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<br />election or the citizens have the right to ~tition for initiative to adopt <br />an ordinance which could prohibit Council issuing such a ~rrrlit. If there <br />there are a sufficient number of signatures on the petition, an election in <br />certain circlmlStances would be held. <br /> <br />Ann Jackson - Stated that there is a similar appeals process at the State <br />level. <br /> <br />Mr. Labat - Read the conditions proposed in the conditional use permit. <br />Mr . Labat stated that the 14 conditions are inclusive, demanding and exact; <br />at least 5 of than pertain strictly to State law. Mr. Labat reiterated <br />that Atlas does not want to do anything to negatively impact it's <br />reputation; Atlas roes not want to expand research anddevelor:rnent; they <br />want to expand manufacturing. <br /> <br />Chairman Zimmerman -Noted that if Atlas fails on anyone of the 14 <br />conditions, the permit is revoked. <br /> <br />John Heinen - Inquired as to how Atlas will be policed; meat packing plants <br />have government officials on the site at all times. Also, it appears that <br />~~ knows a very small percentage of what people from Atlas know about <br />their product and what they can accomplish with certain scrubbers. Can <br />Atlas be governed and is it &me daily? <br /> <br />Ann Jackson - Stated that J.1PCA issues 5 year ~nnits. As a part of permit <br />issuing and review, Y~CA requires installation of continuous emission <br />monitors. All incinerators are required to go through performance testing <br />. to see that they meet State and Federal criteria on emissions. The state <br />frequently does unannounced inspections of the facilities. <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />Todd Hunt- 6337 l43rd Lane - Stated that he has not lived in Hunter's Hill <br />very long but everybody there has been told many times that the dump ,,-'ill <br />close. Inquired "-7hy he should believe that Atlas' as.l)es won't be dumped at <br />the landfill; it certainly seens convenient to locate near a landfill. A <br />cable t.v. ad indicates that Atlas is requesting to build their corporate <br />headquarters in Ramsey; it doesn't mention the incinerator portion of the <br />project. Inquired about the psychological i.Inp:ict to his property value and <br />hCM he v;oill be corn:p:nsated. <br /> <br />~.r. Labat - Stated that Hinnesotadoes not allow any incinerator ash to be <br />disposed of in any sanitary landfill. There are landfills in Iowa and <br />WiscoI"'.sin that do accept ash. Atlas has a very small amount of ash and <br />records indicate where it is being disposed of. <br /> <br />Roger McCulley - 14431 Wolfram - Stated that he would like to see a <br />J>.tlas emissions compared to the pollutants people breathe every day; data <br />regarding how far Atlas I emissions v.'ill drift and ho,,-' that would compare <br />with the emissions fram the Elk River drifting do"~ind. <br /> <br />Val Carver - stated that a typical hane range that burns natural gas emits <br />5 times more concentration of carbon monoxide than what is being proposed <br />for maximum limits at Atlas I proposed plant. Tne EY.haust fram a car has 10 <br />times the carbon monoxide concentration that Atl&s will operating at <br />Planning & zoning Public Hearing/June 16, 1988 <br /> <br />Page 5 of 7 <br /> <br />Be <br />