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Jerry Sivick - Stated that the vegetation does not include trees; the roots <br />from the type of vegetation proposed will not puncture the membrane cap. <br />The settlement is taken into consideration in the overall design of the <br />site itself. The cap is flexible enough to allow for settlement. <br /> <br />Harold Zupon - Inquired if the clay liner will settle without buckling and <br />cracking and allowing more water pollution to occur. <br /> <br />Mr. Sivick - Replied that Waste Management will be operating the skiing <br />facility and therefore be on site to detect problems and correct them. <br /> <br />Harold Zupon - Noted that minor cracks will not be detectable. <br /> <br />Mr. Sivick - Stated that one of the benefits of the cap is that is on top <br />of the hill and cracks will be detectable. <br /> <br />Mr. Otter - Noted that there are financial assurance and perodic reports to <br />regulatory agencies tied to the project. The site must be monitored for a <br />minimum of 20 years. <br /> <br />Harold Zupon - Stated that he has lived in Hunter's Hill since 1977 and his <br />well has never been tested. <br /> <br />Mr. Otter - Stated that MPCA compiled a list of private wells that they <br />feel is representative of wells in the entire area; there are monitoring <br />wells at all layers of the groundwater which serve as an early warning <br />detection system. <br /> <br />Harold Zupon - Stated that there are some older homes for which the wells <br />have never been tested. <br /> <br />Mr. Otter - Requested that Mr. Sivick perform tests on those private wells <br />not on PCA's list. <br /> <br />Harold Zupon - Stated that he is not in favor of extending the landfill but <br />there is nothing he can do to stop it. <br /> <br />Jack Ippel - 16447 Jaspar - Stated that he is Chairman of the Airport <br />Commission and he has several concerns regarding vertical expansion of the <br />landfill. The City has been working for 5 years to develop a master plan <br />for the upgrading of Gateway Industrial Airport and along that entire <br />process, regulatory agencies assumed that when the landfill reached it's <br />permitted height, it would be capped and no longer pose a safety hazard by <br />way of it's being a bird attractant. The proposal for vertical expansion <br />will infringe on airport airspace and equipment on top of the landfill will <br />only infringe on that airspace even more. Vertical expansion will allow <br />operations at the landfill for another 5 years; if the site were to close <br />in 1990, that would coincide with development of the airport. The <br />additional 5 year life at the landfill will be detrimental to Ramsey's <br />receiving funds for airport improvements. Mr. Ippel stated that he does <br />not see a need for the landfill to operate beyond 1990; Waste Management is <br />attempting to substantiate their application for a certificate of need by <br />Planning & Zoning Commission Public Hearing/September 14, 1988 <br /> <br />Page 4 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />