dead Starlings rotting in my pond, when you poison them. 3. The Odor of the dump, AHHH. 4. The cancer causing Pyrolysis plant. 5. The Juvenile Detention center behind and to the side of our property. 6. The Rose pit operations within % mile of our property. Better yet, buy our land; We feel it's loosing value every day, Perhaps we shouldn't be paying taxes on I at all. We will move and you can do what you want. Bulldoze it down, expand the dump; We're sure you can use the extra land to degrade the area more. Karen S Marcotte Robert A Marcotte/ L. Z;;a Exhibit 6 Pageof�� Michael Blumenthal, Technical Advisor to Rubber Mfg. Association: The simple fact is that no scrap tires are being pyrolyzed in the United States on a production basis. There have indeed been several sites where people are testing or developing their technologies. And there are research sites, primarily at universities, where tire rubber is being pyrolyzed. But none of these add up to any significant or indeed recordable volume, and none of the sites are being operated on a production basis. In Pennsylvania the former de Beers facility in Wind Gap, PA did operate at one time, but has been essentially shut down for several years. In the meantime, it has been bought and sold several times by various promoters who appeared to believe that there was a viable market in selling pyrolysis operations. Understand that is selling pyrolysis operations, not in pyrolyzing tires. 1 understand that the most recent attempt to restart it was halted when a workman was killed in an explosion. It is likely true that the ultimate success of any pyrolysis operation is not in the process of pyrolyzing tires; rather it is in the ability to market the end products, the gaseous and liquid fractions and the solid carbonaceous char. It is a simple matter of due diligence to ask any marketer of pyrolysis technology where he sells his by-products; ask to see the contracts he has and visit the customers he has for the oil fraction and the char fraction. Do not rely on simple statements that these products "can be sold to..-"-, ask for the proof. The lure of the pyrolysis option has been around for several years, at least since the oil shocks of the early 1970's. Indeed, two tire companies undertook extensive research on pyrolysis and came away both having extended the range of knowledge about the process and having reached conclusions that pyrolysis held little prospect for being a significant technology for managing scrap tires. One should also recall that pyrolysis as a technology has been tested with several other organic materials. I believe that there was a major government funded demonstration project to pyrolyze municipal solid waste ["garbage"]. When that project was a complete failure, the issue was not heard from again as a strategy to deal with MSW. In the plastics field, the American Plastic Council conducted extensive testing of pyrolysis of plastics, only to conclude that it was not economically feasible to use pyrolysis to manage scrap plastics. Only with tires do we see the fairly regular infatuation with pyrolysis. About every 5 years, a new group of "developers" appears on the scene promoting pyrolysis technology, some of it new, some of it from the last go -round. If one of these promoters succeeds is bringing his risky scheme to fruition, and demonstrates an economically sound end use or uses for the byproducts, and within an economic structure that can be competitive with existing scrap tire options, then more power to him. If there comes a time when this happens, and scrap tires are being pyrolyzed on a production basis, we will report the data. Exhibit (= Page I of