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• Savage Anyone who says their public works department has not expressed concern over this issue is out of touch with their public works department. The weight of trucks causes wear and tear on the roadways. There has been some discussion of mandating hauling to become organized or create zones for haulers. • Crystal Our City engineer/public works director recognizes the additional wear and tear on roads from collection vehicle traffic. • Maple Grove One truck is better than five trucks driving down the same street for collecting garbage. • New Brighton The City received an inquiry from a resident concerned about the amount of solid waste trucks on their street on pick-up days. They thought it might be wasteful and had concerns they relayed to a council member and the City manager. The City manager forwarded it to me to do some research on the subject. I looked at studies done by Arden Hills and Falcon Heights on the effects of these types of vehicles driving on residential streets. I compiled a file and if the City Council ever wants to have a discussion on the issue, I am prepared. When compiling the file I talked with our public works department and got their feedback regarding some of the more scientific language in the report. There was interest from the council member and our City manager but I haven't had to follow up yet. Foth received a copy of the file containing these studies from New Brighton. • Plymouth The public works director and superintendent have voiced opinions in public meetings. • Roseville Our City has relied on other studies done by other entities that show garbage trucks having significantly greater wear on streets. I don't have copies of any specific reports. Our public works director has referred to a formula from MnDOT that says one garbage truck trip is equal to 1,000 car trips and to pavement design manuals that show cars have a load factor of 0.0007 and that garbage trucks load factor can be as high as 1.6. The report also includes a response from the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) critiquing their report. Regarding pavement impacts, the response cited the Foth report as quoting an engineer from URS Corp as stating the following: "Although vehicle types and loading contribute to the wear of the pavement section, environmental factors also contribute to the deterioration of the pavement section. A properly designed bituminous surface should be able to handle the traffic loading over its design life including heavy truck loadings experienced in Arden Hills. Reducing the number of heavy truck loadings should have positive effects on the lifespan and quality II