<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 18-2. - Purpose.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to protect public health and private
               property by contracting for the collection and disposal of solid waste and the collection
               of recyclable materials to responsible persons or businesses equipped to render adequate
               and continuing service throughout the county and to regulate the collection and disposal
               of solid waste and recyclable materials by all improved property owners within the
               county as defined in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH18SOWA_ARTIINGE_S18-1DE" class="section-link" data-product-id="15271"> section 18-1</a>. The services rendered are to be under the supervision and regulation of the county,
               both as to the means and method of collection, and also as to the sanitary disposition
               of solid waste.
               
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               (b)
               
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               It is also the purpose and intent of this chapter to provide a means for the imposition
               and collection of an availability fee from all improved property owners within the
               county and all of its municipalities annually in a sum sufficient to enable the county
               to contract for and pay responsible persons or businesses for the collection, transportation
               and disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials within the county.
               
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               (c)
               
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               The board, pursuant to the authority vested in it under G.S. 153A-45 and G.S. 153A-46,
               reserves the right to amend this chapter from time to time when such amendment would
               be in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the county.
               
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               (d)
               
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               Additionally, the board may, upon the determination that its solid waste collection,
               transportation and disposal plan and contract for same, are not serving the needs
               and best interests of the public, repeal this chapter in its entirety, or that portion
               of the chapter it deems necessary, and make provisions for governmental or other free
               enterprise operations or franchised operations of the solid waste collection business.
               
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               (
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                  Ord. of 12-1-2014(2)
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