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City Administrator Schnelle said Alpaca Estates developers have spent numerous hours down at the Metro Council. Councilman Cox said with the limited resources the city has, it doesn't have and cannot get the people or time to get to all the meetings needed, or to review all the necessary paperwork to put these things into effect. Metro Council Chairman Weaver said they are willing to do whatever the city asks to try to get what the city wants to happen. The Metro Council is trying to get relatively continuous growth, but they don't want Orrin Thompson building homes in Northern Anoka County with bad septic tanks and then there will have to be sewer lines put in in open-spaced areas which the residents will have to pay for. Ramsey will never be asked to run sewer lines up to Wright County or Is~nti County. Mayor Camec said if septic tanks are working properly, they will last forever. He said he personally would rather have a septic tank than a sewer assessment and the city doesn't want sewer in the city's residential areas. Metro Council Chairman Weaver said the Dunham Oaks was turned down because of the funding questions and alternatives that seem to be arising. He recommended Ramsey go on its own and not tie to Dunham Oaks. Mayor Gamec said the city wants the second sanitam~y sewer interceptor connection as soon as it can get it. Metro Council Chairman Weaver said he thought the first thing to do is to meet with the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission and a R~msey representative on this issue. City Administrator Schnelle said the things that concerns him most is the 2½ acre lot size requirement. He felt Ramsey ordinances address the density problem bette~ than the Metro Council guidelines and it is h~rd for the citizens to aee an appointed body tell an elected body what to do. Mayor Gamec said currently, the heat is not off in regards to landfills. City officials have asked for tests and have tried to get answers from many ~gencies and they can't get the s~uswers they are looking for. They ~re finding and many citizens are finding violations at the city's landfill where there is a methane problem and a water pollution problem. This is a major .concern of the many residents on the west side of the landfill who are being affected by it. Metro Council Chairman Weaver said the Metro Council will not own the landfills, but may designate sites. Mayor Gamec said there h~s to be tight regulations on the landfill sites. Metro Council Chairman Weaver said in regards to hazardous waste, each county must come up with possible sites by 1982 and then a selection will be made. The Waste Management Board will be handling this. He said he would call the city tomorrow on the second sanitary sewer interceptor connection. Roger Scherer said the city could go through him instead of the Chairman's office. C/August 26, P~ge 5