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~~ ~' ~ o <br /> ~; G <br />~, 300 Metro Sauore Building <br /> d ~" ' y ' Seventh ontl Robert Streets <br />j 1~ ~''11 I ~, <br />'a r St. Poul; Mmnesoto 5510 <br /> P xl <br />+ <br />' lerephone (612) 7016350 <br /> <br />July 29, 1967 , <br />~•A. <br />'"'"'""~ <br /> The Honorable Gary Reimann <br /> Mayor, City of Ramsey <br /> 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W. <br /> Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 <br /> Ae: Catetlay North Industrial Airport - Safety Zoning <br />Dear Mayor Reimann: <br />I understand that the City of Ramse gill be considering final action on its <br />proposed Airport Zoning Ordinance for• Gateway North Industrial Airport at its <br />Council meeting tonight. As I understand it, the proposed ordinance may try to <br />prohibit the siting of a landfill at Candidate Landfill Site P due to possible <br />airport safety concerns. <br />Environmental impact statements ("EIS's") are currently being prepared on <br />Gateway North Airport and on Site P. Both of these EIS's will include a <br />discussion of the compatibility of a landfill at Site P and operations at <br />Gateway North. Adoption of an airport zoning ordinance prior to completion of <br />the environmental review process is premature. I urge you to delay adoption of <br />a zoning ordinance until the ongoing environmental review process is complete. <br />Adoption by the City of Ramsey of an airport zoning ordinance cannot remove <br />Site P from consideration as a candidate landfill. Minnesota Statutes Section <br />473.811, Subd. 4a, provides that with the approval of the Metropolitan Council, <br />°a metropolitan county may acquire a [candidate landfill] site and buffer area <br />for a solid waste disposal facility anywhere within the county without <br />complying xith local ordinances." Of course, we hope that progress in <br />recycling and resource recovery will reduce or eliminate the need for new <br />landfills. In the meantime, however, in order to be fair to everyone involved, <br />the legislature has mandated a process to assure equitable consideration of all <br />candidate sites based on objective environmental criteria. In fairness to <br />everyone, that process must proceed. <br />If you have any questions about the content of this letter or about the <br />Metropolitan Council's role in aviation system planning or the landfill siting <br />process, please feel free to contact Peter Bachman, Assistant Counsel; Karen <br />Schaffer, Solid Waste Division Manager; or Chauncey Case, Senior Planner in <br />Aviation. <br />Sincerely, <br />~S~ 1~ <br />Steve Keefe <br />Chair <br />PHB : SY.: ks k <br />KK038A <br />bcc: Nunn, Pinke, Rachman, <br />Schaffer, Pahl, Case <br />!~n Equol OpporWnily EmpioVer <br />