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RESOLUTION NO. 1981-4 <br />A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PROPOSED SANITARY <br />LANDFILL IN THE CITY OF HUGO <br />The City Council of the City of Hugo determines <br />that: <br />WHEREAS, The City of Hugo, being fully aware of <br />the necessity for disposal of the solid waste generated by <br />an urban populatic4 and being deeply concerned for the health, <br />safety, and welfare of its citizens, and the residents of the <br />entire metropolitan area, has reviewed the proposed site for <br />a sanitary landfill to be located within the city (Section 2 <br />and 11) and operated by Washington County for the benefit of <br />the metrpolitan area; and <br />WHEREAS, the rural character of the city, so <br />carefully fostered and protected by the city government, which <br />is a significant asset to the quality of life in the entire <br />metropolitan area, would be severely diminished by the creation <br />and operation of the landfill; and <br />WHEREAS, the creation of the landfill at the site <br />contemplated would displace a major portion of the existing <br />agricultural enterprise within the city, by preempting the use <br />of prime agricultural land within and adjacent to the proposed site <br />and by destroying the opportunities now being pursued by several <br />of the few remaining young farmers, and would severely burden the <br />agricultural community with destructive tax rates, due both to <br />the loss of tax base and the attendant demand for additional <br />services; and <br />