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Orange County board approves electric service for Shirley Creek Horse Camp dump site, OKs $28,000 limit and monthly payment option
Summary
The Orange County Solid Waste Board approved installation of primary electric service at the Shirley Creek Horse Camp dump site, authorizing up to $28,000 for infrastructure and equipment conversion and accepting a $268-per-month financing option for the compactor conversion.
The Orange County Solid Waste Board voted unanimously to approve running primary electric to the Shirley Creek Horse Camp dump site and to finance the compactor conversion if the vendor offers it.
Carl Anderson, the board’s director, told the board that all required permits have been issued and fees paid and that the project would move single-phase power approximately 1,550 feet along County Road 775 West, then transition underground for about 600 feet across U.S. Forest Service land to reach the dump site. “All the permits are signed. All the fees have been paid,” Anderson said, and recommended moving forward.
Anderson laid out costs the board considered: a one‑time converter that would change the vendor’s three‑phase compactor to single‑phase power for $17,415, or an alternative financing option of $268 per month for five years. He said RMC quoted $13,261 for the overhead electric runs and that the district’s estimate, including tree trimming, bore costs and incidental allowances, would not exceed $28,000.
Board members asked about contract language and private‑property access. A board member said the stipulation discussed earlier should make the vendor responsible for any damage to existing equipment; the board asked staff and legal counsel to negotiate final contract language covering damages, future hookups by private owners along the line and termination terms.
The board approved a motion — seconded and carried by voice vote — to proceed with the installation subject to review by legal counsel, the director and negotiated stipulations. The motion passed unanimously (voice vote recorded as 6 in favor).
The board’s approval also accepted the monthly payment option if the vendor allows it; members said they preferred staff negotiate terms that would protect the district if private property owners later connect to the line or if contract timing conflicted with other vendor agreements.
The approval authorizes staff to execute contracts and to finalize terms consistent with the board’s direction. The board also directed staff to report back after legal review and final vendor agreement.
