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his. Watson stated thal Mr. Karst is committed to o?erating his business in the most <br />environmentally safe way possible. The type of service Mr. Karst provides is a step aN'we <br />and the answer to junk >'m'ds. "l'he feedstock brought to the faciliB, will only be on site 3-4 <br />days and then stripped off site. It is estimated that lhere will be 6 trucks per day visitint the <br />site. The furnace operations wil! not create noise; there is some noise created by the crane <br />operations but it is not a consistent noise. There are no odors associated with the operation <br />of tile furnace. The feedstock brought to ~}~e site by t'-ucks is too heavy to fall off and litler <br />roadways. Repons indicate that there are no visible emissions from tile furnace as it is <br />currently operated and even less emissions wilt be realized with the addition of a bagger <br />}louse. The furnace is no: of a size lhat would require EPA and MPCA permi~',ing. Mr. <br />K~st is willing to annually test tile emissions from the furnace operation. Oil drippings is <br />a concern at the Hassan facility as that is where the pans are disassembled; by the time the <br />parts arrive at the Ramsey facility there will only tw~ a oil residue on the surfaae of the parts. <br />There are no plans to process wire at the facility. <br /> <br />Ms. Watson stated that Mr. Karst has been located at the Hassan facility for one )'car and <br />has made significant improvements to the property. Mr. Karst is committal to making <br />improvements to the Rams:), property as well which include hardsurfacing, landscaping, <br />screening and bringing the builSing up to code. IvL~. Karst locating at the former Oftedahl <br />facility ,.,,,ill create iobs and free up economic development revolvin~ loan funds for other <br />uses. <br /> <br />Commissioner Holm inquired as ~o why Mr. Karson is splitting his operation into two <br />locations. <br /> <br />Mr. Karst replied that he has o~her plans for expanding the Hassan operation that do not <br />include sufficient room for the melt down operations; it is more econon'fical to relocate the <br />melt down opeation to an existing building rather than building a new faciliB,. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner LaDue and seconded by Hendriksen to adjourn the public <br />hearing. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairrfi'ah' Zimmerman, Commissioners LaDue, Hendriksen, <br />Holm and Terry. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Shumway. <br /> <br />The public hearina adjourned at 7:54 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Sylvia Frolik <br />Secretao2 <br /> <br />},,'lark Banwart <br />Community Development Director <br /> <br />Plannin_~ & Zoning Public Hem"in,April 4, 1989 <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />