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1 The Councilmember had told the members of the public who were present <br />it had been during the Council's October 11th meeting that it had been <br />determined that in spite of a public hearing on that action as well as <br />4 many newspaper and City Newsletter articles on the subject, it appeared <br />5 there were still some residents who were not certain just what the City <br />6 intended to do, and another public forum to give them the opportunity <br />7 to provide input to the process might be beneficial during the 90 day <br />8 waiting period before a contract can be written with any garbage hauler. <br />9 Residents' Testimon <br />10 Bob Ring, 3211 Edgemere Avenue: <br />11 *indicated that because he and his wife spend between six and eight <br />12 months of the year out of town, principally at their cabin in <br />13 Wisconsin, they had discontinued using any St. Anthony garbage hauler <br />14 and carried any garbage they generated here back up to Wisconsin <br />15 where they generated a lot more; <br />16 *said he "believed in recycling" and recycled all the waste materials <br />17 he could himself but was concerned that he might have to pay $15 <br />18 or $20 a month for service he didn't utilize under the new program. <br />19 <br />20 Councilmember Enrooth indicated the Task Force had discussed the <br />21 possibility that some residents might not have any garbage at all, but <br />22 questioned whether that was possible and were concerned some of these <br />might represent situations where illegal means of disposing of garbage <br />z4 like burning or disposal on the site, which they knew was already <br />25 happening in St. Anthony, posed health hazards for the community. <br />26 Mr. Pearson identified himself as a Task Force member, saying he was <br />27 present that night "to support getting recycling started in St. Anthony <br />28 as soon as possible." He indicated he had attended five or six <br />29 meetings and was available to provide insight into the Task Force <br />30 recommendations. <br />31 Donald R. Evertz, 2817 St. Anthony Boulevard, said he was present in <br />32 response to the information carried in the Recycling Update article in <br />33 the Fall Newsletter, which also extended an invitation to attend the <br />34 open forum. <br />35 Mr. Evertz said he: <br />36 *like all the other residents, had missed all the previous Council <br />37 meetings and the Public Hearing on the same issue; <br />38 *was almost in the same boat as Mr. Ring because he used another <br />39 garbage hauler and was concerned he would be experiencing a duplicate <br />40 expense for recycling; <br />12 <br />