HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2008-019RESOLUTION 2008-19
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON !,
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HF 3997 AND SF 3703 CONCERNING SOLID WASTE
LANDFILL BEING SITED IN HIGH RISK AREAS
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo that is charged with protecting the public health and safety of
its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is required to protect the quality of the groundwater for
drinking and other purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo has concerns about the threat to public health and safety
from siting landfills in areas that are high risk to groundwater contamination; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo has concerns regarding the proposed landfill that has been
proposed in West Lakeland Township of Washington County; and
WHEREAS, Representative Bunn has authored a bill in the House (HF 3997) and Senator
Saltzman has authored a bill in the senate (SF 3703) that would prevent future
solid waste landfills from being sited where geologic conditions are such that
there is a high risk of ground water contamination; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo,
expresses its support for the proposed legislation HF 3997 and SF 3707.
ADOPTED, by the Lake Elmo City Council on the First day of April, 2008.
Dean Johnston
Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan Hoyt, City Administrator
Ayes Nays
Mayor Johnston X
Council Members:
DeLapp X
Johnson X
Park X
Smith X