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Ms. Janna Hatch, 150~1 Garnet St. N.W., West Side or.the Landfill <br /> <br />Ms. Hatch said she had a meeting of residents f~om the Landfill area at her <br />house to discuss and document their concerns in this matter. She read the <br />list of questions and concerns the residents had: <br /> <br />If some problem of this sort arises again, who can the citizens contact who <br />would be knowledgeable in this area of concern and would know what the <br />hazardous signs were and could give them the information needed? She <br />explained that two weeks went by before the residents found anything out <br />about the recent problem and, they feared, in the meantime one of their <br />houses could have exploded. <br /> <br />Will the residents ever be able to Plant anything without the risk of <br />gas poisoning on their properties? <br /> <br />3. How far can methane travel and how fast? <br /> <br />4. Last winter, methane was slightly detected in Arvin Hansmann's home. <br /> Why didn't they go back and retest? <br /> <br />5. What exactly does the smell in the ground come from because they were told <br /> that methane is odorless? <br /> <br />6. What is the effect of methane on gardens and does methane come out of the <br /> roots of the trees? <br /> <br />7. Would the methane level have been greater before the pump was turned on <br /> and ran for five days? <br /> <br />8. Wl~y didn't the test cover a larger area and show how far' the methane traveled? <br /> <br />9. Why was the 'source of the death of the trees not detected last year? <br /> <br />10. The residents want gas monitors in their homes as soon as possible. <br /> <br />11. Was the area zoned before or after the Landfill was there? <br /> <br />Councilman Cox said that in 1967, the City of Anoka started the Landfill there. <br />He did not know if the area was zoned residential before or after that time. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec said whether the residential zoning or Landfill was there first <br />would be checked out. <br /> <br />12. What plans does the City of Rams~ihave regarding the monitoring of the <br /> Landfill? There is a shortage of manpower, but will the city have more manpower? <br /> <br />Ms. Hatch said these items covered everything discussed at the meeting. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec said in regards to the whole tree situation in that particular area, <br />Bruce Bacon did do one study last year and there was no way they could prove <br />what caused the trees to die. Bruce took pictures and branches from the trees <br />and sent them into the University of Minnesota .and got the results back, but <br />there wasn't anything conclusive about what caused the trees to die. He explained <br /> <br />Special Council <br />August 15, 1980 <br /> Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />