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I I I I I I I I i '1 ! I I I I I I I Gary Hanson stated the County indicated the outlot went for back taxes and was picked up by the City. He noted the curb and gutter improvements were made and property owners were assessed over a period of ten years. He inquired regarding allowing access across this outlot without compensation being made for that use. Dennis Sharp,. general contractor representing Ace Solid Waste, stated the outlot became part of. the street when that project was undertaken. Commissioner Johnson stated it is not uncommon, if the tax is not paid, to convey the entire outlot to the City during road improvements and remain the property of the City. He explained that how the improvements, were paid is beyond the scope of the Planning Commission consideration. Gary Hanson stated that until the rer°uting of Azurite, the property used to belong to the lower six acres owned by Greenberg and the taxes have been paid as part of that property. But, when the road went through it somehow got broken off and may have been overlooked by the Greenbergs in paying their taxes. Ed Hamilton, 6615 Highway 10 NW, stated he owns the property directly to the south of the proposed site and until four years ago, he owned this ten acres. At that time, Anoka wanted to upgrade their power supply and Ramsey wanted sewer and water extended up to Jim Deal's property. They couldn't go along Highway 10 due to buried cables so Ramsey bought an 80 foot easement from him. He stated he is retired and sold the property because of increased taxes. He advised the nonconforming house has been there 140 to 150 years, built in the 1850s, long before zoning and other controls. He stated he does not think it is a good idea to have this use on this site of virgin soil. Mr. Hamilton commented on the expected high truck traffic and asked how the roads will stand up to that heavy use. He stated he is also concerned about the odor from garbage that sits overnight or over the weekend. Mr. Hamilton stated he does not support this USe. Robert Dillon, 6255 Highway 10, stated they do not want the traffi/or ~-ucks. He stated there are not adequate roads now and garbage tracks are always loaded heavy. He suggested this use will bring in a lot of problems and stated he thinks they could expand at their cUrrent location. Mark Fullington, representing Vance Brothers, stated they are located directly across from this parcel to the east and he shares the same concerns expressed by Gary Hanson. He asked about the volume of traffic and trips per day made by each truck. Mr. Berkopec reviewed that Phase 1 is the hauling company where the tracks leave, are out all day, and do not come back until the evening. With Phase 2, the transfer facility, is half mixed solid waste and half recyclables. It is anticipated this site can handle 40% of the volume they haul. He stated they currently have 50 trucks but are allowing for the parking of 70 trucks on the site plan. He stated about 30-40 tracks will be served by Phase 2 of the project and will result in an additional to/from trip. Planning Commission/April 10, 2000 Page 6 of 17