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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 19, 1993 8 B. Conditional Use Permits (1) Bergmann Site Plan The Council received an updated site plan for area within the CUP. (2) Armstrong Site Plan Tom Armstrong provided an answer to questions asked by the Council regarding his CUP and submitted an updated site plan on the entire 274.6 acres. Mr. Armstrong stated based on the definition in the ordinance of the 150 sq.ft. alternative there is no lack of compliance. Armstrong requested meeting with the staff to work on proposed changes to make the ordinance more workable. (3) Shafer Mining C.U.P. Jim McNamara reported he has been unable to contact Shafer Mining. Therefore, this item was deferred until Jim comes back with his report. (4) Update on Hammes Cleanup Jim McNamara provided pictures showing the progress of the cleanup on the Hammes' property. Jim reported that a couple vehicles and some other salvageable items were on pellets and frozen to the ground, but will be removed when weather permits. C. Lake Jane Landfill Councilman Mottaz pleaded with the Council to spend enough time as they each require to understand this problem. He explained that many residents in the area voiced strong objection in making a dump of this gravel pit which was at this time deeper than some of the wells in the area. They felt there was not adequate safeguards or advanced technology to the point where safeguards were even developed. Despite the hard work at the time in opposition to the dump, the dump was approved. This dump was filled to capacity in one-half of the projected time. when it was discovered that poisons were leaking out of the dump into the underground water and poisoning the drinking water of many homes in the area, instead of providing the water system to be owned and regulated by the city and the citizens that were damaged, we were required to purchase water from the neighboring city along with loosing some control of our development.