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<br />1. 4 '+31 (lJC.::d f r" cHriSt. N. W. <br />F:C:1(()sey, MN :553(2)3 <br />L1WH? 8, 1988 <br /> <br /> <br />FeftLfrb-to Cast. tf- =t <br /> <br />- -. <br /> <br />~'..-,..... - <br />j. ,.... "_.''1' - M <br />; '... f. ~- fJ <br /> <br />City Council <br />Planning and Zoning Commis.icn <br />C it y o.F I~a.msey <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />JUd - 0 V.'"jl') <br />;-',"''1;'' <br /> <br />I attended the P and Z mee~ing June 7 which involved the <br />publ ic he.."wil'-,I,;l fClr the conditibnal llse permit for Atlas <br />Incinerators. <br /> <br />I am sure you were aware I ~as in a ~efinite minority at the <br />meetinq because I supported th~ permit, and my opinion has <br />r.,ot c t.lc.\ngl::"d. I ~"'c'tr....t to str;elSs to you several i terns I feel <br />2:"1I'-e v€~ry imp(::lI~'l:al1t. It WaS bbvioLls that 1Il0st people in <br />attE'ndcH-lce c\t the mee.ti ng h5ad 1:11 ready reached thei r O\.'Jn <br />decision before the meetinQ _tarted. Th4s includes me. I <br />"h::-l t some e).:e:ell ent questi on$,;; "'Jere raised the\t needed <br />accurate answers. I am no~sure all of the answers ware <br />clec::\r to everyonf?, but I beil~eve the information is <br />available in the engineer-ing; report and in the government <br />agency information. <br /> <br />The only real question was wh.ther or not the incinerator <br />part o.F this fae:ility WOllld~ tmpose environmental hi:l.zards. I <br />c::\m as concerned as anyone ab9t.lt thi s probl em. IIi 'Ie onl y <br />1/2 mile from the proposed ficility. One particular <br />qUE::~:;ti on concerned the envi rsnrnental worksheets ete:. ?Hter <br />the meeting, I learned thatith$se are an integral part of <br />the permit process and wouldb. donebefor~ any permit could <br />bE? given. I do not think this was made clear. It: sounded <br />as though these papers had nQt~been ordered and that they <br />might now be done because th$ public asked for it at the <br />rneE't i nq. <br /> <br />Thf:?~;e are some of my o~'m cOf'H::erns cm this i sSl..le. lam very <br />concerned about our trash ptobiem as a whole nation and as <br />c:\n i rd:. En..na'\: i tH"led. concey-n. 1 wQuI d 1 i ke to al way~:; have <br />somebody else take the resp~rnsibility for the waste I <br />generate. but that is not P9ss~ble. I am tired of having <br />pF~'ople be like o~.;tr.ic:h \.'Jith[thl;?1r- hl"'?ads in the sand \.'Iho <br />think that somehow the probl.mcwill be taken e:are .of and <br />tl1i='lt WE' dcm' t h.:\ve to be i 11'101 'led. lam nl;,t happy that I <br />1 i VE~ !:;C) c I (:)se to the 1 c\ndf ill. I do bel i eve it he\s 1 essen,,~d <br />thE.~ valw.? o'f Ol.lr hOl.l~';f:?, but I do not believe this fc.,cility <br />would do the same. <br /> <br />1 want private industry t~ to the best iob possible to help <br />solve the pr<;,bl ems we have .I:lcreated. I e)':pl'?I:tt.t1f.~ <br />company to make a prof i t wh*i'ettH~y prbdLICl? .better products <br />+ or lIS. Many o.f my m~i ghbol'!'s -fl.eel that they can't trust: <br />e,myone anymore, so they are.. afrai d to belt &?ve what the <br /> <br />