Agenda - Council - 01/12/1982 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I Sovordh Shoot cond Robed Stteel Saint Paul, M~nne~ta 55101 lelephone [612} 291-6453 Office'of fhe Chairman December 1981 TO: Local Governmental Officials and Concerned Citizens At the direction of the Minnesota Legislature, the seven Metropolitan Area counties and the Metropolitan Council have been working together to find suitable locations for new sanitary landfills in the Region. The Council and the counties are also trying to develop programs to reduce, or abate, the amount of waste buried in landfills. If successfully implemented, abatement programs could substantially reduce the need for future landfill capacity in the Region. I I I Even so, there is a serious need for new landfills. The Council estimates that the Region will run out of landfill capacity by 1986. The questions of "where," "how many" and "how big" need to be resolved before the first shovelful of landfill dirt is turned. To encourage your participation in answering these questions, I am enclosing a fact sheet, in question-and-answer format, about the landfill siting process that is now under way. Also enclosed is a summary of the criteria the Council is using to determine the suitability of the sites. I I i I I I I I The Council has received an inventory of candidate landfill sites from your county board. The next step is for the Council to review the sites and determine which ones conform to Council policies. Before the sites proposed by your county are accepted by the Council, they will be discussed at a special public meeting to be held in your county. The meeting will likely be held in Feburary or March 1982. You will be advised of the date, time and place of the meeting well in advance. You will also be sent a draft Council report on the candidate sites. If you would like additional copies of this information packet, call the Council's Public Information Office at 291-6464. Sincerely, Charles R. Weaver Chairman Enclosures CRW/poc