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1 The Councilmember had told the members of the public who were present <br /> 2 it had been during the Council's October 11th meeting that it had been • <br /> 3 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' Testimony <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 all the waste materials he could himself but was concerned that he <br /> 18 might have to pay $15 or $20 a month for service he didn't utilize <br /> 19 under the new program. <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 /> 23 might represent situations where illegal means of disposing of garbage �. <br /> 24 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. Everts, 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. Everts 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 /> I <br />