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Terry Mill~ - Stated that it is requested that the conditional use permit term for composting coincide w'.lt, h the operating permit at the landfill, similar to the tire shredding operation. At that time, ~_ aste Management would re-evaluate the need for a yard waste composting site in the area~ Terry Miller noted that if necessary, Waste Management will purchase a windrow n~chine. At this point, Waste Management does not know the amount of volume that will b~. brought to the site but wants to be able to supply enough disposal area for Anoka Co/~nty. Reports from the Anoka County Task Force indicate that the annual amount of ~ard waste is approximately 22,000 tons. John Hein~ - Stated that there is a compost site about 1/4 mile from his office and there is an odor. ~ated that he is aware that there is a need for yard waste sites and that he does not have a ~roblem with the compost facility being approved as long as it closes at the same time ever' other operation at the Anoka landfill site closes. The citizens, city staff and commissio ~s of Ramsey have been very cooperative with the landfill and the tire shredding operation, ~ut enough is enough. Thomas W remaining lliams - 5180 157th Lane N.W. - Inquired as to the number of years of capacity the landfill at the current fill rates. Terry Miller - Replied that the rate of material coming in to the landfill is at a slower pace than anticipated when vertical expansion was approved but Waste Management made a commitmebt to the City of Ramsey and it's residents that the site would be closed in 5 years. W~te Management has different percentages that must be heeded throughout the course of t[~e conditional use permit for vertical expansion and the facility is still on line to close in 5 ~ears. Steve Kol~dge - Stated that if the current fill rates at the landfill were to continue, there would be el~nough capacity for 6.3 years. Thomas .W~illiams - Stated that the people want the landfill closed before Site P is sited and the people Want no activity in the buffer area of Site P. A qualified legal opinion should be sought frdlrn the Attorney General's office, versus some planner's oPinion at Metro Council, ~s to whether or not a compost facility in the Site P buffer area constitutes developm4nt activity. Thomas also stated that he feels the personnel debagging at the compost si[e will not be able to screen all the material and it will result in leachate problems contamina!ing the groundwater plume, which is already contaminated. Those existing contamina~tion are not being remedied and the City is considering giving Waste Managem4nt an opportunity to start new problems. Ramsey has considered incinerators, landfill exl~ansions and airports; possibly the City should consider buying all the homes and turnin~ the land over for these kinds of uses. The citizens want the land back as clean as they ca~ have it, considering what has been done to it. John Hein~n - Stated that he brought some debris to the landfill a couple of weeks ago and was impressed by the fact that he was monitored very closely while unloading. During that visit he w~ also impressed by the fact that someone else's battery and paint were screened from bein~placed in the landfill. John requested that the landfill operators also put forth effort to p~vent batteries from being deposited in the landf'fll. Planning & Zoning Commission Public Hearing/February 6, 1990 Page 4 of 7