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/77-- Memorandum to Solid Waste Advisory Council Members Page 6 March 17, 1983 111/1 County staff estimate that it will cost approximately $540 to construct and water a windrow 750 to 1,000 cubic yards in size. This estimate is based on data from the 1982 New Brighton and White Bear Lake compost sites. It will cost the County approximately $1,305 to turn the fall 1983 windrow three additional times during 1984 . Therefore, the total estimated 12 month processing cost per site is $1,845. It is important to realize that $1,305 would be 1984 money. End Use of the Compost From a consumer demand point of view, it is important that the final appearance of the leaf compost resemble soil. The compost should be uniform in particle size and thoroughly decomposed. There are a variety of target end-users which would be interested in using the compost: general public, government, nurseries , cemeteries, and schools. Each city can decide to either give the compost away or charge a small fee for it. It is very important that the city provide an article or a news release to local papers informing residents that the compost material is ready to be used . County staff can assist the city in writing an article or news release. 11111 Planning District Leaf Composting Program Site Location County staff has tentatively selected four Planning Districts, 1, 3, 5, and 11 to develop composting sites. This decision is based on the fact that two existing compost sites (District 12 and 16) serve the western portion of the City while three of the proposed areas (1, 3, and 5) would serve the eastern portion of the City. An Environmental Planner from the Metropo- litan Council, who lives in district 11, has informed staff of their possible interest in the program. A site in district 11 would serve the western portion of the City. St. Paul Public Works site in district 16 will have to be relocated due to the construction of I-35E. Staff will contact the Community Organizers in the southwestern portion of the City and select one new site to replace the site in district 16. St. Paul Public Works will continue to manage the new site in the future. The planning districts will have to decide on the actual location of each site. County staff intend on working with St. Paul staff to coordinate the planning district programs. Site Preparation Each planning district is responsible for grading and levelling the compost 111/1 site and access road. The County will provide funding for a gate to control illegal access to the site estimated to cost $400. The County will also provide funding for a sign estimated at $61.