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. . . Energy's (GRE) power plant around the clock, with the exception of the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to avoid rush hour traffic. i. MSW Delivery NRG is proposing to remove the restrictions on the delivery of MSW to their facility. For the most part staff (including the Police Chief and City Engineer) is in agreement. The current hours allow delivery ofMSW during rush hour now. Extending the MSW delivery hours at the RDF plant will help spread the traffic out. The garbage haulers tend to avoid peak traffic times at the plant on their own. If noise becomes an issue, there is language in the CUP to address it. H. RDF Delivery Staff is proposing that NRG be allowed to deliver RDF to GRE anytime with the exception of 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Fridays and the day prior to a holiday weekend. Again, NRG can not currently deliver RDF to GRE any day between 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. However, it is vital that GRE is kept in fuel and staff has had to make numerous exceptions for RDF delivery during this time period. With the exception of Fridays and holiday weekends, staff feels one or two extra vehicles on the road at any given time is not a major issue. B. Routes In the next couple of years, MnDOT is proposing to rebuild the older section of the 1011169 bridge over the Mississippi River. It is estimated that the proposed project will take approximately 18 months to finish. The intersection of Highways 10 and 169 will be far more congested when this happens. New language in Section 10 ofNRG's solid waste license allows staff to direct NRG's RDF traffic away from the intersection of Highways 10 and 169, if need be during this bridge construction or other road work. A possible alternative route is the new north/south Tyler Street to County Road #12 and then south on Highway 169 to GRE. 5. Recommendation NRG has worked closely with staff over the past ten years to make their facility as safe as possible. Staff and the Planning Commission are both recommending approval of the renewal ofNRG's conditional use permit and solid waste license with the proposed changes.