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<br />~..; <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />Pef-lo-t. rb -to ~ tf- 1- <br /> <br />14431 Wolfram St. N.W. <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />June 8, 1988 <br /> <br />r:::r~4,,_ <br />'.... '.' '- Tj <br /> <br /> <br />J i;;j - 8 Jr'.,!') <br />~:,...,,:;) <br /> <br />City Council <br />Planning and Zoning Commission <br />City o.f F:ams.(,?y <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />I attended the P and Z meeting June 7 which involved the <br />public hearing for the conditional use permit for Atlas <br />Incinerators. <br /> <br />I am sure you were aware I was in a definite minority at the <br />meeting because I supported the permit, and my opinion has <br />not changed. I wO:'trd: to stress to you several i terns I feel <br />are very important. It was obvious that most people in <br />a.::tendance at the meeti nq had ed ready reached thei r O\.oJn <br />decision before the meeting started. This includes me. I <br />felt some excellent questions were raised that needed <br />accurate answers. I am not sure all of the answers were <br />clear to everyone, but I believe the information is <br />available in the engineering report and in the government <br />agency information. <br /> <br />The only real question was whether or not the incinerator <br />part of this facility would impose environmental hazards. I <br />am as concerned as anyone about this problem. I live only <br />1/2 mile from the proposed facility. One particular <br />question concerned the environmental worksheets etc. After <br />the meeting, I learned that these are an integral part of <br />th~ permit process and would be done before' any permit could <br />be given. I do not i:hink this w<:.~s made clear. It sounded <br />as though these papers had not been ordered and that they <br />might now be done because the public asked for it at the <br />mee.t i nq. <br /> <br />These are some of my own concerns on this issue. I am very <br />concerned about our trash problem as a whole nation and as <br />an international concern. I would like to always have <br />somebody else take the responsibility for the waste I <br />generate, but that is not possible. I am tired of having <br />people be like ostrich with their heads in the sand who <br />think that somehow the problem will be taken care 'of and <br />that we don't have to be involved. I am not happy that I <br />live so close to the landfill. I do believe it has lessened <br />the value of our house, but I do not believe this facility <br />would do the same. <br /> <br />I want private industry to do the best job possible to help <br />solve the problems we have all created. I expect the <br />company to make a profit while they produce better products <br />for us. Many of my neighbors feel that they can't trust <br />anyone anymore, so they are afraid to believe what the <br />