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The landfill submitted a Long Term Development Plan (dated March, 1997) for city <br />review that proposed a final elevation of 1,170 feet. The cover letter from Victoria <br />Kreger that accompanied the landfill's submittal, dated March 27, 1997, also <br />identified 1,170 as the height being requested by the landfill in their MPCA and city <br />permits. <br /> <br />In a letter dated March 28, 1997, city staff member Stephen Rohlf expressed concern <br />over the 1,170 height to MPCA staff. <br /> <br />In a letter dated March 31, 1997, Greg Korstad, attorney for the landfill, requested <br />that language in MPCA's permit that referenced the required approval of the ultimate <br />landfill height by the City of Elk River and Sherbume County be stricken. <br /> <br />Bill Armstrong of MPCA staff confirmed in a letter to Stephen Rohlf, dated April 2, <br />1997, that the height of the landfill was not an issue that the MPCA permit will <br />address. MPCA considers final elevation to be land use issue to be resolved locally. <br /> <br />In a letter dated April 2, 1997, city staff member Stephen Rohlf highlighted the city's <br />concerns regarding the finished elevation at the landfill to Victoria Kreger and <br />emphasized the city's authority to regulate final elevation as a local land use issue. <br /> <br />City staff met with landfill representatives on April 9, 1997. The major topic of <br />discussion was the ultimate landfill height. City staff expressed the following <br />concerns regarding additional landfill height: <br /> <br />1. Negative impacts on neighboring property values and land use. <br /> <br />Negative aesthetic impacts - The property on which the landfill is situated <br />is already one of the highest points in a five county area. At 1,170 it <br />would be the highest point and a treeless dominate feature on the skyline. <br />Staff is concerned with how this elevation would impact nearby residences <br />and the Railroad Hiking Trail and Woodland Trails Park, both of which <br />currently offer natural settings. US Trunk Highway 169 is the major <br />corridor entering the city from the north. The average elevation of this <br />highway adjacent to the landfill is closer to 1,000 feet than it is to 1,100. <br />The landfill is the first thing one sees when entering the city from this <br />road. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Adding 70 feet to the elevation the landfill would exacerbate existing dust <br />and litter problems. <br /> <br />Allowing the landfill a large height increase over surrounding adjacent <br />property eliminates the potential to screen the landfill with trees. Trees <br />can not be planted on waste disposal areas because their roots will <br /> <br />Lanfi197 <br /> <br /> <br />