Agenda - Council - 09/25/1984 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I ,I I pursuant to the 1980 Waste Management Act. Site P was found by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, ~in its Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Order dated November 2, 1981 ("MPCA Order") to be intrinsically suitable for use as a sanitary landfill provided that certain measures are performed. (See MPCA Order, Order No. 3.) Site P was designated by the Metropolitan Council as a candidate site pursuant to Resolution No. 82-182, Resolution Re~ardin~ Council Review of Proposed Candidate Landfill Site P in Ramsey, Anoka County, ("Metro Council Resolution"), dated September 23, 1982, and approved as a suitable site for disposal of mixed municipal solid waste. The North 80 presently serves as a buffer area between the Anoka/Ramsey Landfill and homes adjacent to the North 80 on its northerly and westerly boundaries. The North 80 is currently open fields and trees, gently rolling in nature and in a rela- tively undeveloped state. (June 25, 1984 testimony of Henry Koch; aerial photographs of site presented 6/25/84.) It is currently zoned residential as set forth in the City of Ramsey Zoning Map, the permitted uses of which are agriculture, single- family dwellings, public and parochial schools, and public parks and playgrounds. Ramsey City Code Ch. 170.01 Zoning. The Anoka County Soil and Water Conservation District has advised that the soils on the site are not suitable for landfill uses and that the operation of a landfill on the site would create a significant potential for ground and surface water contamination. Many nearby residents expressed serious concern and anxiety about water contamination. Waste Management does not