The six mayors of local government units comprising the expanded Metro Dumaguete concept are expected to sign soon a memorandum of agreement for a common sanitary landfill in Dauin town, Oriental Negros.

They are Agustin Perdices of Dumaguete City, Rodrigo Alanano of Dauin, Rodolfo Yee of Bacong, Rodolfo Gonzales of Valencia, Antonio Renacia of Sibulan, and Nelson Ruiz of San Jose.

The other signatory will be Gov. George Arnaiz for the provincial government that will act as their partner, and who has assured the six mayors help to buy the targeted 10-hectare vacant land in Brgy. Tunga-Tunga, Dauin.

The agreement will spell out the obligations and responsibilities of each of the partner-towns to the project. Under its terms, Dauin will agree to host the landfill but will receive fees for the volume of wastes and other garbage disposed at the landfill.

It will also create the Dauin Sanitary Land Fill Management Board to be headed by Gov. Arnaiz to formulate policies, monitor and evaluate the project, draft sanctions, and provide measures to comply with environmental protection laws.

Republic Act No. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2001, orders LGUs to close all open dumpsites after converting them into controlled dumpsites within three years after its effectivity and build their sanitary landfills within five years to replace their controlled dumpsites.

The deadline expired Thursday.

Because of the cost of building a landfill, the Metro LGUs agreed to build a common landfill.

Arnaiz will head the SLF Board that will be composed of the six mayors as members.*

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