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CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a public hearing on Tuesday, August 11, 1992 at the Ramsey <br />Municipal ~nt~r, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota regarding a nuisance <br />abatement - hog farm. <br /> <br />Members Pr~enl~: <br /> <br />Mayor James Gilbertson <br />Councilmember Sheila Beyer <br />Councilmember Glen Hardin <br />Councilmember Kenneth Peterson <br />Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator Ryan Schroeder <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br />City Engineer Steven Jankowski <br />Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik <br /> <br />CALL TO, ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor GilbertSon called the public hearing to order at 7:34 p.m. <br />PRESENTATION <br /> <br />Zoning Administrator Frolik stated that subsequent to complaints regarding odors coming from the <br />hog farm located!off St. Francis Boulevard N.W., the City Council scheduled this public hearing. <br /> <br />CITIZEN iNPUT <br /> <br />Ray Cox, 5530 - 156th Lane N.W., Ramsey - stated he is in favor of the pig farm. He spoke of <br />the small fan~ly farm being the national heritage. He moved to Ramsey a year ago because of its <br />rural nature. :_He stated he has smelled the odor occasionally but it doesn't bother him. He added <br />that the farm[is t~.he "Heart of America" and that Mr. Barthold is trying to make a living. He also <br />stated that Mr. 1!~ rthold is recycling food wastes to feed the hogs which eliminates some of the <br />waste that wduld;normally be dumped into the landfill. <br /> <br />Miles Land~ehr~ 5821 - 159th Lane N.W., Ramsey - stated he started a petition in support of Mr. <br />Barthold. H~ lives across the woods from the Barthold farm and there is a little odor which he <br />feels should be axpected because he lives in the country. He stated this is the U.S.of A. and we <br />should not tell a man he can't do something that is supporting his family. <br /> <br />Leon WalgraYe, 5591 - 156th Lane N.W., Ramsey - stated he was mowing his grass today and the <br />odor from the pig farm was very offensive. He stated he bought his property 17 years ago and <br />feels it has d~pr~iated because of the extremely offensive odor. He feels action has to be taken. <br />He added that the smell became this offensive about a year ago. <br /> <br />Larry Line, 6005 - 157th Lane N.W., Ramsey - stated his property adjoins the hog farm and it is <br />embarrassing to have company over when the smell from the hogs comes "blowing in". The <br />children get ~iclc to their stomach. He added that the smell is most awful around 5:00 p.m. and <br />again about 8:30 p.m.. He stated he would seek legal action to get something done about this <br />odor. <br /> <br />Public Hearing/City Council/August 11, 1992 <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />