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<br />:1 <br />., <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />.1 <br /> <br />-1 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Councilmember Reimann introduced the following resolution and moved for its <br />adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #83-17 <br /> <br />) - <br /> <br />RESOLUTION REGARDING CITY OF RAMSEYS OPPOSITION TO LANDFILL SITE "P" <br /> <br />.:Or.,'.. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Ramsey City Council directed the City Staff to pre- <br />pare a Report on the impact of landfills in the City of Ramsey; and <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />WHEREAS, said Report has now been completed; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this Report has been presented to the Anoka County Board; <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Ramsey City Council, based on the Report, f1nds that <br />Anoka County's proposed landfill Site "P"will substantially adversely affect <br />the City's financial future; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Ramsey City Council finds that the proposed Site "P" <br />has potential adverse environmental impacts on the surrounding environment; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Site "P" is the only proposed landfill site in the State <br />which is located entirely within a city's urban industrial/commercial zone. <br />All other proposed landfill sites are located on agricultural land. The <br />significance of this is that Ramsey is unique and, therefore, State legi- <br />slation will not be able to entirely compensate Ramsey for the tax valuation <br />loss. Agricultural land would gain market valuation with a landfill, but <br />industrial/commercial land, as is Site "P", loses valuation with a landfill <br />site; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, even if the State adopts mitigation and compensation <br />measures which totally compensate Ramsey for its lost tax base, etc., the <br />need for- Site "P" will be limited since the cost of dumping in Site "P" <br />will make it competitively undesirable to,commercial waste haulers; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Site "P" may not be necessary because oC the work pres- <br />ently being done on the abatement process which, if successful, will limit <br />the need for solid waste dumping; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Site "P", if it becomes a reality, will not only cost the <br />City of Ramsey tax dollars but it will cost all the other tax districts in <br />Ramsey tax dollars as ~ell. For example,. the existing landfill in Ramsey <br />pays $9,000 in property taxes annually. This $9,000 is distributed as <br />follows: <br /> <br />City of Ramsey <br />County of Anoka <br />Anoka-Hennepin Ind. Dist. #11 <br />Other <br /> <br />16.00% <br />29.00% <br />52.00% <br />.01% <br /> <br />$1,182.00 <br />$2,614.00 <br />$4,687.00 <br />$ 97.00 <br /> <br />~ <br />/ <br /> <br />'1d-~ <br /> <br />/ <br />