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Commissioner Menkveld stated that Ramsey is lacking in two very <br />important areas that Ms. Moore stated was criteria for being selected <br />as a site, that being sewer service and a fire department. <br /> <br />Ms. Moore stated that a fire department is really not that important <br />and that Ramsey will in the very near future be served by sewer in <br />that particular area. <br /> <br />Commissioner Schmidt stated that from an economic standpoint, if a <br />facility such as this were to locate in Ramsey it would make other <br />industries move into our City which would help our economic base. <br /> <br />Ms. Moore stated that this is very true. Many industries are very <br />dependent upon processing facilities and the closer they locate to <br />this type of & facility the better and obviously, any industries <br />moving in will generate additional tax base. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that education on this issue is a problem and that <br />politically speaking it is a hard situation to find yourself in. <br /> <br />Ms. Moore stated that the problem is getting past the words "hazardous <br />waste" and explaining that this is not a dump or disposal <br />facility. <br /> <br />Commissioner Menkveld questioned 'how large of an area this would take. <br />Ms. Moore stated that most facilities need two to three acres and if <br />we would be just talking about a storage warehouse, possibly only one <br />acre. The largest facility would be for incineration. <br /> <br />Commissioner Menkveld asked about the number of people this type of <br />facility would employ. Ms. Moore stated that depending upon a number <br />of things it could range from five to 25. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cox stated that some businesses in Ramsey are talking <br />about moving out of the area because of sewer. <br /> <br />There was further discussion regarding funding, taxes, etc. <br /> <br />Chairman Greenberg asked Ms. Moore what they would want from this <br />Commission. Ms. Moore stated that the Commission should think of ways <br />to support the development of a hazardous waste facility in the Metro <br />Area by a resolution, letters to the hearing examiner, attendance at <br />the hearing, and whatever else the Commission would come up with. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that the Council has passed a resolution opposing <br />a hazardous waste facility in Ramsey. <br /> <br />Commissioner Schneider stated that the Commission and Council can take <br />stands on different aspects of this issue and that shouldn't be any <br />problem. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Schmidt and seconded by Commissioner Menkveld <br />to support, from an economic standpoint, the designation of a portion <br />of the City of Ramsey as a potential site for a hazardous waste pro- <br />cessing facility or transfer point. This support is based upon the <br />belief that such a facility, conforming to all Federal, State and <br />Local restrictions, could be a substantial incentive for the location <br />of ~a~..generating.businesses in the immediate area. <br /> <br /> EDC/March 9, 1R83 <br /> Page ~ of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />