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7 years. Mr. Schilling noted that somebody pays in order to have the trash sticker subsidized, and said the middle class is impacted by this. Mr. Lynch said he does not think plastics are getting put in the landfill. He said he thinks plastics are being recycled, but they have to pay to have them recycled. Mr. Schilling said that is different than the information he heard. Mr. Caravati said that recycling never has made money. Mr. Caravati said we are in the process of negotiating a funding formula with Albemarle County for the landfill clean up. He said Albemarle County has backed out of their recycling program. He said communities are mandated to recycle 25% of their solid waste. Mr. Carava ti said that there is debate about the McIntire Recycling Center cost. Mr. Schilling said he has not suggested closing the McIntire Recycling Center, but is interested in the most efficient operation of the facility. Ms. Richards asked Mr. O'Connell to p rovide a breakdown of the 150 employees added as stated by Mr. Schilling in the last 12 years. Mr. O'Connell said he will provide the information, but noted that most have been due to demographics and demand for services in social services and public safe ty. Mr. Cox suggested that a formal presentation be given on this. PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE : REZONING 141 BURGESS LANE FROM R - 2 TO M - 1 Mr. Jim Tolbert, Director of Neighborhood Development Services, explained that the Council and Planning Commission h eld a joint public hearing in November on the request to rezone 1417 Burgess Lane from R - 2 to M - 1 to allow a plumbing, heating and air conditioning repair business on the site. Mr. Tolbert said that the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend d enial as the rezoning would not serve the interest of the general public and would be inconsistent with good zoning practices due to traffic impacts and effects on the residential portions of the street. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Bill Emory, 1 604 E. Market Street, said that one strength of the Woolen Mills neighborhood is its diversity. He said it has a long history of working with businesses, but industrial uses have started to move into the neighborhood. Mr. Emory said he would like to see the Land Use Plan come in line with the current zoning for the land. Mr. Emory said little land is available in the City for affordable housing. Mr. Emory presented a partial petition taken in November in opposition to the rezoning. Ms. Victoria Dunham , 2000 Marchant Street, said that her house is in the County portion of the Woolen Mills, and because of the previous rezoning, is almost completely surrounded by industrial uses. She said she does not want this to happen to other areas. Mr. Fran Lawrenc e, 1729 Chesapeake Street, said that the proposed use is too much for a neighborhood, and said you cannot make this use look or act like a house. Ms. Allison Ewing, 1900 Chesapeake Street, President of the Woolen Mills Neighborhood Association, said that two neighborhood meetings were held with the applicant, and there was unanimous opposition to the rezoning. Ms. Ewing said the business will bring significant traffic into the neighborhood. She said there has been a pattern with past compromises in the neighborhood. She said she would like to see a transition with mixed use development consistent with the neighborhood. She asked Council to deny the rezoning. Mr. Bill Lankford, 1404 E. Market Street, said he lives next door to the property in questio n and asked that Council respect the unanimous vote of the Planning