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asked Luke. He noted that a property owner opposed to a landfill was certainly not going to give permission for the county to test. Davis wasn’t sure but said that * he assumed the county would have certain rights of eminent domain if the decision was made to go into the trash business. “I’m willing to let the whole matter drop and when the citizens want to, they can petition the Board for action,” stated Luke. “I’m getting out of this.” Planning Commission Chairman Herbert Barksdale agreed that the landfill problem had gotten to be “a pretty hot issue; I don’t loiow if we can solve it right away or not.” He suggested that the Supervisors appoint a committee, with one man from each of the county’s five districts, to work “quietly” towards finding a site to lease.
Luke responded that he didn’t think that suggestion would work, that such action would only be postponing the problem.
Nothing else is working, countered Barksdale.
SUPERVISOR H.B. Woods added that he thought someone could be found willing to rent property to be used as a landfill for three years,' temporarily, while the county sought funds to buy a site.
“I think it would be a long time before the Updikes would ever get to dump a load of trash on that particular property,” maintained Barksdale, in reference to court appeals process action that may be taken by adjoining land owners to block the use of the Route 522 site.
“Isn’t it up to the Updikes to dispose of the trash whether we have a landfill or not?” asked Supervisor Clarence Baldwin.
Davis answered that he had insisted on the inclusion in the trash contract of a clause stating that the refuse was the Updikes’ responsibility after it was placed in the dumpsters.
Are the BZA members refusing to reconsider the case? asked Latham.
Luke said he had received the impression from Admiral Josef Gardner that the BZA’s decision was final.
There’s not much possibility that the BZA would consider, added Barksdale. “I wouldn’t bet on that too much.” He noted that the denial only applied to the specific site on Route 522.
“Was it turned down the first time because the site was unsuitable or was the courthouse full of people?” asked Supervisor Butch Eastham.
Davis explained that the present case was no precedent as far as the BZA was concerned, that each case stood on its own.
“I think if they had the depths of that land...they would have approved,” maintained Barksdale.
LUKE criticized the denial of the permit, charging that the BZA decision was made on the basis of a 54-inch boring with a hand auger. By denying the permit, the BZA
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