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PLANNING ~qD ZONING COMMISSION <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />A regular me~ting of the Ramsey Planning and Zoning Commission was <br />held on Tuesday, August 7, 1984 at the Ramsey Municipal Center, <br />15153 Nowthe6 Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: Mr Kenneth Peterson, Chairman <br />Mr Charles LaDue <br />Mr Terry Hendriksen <br />Mr Lee Johnson <br />Mr Benjamin Deemer <br />Mr Geral Zimmerman <br /> <br />Also PreSent <br /> <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br />Mr. LeFevere of LeFevere, Lefler, Kennedy, <br /> O'Brien & Drawz <br /> <br />Members ABsent: <br /> <br />Dr. Duane Kennen <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chairman PeSerson called the regular meeting to order at 7:34 p.m. <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />Darryl FultS - 15410 Barium Street - Stated that he has been a <br />resident of Ramsey for 11 years and serves on the Economic <br />Development Commission and his comments tonight are his personal <br />opinion andinot that of the Economic Commission. Mr. Fults <br />requested that the Planning Commission consider that the landfill <br />has been ihe~e for a long time, it will always be there and be a <br />problem within the City. The City now has a chance to gain some <br />big revenue~ out of the landfill. At this time Ramsey is responsible <br />for what is~being buried up there; we might be able to get some help <br />from thelSt~te and County but that assistance would not include <br />instaltatio~ of a water system if it comes to that. We now have a <br />chance t© sell it and Waste Management assume the responsibility <br />of the landfill. ~{r. Fults then quoted some figures from Waste <br />Management'~ letter of July 3, 1984 regarding revenues that would <br />come into tRe City from the landfill. <br /> <br />Doug FountaSn - 15255 Garnet St. NW - Stated that Ramsey does not <br />have to Put,itself in a position of going before the Metro Council <br />and MPCA as!an advocate for this hazardous situation. There are <br />more R~m~e~icitizens intereSted in this case than just the homeowners <br />that will ~ seriously affected by any expansion that may be allowed. <br />On July 24,!1984 a petition was presented to Council, signed by <br />2000 residents, requesting that the expansion be denied. As appointed <br />representatives of the Ramsey citizenry, each of the Commission <br />members. ShoUld consider very seriously the public opinion. Mr. <br />Fountain, stated that he obtained 200 of the signatures on the petition <br />himself~ only two persons he contacted refused to sign, and one person <br />chased h~m ~n order to have the opportunity to sign. Hopefully, this <br /> <br />  P & Z/August 7, 1984 <br /> <br /> <br />