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she has been given, she feels satisfied that Atlas will be an acceptable <br />facility. Ms. McCulley stated she was aware that the neighborhood she <br />moved into was near property zoned light industrial and based on that, <br />doesn't feel it is appropriate to oppose use of that property by <br />manufacturing plants. Ms. McCulley stated that she feels Atlas will do <br />well by Ramsey. <br /> <br />Chairman Zimmerman called for any negative comments from the audience. <br /> <br />John Heinen - 6370 143rd Lane - Mr. Heinen stated that he lives in Hunter's <br />Hill, less than 1/8 mile frcm Atlas' proposed site. Mr. Heinen stated that <br />he has looked at the model for the Atlas proposal and the chimnies for the <br />incineration portion of the plant must be larger than what appears to be <br />represented as chimnies. Mr. Heinen stated he has no objection to Atlas' <br />corporate headquarters and manufacturing locating in Ramsey, but he does <br />have concern when there is mention of burning certain items at the site. <br />Mr. Heinen stated that he understands the need to expand Ramsey's <br />commercial and industrial base but noted that Hunter's Hill was there <br />first. The residents have had to learn to accept the landfill, which was <br />supposed to have been closed, and to add a burning facility would not be <br />acceptable. An issue that affects people and neighborhoods should be voted <br />on by the public and not just by commissioners; are city commissioners <br />qualified to make these types of decisions? <br /> <br />Val Carver - Atlas - Stated that the model is built to scale and the two <br />chillies shown are the stacks for the incinerators; one is an emergency <br />vent for start-up and the other is the normal discharge stack. With <br />respect to the incinerator facility being located too close to residential <br />property, Mr. Carver noted that the largest of cities have incinerators <br />incorporated right in apartment buildings. There are thousands of <br />incinerators located in the hearts of cities and they have not been proven <br />to cause detriment. Hospitals know that one of the best means of <br />destruction is high temperature incineration; health care facilities put <br />incinerators in the heart of their facilities and burn their waste and they <br />should know if it is safe to do so. Hositals also use the energy created <br />by the incineration process to produce heat for their buildings. <br /> <br />C~]airman Zimmerman inquired about the emissions from the stacks. <br /> <br />Val Carver - Stated that people will see a white' plume coming from the <br />stack; it is not smoke; 40% of the plume is water vapor. A home gas range <br />emits 10 times the concentration of carbon monoxide that Atlas' incinerator <br />will. The particulate matter emitted will be much less than what you get <br />with blowing dust from fields on a windy day. Concentration wise, other <br />organic compounds emitted would be less than what a person is exposed to <br />while smoking a cigarette. Atlas is heavily regulated by MPCA; the <br />~egulations MPCA wants to apply are some of the strictest in the 48 states <br />and some foreign countries; Atlas needs MPCA's full approval before <br />construction can begin on the plant. <br /> <br />Chairman Zin~erman inquired as to why a burning unit is needed at the <br />plant. <br /> <br />Planning & Zoning Public Hearing/June 7, 1988 <br /> <br />Page 2 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />