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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The Tri-County Solid Waste Management Commission will be <br />reviewing this request on May 20, 1993, and have asked for the <br />City of Elk River's comments concerning the potential increased <br />refuse truck traffic. Attached to this memo is a letter <br />drafted by staff outlining the City's concerns with the <br />proposed request. If the City Council is in agreement, this <br />letter will be mailed to the Tri-County Solid Waste Management <br />Commission and included in the public record. <br /> <br />Compost Collection Day - On April 24, 1993, the City held a <br />compost collection day for Elk River residents. Several <br />residents took advantage of the free service. In four hours, <br />the City filled one garbage truck packer, a 30 yard dumpster <br />and two tandem dump trucks full of grass and leaves. The City <br />has held compost collection event the past three years during <br />the peak compost periods of spring and fall. This fall <br />Sherburne County is planning on holding a county wide compost <br />program where residents can bring their compost directly to <br />participating farmers fields. Many residents who brought <br />compost to the collection event inquired when Elk River was <br />going to get a permanent compost site. <br />