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The Honorable a~ry Reimann <br />Mayor, CitYilof Ramsey <br />15153 Nowt~n B~ulevard N.W. <br />Ramsey, Min~eso~a 55303 <br /> <br />Re: Gateway North Industrial Airport - Safety Zoning <br /> <br />Dear Mayori ~eim~nn: <br /> <br />Metropolitan Council <br />300 Metro Square Building <br />Seventh and Robert Streets <br />St. Paul, Minnesota 55'10~i <br /> <br />Telephone [6~2] 294-6359 <br /> <br />I understau~ that the City of Ramsey will be considering final action on its <br /> · <br />proposed A~por~ Zoning Ordinance for Gateway North Industrial Airport at its <br />Council me~lng!tonight. As I understand it, the proposed ordinance may try to <br />prohibit t~ s~ing of a landfill at Candidate Landfill Site P due to possible <br />airport sa~ty :~oncerns. <br /> <br />Environmental i~pact statements ("EIS's") are currently being prepared on <br />Gateway No~h ~rport and on Site P. Both of these EIS's will include a <br />discussion ~f t~e compatibility of a landfill at Site P and operations at <br />Gateway No~h. ;i Adoption of an airport zoning ordinance prior to completion of <br />the environmental review process is premature. I urge you to delay adoption of <br />a zoning o~ina~ce until the ongoing envzronmental review process ~s complete. <br /> <br />Adoption b~.theiCity of Ramsey of an airport zoning ordinance cannot remove <br />Site P fro~i!con~ideration as a candidate landfill. Minnesota Statutes Section <br />473.811, SU].d. ~a, provides that with the approval of the Metropolitan COuncil, <br />"a metropO~:itanlcounty may acquire a [candidate landfill] site and buffer area <br />for a soli~ !waste disposal facility anywhere within the county without <br />complying W]ith ~ocal ordinances." Of course, we hope that progress in <br />recycling ~!id r~source recovery will reduce or eliminate the need for new <br />landfills. In ~he meantime, however, in order to be fair to everyone involved, <br />the legisl~lUr~ihas mandated a process to assure equitable consideration of all <br />candidate ~: ;es! based on objective environmental criteria. In fairness to <br />everyone, ~at ~rocess must proceed. <br /> <br />If you hav~!~any[questions about the content of this letter or about the <br />Metropolita~ CoUncil's role in aviation system planning or the landfill siting <br />process, p~a~e'! feel free to contact Peter Bachman, Assistant Counsel; Karen <br />Schaffer, ~lid Waste Division Manager; or Chauncey Case, Senior Planner in <br /> <br />Aviation. <br />Sincerely <br /> <br />Steve Keefe <br />Chair <br /> <br />PHB:SK:ksk <br />KKO38A <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br /> <br />