HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 10-21 Workhouse again ruled out for landfill THE REVIEW Workhouse again ruled out for landfill
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By JONATHON CLYDE GLASS Paul company dealing in solid waste and attorney Don Lais, along with State explained.
Staff Writer rubbish-hauling. Representative John Tomlinson,DFL-St. But Ramsey County was criticized from
"I was really shocked when I found out Paul,and Ramsey County Commissioner, both sides of the spectrum by MPCA
The arguments were all familiar,but the board had turned down site 4, the Hal Norgard of North St.Paul.The board board members.
the anxiety was as fresh as ever for workhouse area,"Wybierala told board eventually voted six to two against cer- "Why didn't the board (o[county
government officials and residents of members. "Other counties have been tification of the workhouse property. commissioners) have enough intestinal
southern Maplewood attending the Oct.19 provoked at Ramsey because it never The workhouse land was initially fortitude to say, 'We have no sites?"'
meeting of the board of directors of the finds disposal sites,but just pushes its nominated as a candidate for a landfill asked MPCA board member Steve Gadler
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency rubbish on other counties,"he added. site by the county's Office of Environ- of St.Paul.
(MPCA). "What if Dakota County says it is not mental Health in compliance with Another board member, Dr. Wallace
At that meeting,the board reconsidered taking any more stuff from Ramsey? legislation requiring all metropolitan NelsonAnt of bsoard
Minnesota,Dr. wa lace
the environmental suitability of the Maybe I should deposit it right in front of counties to submit five prospective land- those in that the
Ramsey County Workhouse property,297 Maplewood City Ifall,"he continued. fill sites for the review of the MPCA and those
Councilin aould attendancestill that reconsider Metropolitanthe matter
S.Century Ave.,Maplewood,for a 160- Ramsey County, the most densely Metropolitan Council.
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acre demolition landfill.Once again,as on populated metropolitan county,does not The county commissioners never ac- and force Ramsey County to come eq with
Sept. 30, the board voted against the have any waste disposal sites,and has tually studied the details of the proposed more landfill site candidates, equally
recommendations of the agency staff and nominated only one site in Shoreview that sites,Norgard told the board.The com- sharing the burden with other
refused to certify the site as suitable,but has been approved as environmentally missloners left it up to the environmental metropolitan counties.
not until after some tense moments for suitable. health staff to review the data and come The Metropolitan Council is expected to
local citizens and officials. Wybierala's arguments were sue- up with suitable sites,as the law requires. review the data from the MPCA and all
The site was reconsidered at the cessfully countered by an array of This was because they wanted the process seven metropolitan counties next
request of Richard A. Wybierala, Maplewood residents, Maplewood to proceed according to environmental, February before actually selecting the
manager of Poor Richard's Inc., a St. Councilman Norm Anderson and city rather than political,considerations,he landfill sites to be developed..