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WHAT IS THE COST OF RECYCLING? 4" < Many residents have called the City and inquired about the costs of providing a recycling service. Costs include processing the materials, driver's wages, buying and maintaining the trucks, fuel, and administration. During good market conditions, recycling vendors receive a small amount of return, however it does not cover the overall cost of providing this service to their customers. Fact: Anoka County residents recycled 1,055 tons of cardboard in 1999. Fact: More than half of the paperboard packages on grocery shelves are made from 100 percent recycled paperboard which includes recycled cardboard. Fact: Typical products made from recycled fiber include: paperboard cartons used for cereals; cake mixes; crackers; tissues; and other consumer products; new corrugated cardboard; roofing felt; wallboard facing and game boards. Fact: The most commonly recycled type of paper is old corrugated containers. NEW NATIONAL PARK Pass AVAILABLE The National Park Service announced that the "Pass" is available for purchase and will provide unlimited access to all 379 National Parks for one full year. While the $50 pass is a great value to park users, it also provides support to the National Parks. Seventy percent of the proceeds go directly to finance projects at the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. The remaining 30% goes to a national fund that supports projects at other National Park Service areas. The Pass can be purchased at the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area headquarters in Suite 418 at Galtier Plaza, 175 E. Fifth Street in St. Paul, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m. The Pass can also be purchased online at www.nationalparks.org or by calling 1- 800 -GO- PARKS. Of course, the Pass is also available at other National Park Service areas and offices. For more information, you can call 651- 290 - 4160x234 or online at www.nps.gov /miss /parkspass. A rolling stone gathers momentum. — Anonymous 11 DOG REGULATIONS The Ramsey City Council realizes that dogs are an important part of the community in that they provide companionship, recreation, and protection for many citizens. The Council realizes that if not properly treated and controlled, a dog may become a nuisance and a hazard to persons and property. One way the City is able to control dogs is through licensing. The City Code requires all dogs to be licensed. Licenses are available, for a fee, from the City upon proof of rabies vaccination (required once in every 24 -month period and prior to the age of six months). Licenses are for a two -year period. The City limits two dogs per residence; three or more dogs requires either an administrative kennel license or a conditional use permit for a kennel license. Call (612) 427 -1410 and ask for the City Planner for additional information on a kennel license. The City of Ramsey sponsors a pet clinic, provided vendors are available, in late April of each year. At that time, dog licenses are also offered and at a reduced rate. An owner or keeper of a dog is required to have the dog under control at all times and in custody of a person of sufficient age to adequately control the dog while the dog is off the premises of the owner. The owner of a dog found running at large is guilty of a misdemeanor. Remember to take a scoop along when walking your dog! Section 5.09.03, Subd. 19 of the City Code requires any person who owns or has custody of a dog to clean up dog excrement and place it in the proper receptacle. To protect citizens, no person may keep a dog that howls, yelps or barks to the reasonable annoyance of another person. The City's Animal Control Officer may request the person to stop or prevent the annoyance, and if they refuse to comply, a citation will be issued. If the officer needs to stop the annoyance, the dog may be taken to the Animal Pound. Any dog placed in the pound may be reclaimed by the owner upon payment of the impoundment fee, plus boarding fee.