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com~cil~e~ bet adoption: introduced the following resolution and moved for its 185- WI{ERF2~, the Anoka county Board of Com~issioners has proposed Site 'P' as one of the proposed future landfill sites for selection as a landfill; and WHEREAS, the City of Ra~sey has been adamantly opposed to the proposed Site "P" for the following reasons: 1) Ra~sey already hosts a regional landfill (Anoka Landfill) located in its most valuable develoI~ent area; 2) The present landfill has, according to citizens, had an effect on residential and c(m3~ercial property values; 3) Pollution and health problems that Fay occur froF the present/future landfill would be devastating; 4) The present State laws are inadequate to protect host landfill cities frc~ horrendous costs due to the landfill, which are as follows: a) Public improv~ents such as sanitary sewer and water main iwprove~ents probably could not be assessed out over the total landfill area because the City could not show a benefit as required by State law. Accordingly, host cities' taxpayers pick up the (Dst; b) In the City of Rawsey's situation, the City has to construct low capacity wells in lieu of high capacity wells because of the draw-down situation. Further, due to the landfill, wells have to be located in certain · areas which creates huge additional costs in laying water wains; c) State laws do not provide for compensation for lands lost forever because of a landfill. This creates a terrible tax loss to the host cities over the years; d) State laws do not adequately protect homeowners who reside close to the landfill in property value loss; e) State law does not protect host cities' valuable raw material (land) frc~ which it derives tax dollars to pay its bills. NCW ~]~EREFORE, BE IT RES~ BY ,mE CITY ~ OF ~E CITX OF RAMSEX, ANOKA (DGNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) The city Council and the citizens of Rawsey are totally opposed to the locatin§ of the Site "P" landfill in the city of a sey.