Agenda - Council - 09/25/1990 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I I I STATUS OF CANDIDATE LANDFILL SITE SELECTION By: Merland Otto Background: Over the last several months, the Site Selection Authority has been meeting each month to review various technical documents which will be incorporated'fn-to the draft EIS for the site selection process. Attached are our comments on the documents to date. As indicated, these comments have been submitted to Anoka County in written form. The Site Selection Authority meetings have now been adjourned until the Chair calls a meeting. In the interim, the following is anticipated: - Draft EIS will be submitted to County staff for review (reportedly within the next few days). Draft EIS will be made available to communities (may or may not be before available to public at large but may be several months). - Notice of availability in EQB's "Monitor" (this action sets the clock in motion). Within 15 days of notice of availability in Monitor, at least one public hearing must be held (this will most likely be three - one for each site). Comment period of at least 10 days must be allowed following the hearing(s). County must respond to timely and substantive comments (within 60 days). Final EIS is distributed. County Board must determine adequacy of EIS (this is a key action since it sets in motion the site selection decision). If the County 'determines that the EIS is deficient, they have 60 days to revise. As is evident, the EIS process may likely stretch into 1991 with a site selection decision being made within a couple of months after the EIS adequacy determination. If a site is selected, a site specific EIS may be required.