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<br /> By Mike Kaszuba in the mostly white suburb. '� ., U
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<br /> Maple Grove welcomed its largest people," said Harvey Guttmann, r + • r ,;. `
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<br /> rate-income residents Monday, favor of Elm Creek Village. "These _:\ .r. `._rt �.�ta�� a `-
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<br /> But, one opponent replied, "Are we 1. ffh --r f,�,• 4• , Avin -:. .
<br /> li With an overflow crowd looking on, going to copy the failures of other •:, -.. , s!�' i�Y . i►� ' $1•"1..p, 'e•- 'r
<br /> f, the Maple Grove City Council ap- cities?" A:F {{ . �,�._ r- �. ;.i
<br /> 'proved Elm Creek Village but also ! +'"'�►` -15: — ,, R
<br /> t,'adopted strict building requirements, Even with the approval, developer t 1' 7,j' '1`
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<br /> ich its developer complained Michael Podawiltz afterward criti- N' . ;�
<br /> might financially strangle the project. cized the city and hinted that he 1 '
<br /> The vote climaxed a month of might seek legal action. He said the Ay,*5-'! ' .,4'/ -.
<br /> wrenching debate in the suburb over city's special building requirements, iskrfir;'. ! +F whether the widespread opposition ,+ ✓ •i, rto it was based on racial intolerance Maple Grove continued on page 7B �.�_,Lit.-h4 t ,?" f / �' \i. A.
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<br /> By Steve Brandt In recent years, the four counties '!� •
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<br /> the Legislature to direct garbage to •.• i> --4Y i •.� . ,._.
<br /> Four metropolitan counties are processing plants, where it is burned
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<br /> dumping fees they charge in order to minimize use of landfills. But court �� ,; , ` /,' /� l� T '
<br /> - ; uade haulers from exporting rulings have undercut that power, ,•• 4���1� �r, �� .1 , +' '��. 1�
<br /> to out-of-state landfills. and the dumping fees the counties %':;/y 'ilk ,`+`' • • ��.•
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<br /> Hennepin and Anoka counties have higher than those charged by landfills :; .. �.,`;���; + �BEI,
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<br /> cut their fees, and this week Ramsey in Iowa and Illinois. Those landfills .. . r` a�r_,dg;,�, 1�1, �� , � �At .,-
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<br /> But homeowners and businesses, "The haulers are pretty much pres- ! . � `"Zi,.‘'
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<br /> who pay the dumping fees in their sured into making their decisions by "' "' f' ••••/".
<br /> trash bills, probably won't see any the competition. That's their first Staff Photo by Brian Peterson
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