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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 4, 1987 PAGE 7 <br />the State of Minnesota, is required to give them a reasonable use of <br />their land which they are asking for. If it is not granted here, <br />eventually they will be granted a reasonable use of their land. They <br />cannot stand telling them to build houses on Interstate 94 where no <br />one will build, but asked the Council to cooperate with them. If <br />everybody would sit down and reason together, a good development could <br />happen and you could keep your beautiful community. <br />M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to table action on the request from Federal <br />Land Company for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and General Concept <br />Plan for a 56 acre Planned Unit Development proposed for the northwest <br />corner of I-94 and CSAH 19 until the September 1st City Council <br />meeting. (Motion carried 4-0). <br />7. Report on Recycling: Bruce Dunn, John Maroney, Tom Haugen and <br />Zack Hansen, Washington County. <br />Bruce Dunn, Lake Elmo's representative to the Washington County Solid <br />Waste Board and gave a presentation on the possibility of a curbside <br />recycling program within the City. The City was informed of funds <br />available through Washington County to assist in starting up programs <br />such as this, but Dunn felt to make the program a success there should <br />be citizens in each neighborhood to personally hand out information to <br />their neighbors about recycling and remind the residents of recycling <br />day. <br />The Ramsey/Washington County Resource Recovery Project Board has <br />recommended that the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners and <br />Washington County Board of Commissioners accept Northern States Power <br />Company's resource recovery facility in Newport, and have begun a <br />service agreement with NSP to process the Counties' trash for the next <br />20 years. Now that the facility has been approved, haulers are <br />required by law to bring all Ramsey and Washington County trash to the <br />facility. This is part of the counties' long-term solution to the <br />land use and groundwater contamination problems associated with total <br />reliance on landfills, and reflects the counties' committment to safer <br />more efficient trash disposal methods. <br />John Maroney of Maroney's Sanitation told the Council that he already <br />has a program going in North St. Paul. The service picks up <br />newsprint, mixed cans and glass (clear, amber and brown) once a month. <br />The residents are required to put the separate items on the curb and <br />they service everyone. The cost is predetermined with a flat fee per <br />month charged to the city. The recycling bills are sent out with the <br />water bills in North St. Paul. Maroney stated that with the changes <br />that are coming in garabge teatment, he believes that by 1990 if the <br />city won't do it the county will do it for them. <br />The City Council asked questions about having a centrally located <br />drop-off center versus curbside pickup. Maroney responded that <br />according to studies of drop-off centers only five percent of the <br />residents participated. In Forest Lake the rate is 12 percent but <br />civic groups (Boy Scouts, hockey boaster and leagues) are pushing <br />participation. An effective curbside program usually has a better <br />rate of participiaton. <br />