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INFORMATION Letter to Mary Saarion fl \J May 1, 1997 � 111 Page Two * The monitor opens and closes the locked gates, directs traffic, • ensures that only acceptable yard waste materials are deposited, ensures that residents take their containers or bags back with them, counts the number of users of the site, and performs related duties . * The monitor has a cellular phone for communication with other Division of Solid Waste staff and for emergencies . John Springman or other designated staff are available to the monitor by telephone or pager whenever the sites are open, including evenings and weekends . * Lighting will be added as part of the site improvements , T° lights will only be on when needed, which is generally in the fall when daylight hours are getting shorter. The lights will - have a manual switch box that is locked. The site monitor will have a key and will control the lights . 5 . Traffic and Dust Control * Currently ingress and egress to the site are from a two-lane road at the south edge of Ardan Park. Traffic enters the site through the east gate 'and exits through the west gate . * When the site improvements are made later this year, ter- f : ,:_ will continue to enter at the south edge of the .park, and then will leave through a gate on the north side of the site that lads to i a new exit to be constructed on Long Lake Road. * The Division of Solid Waste mitigates dust by directing the County' s dust control vendor to apply dust suppressant materials on a regular basis . * The site improvements will include paving the entrance and exit of the site and improving the site surface with recycled asphalt, millings . These improvements should help reduce or eliminate dust . 6 . Composting and Hauling of Yard Waste * Some leaves are- composted on-site. The Division of Solid Waste directs its contractor, currently A-1 Walsh, to pile these leaves into windrows and to turn them periodically when wind conditions are favorable. Turning helps to aerate the pile, which creates conditions for faster composting while reducing the potential for odor generation. * Because the site is small, A-1 Walsh hauls out a significant volume of leaves, which exceed the composting capacity of the site, to the County' s- composting site in White Bear To reship. * During June-September, when the yard waste received is predominantly grass clippings, all yard waste is hauled out by A-1 Walsh twice per week (currently Mondays and Thursdays) to a private vendor for landspreading or composting. * Finished compost is made available for residents to take; free of • - charge . The Division of Solid Waste also provides some compost to non-profit agencies, including municipalities .