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- If the petition is granted to Waste Management, there is no guarantee that they won't be back in 2020 or 2025 initiating this process all over again to expand even farther south. To our knowledge, Waste Management has not agreed to cap and leave the City of Elk River in 2030. One expansion allowance opens the door for subsequent requests. We need to be certain that this is the direction we want to see our city go and this is the face and reputation we want for our city. - In Monday night's worksession, Waste Management addressed the issue of end-use for the land. Waste Management stated, "We are building a golf course on the site in Burnsville." This statement was given in present-tense. They also offered several other examples of end-use projects that they had completed, but with no specifics such as where, how long after the site was capped and photographic or written evidence. After speaking with the MN PCA and the City of Burnsville, that site is still fully operational, and, according to the City of Burnsville, they are not aware of any plans for the end-use of that land. According to Burnsville, "They are still using that site and if there are any plans it won't be for many years to come." - There was a lot of ambiguity from WM at the worksession. They were very non- committal about their plans for the developable land and changed their answers on the use of that land several times. They weren't sure when the mining of the land would be completed, couldn't say where structures and infrastructure would go and went from stating that they would not need to use the developable land to we can't operate without using it. WITHOUT A CONCRETE, SPECIFIC, DESCRIPTIVE PLAN AND TIME-LINE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEIR INTENTIONS ARE. Thank you for taking the time to review these points prior to the next City Council meeting. Angela Mathison 22382 Tipton Street NW Elk River, MN 55330