Agenda - Council - 08/14/1990 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Anoka Regional Sanitary Landfill RO. Box 67 14730 Sunfish Lake Blvd. Anoka, Minnesota 55303 612/421.0540 A Waste Management Company August 7, 1990 Mr. David Hartley city Administrator city of Ramsey 15153 Northwest Nowthen Blvd. Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 Landfill Tax Reduction Anoka Regional Landfill Dear Mr. Hartley, As you are aware Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. has not been receiving sufficient waste volume at the Anoka Regional Landfill to complete filling of the landfill in accordance with the timing contained in our Conditional Use Permit. WMMI is currently working to encourage the delivery of additional volume into the landfill and requests the help of the city of Ramsey in doing so. WMMI specifically requests that the City of Ramsey reduce their landfill tax by $2.00 per ton from $3.33 per ton to $1.33 per ton. At the same time WMMI will reduce its gate price by an amount equal to or greater then the City of Ramsey reduction in an effort to attract additional volume from Hennepin County. Waste Management is committed to compliance with all aspects of our Conditional Use Permit which includes the scheduled closure of the landfill. However, without additional volume we believe that we will fall short of our closure goals and may find it necessary to request a time extension from the City of Ramsey. The only way to reduce the need for a time extension is to increase the volume of waste entering the site. WMMI has taken steps to accomplish this task by entering into a contract with Hennepin County for the delivery of process rejects from the Elk River RDF plant to the Anoka Landfill. Unfortunately tax reductions from the City of Elk River and Sherburne County has made it financially advantageous for Hennepin County to deliver there process rejects to the Elk River Landfill. Attached is an exhibit that outlines the tax structure at the Anoka Landfill and the Elk River Landfill and also shows the effects of the tax changes in the City of Elk River and Sherburne County.