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TILLER <br />CORPORATION <br />C'orparate nffice: <br />PO Box 1480 <br />72110 k3etnlcxk Lane, Suite 2110 <br />Maple. Grove, Minnescata x5311 <br />September 16, 20119 <br />lvlayor anti ~auncil Members <br />City of Elk River <br />130b5 Grano Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />Re: Elk River Landfill Exp~lnsian <br />1-lanorable Mayor anc-1 Gau11ci1 iVlembers: <br />Tiller C~rparation <br />~rnri r'ts vl:urntrtr~ ~tiaisio~rs <br />Barton S~ntl & Gravel C'a, <br />Canauzercial tl~phaltC.ca. <br />13a1'tK)tl tnte.r[?rISES, lnC'. <br />Yenc~ral: (7d3) 425-41~"t <br />facs~aiilc:: {~63) 425-Tt53 <br />web: u~ww.tilterccarp.cam <br />We write to express our support for Elk River Landfill's rec~juest to change the land use of. <br />our praperty which will. allow for the Southerzl Development Area {SDA} expansion of their <br />landfill. Representatives from Tiller testified before the Planning Camrnissian anti. at <br />Council. meetings and wank sessions about t-he proposed expansion. One of the mitjar <br />points we have made was how our mining plans would be :modified to accornlnodate Elk <br />River Landfill's proposed expansion. The purpose of this letter is to reiterate the timing of <br />our miming can the 109 acre SDA praperty. <br />Our Current M:ining Plans <br />We have our hot rnix asphalt plaint located an the SDA praperty. Presently we supply <br />aggregate materials far this plant from our prt north of the landfill in Livonia. Tl-te mining <br />activity an the SDA property has been law the last five years anal if the landfill cues not <br />expalzd our activity an the SDA property will remain I.ow. However, there are High ciuaiity <br />ag~rcgate reserves al-1 the SDA praperty which represent approximately 20 years of <br />reserves. <br />if the landfill does not expand, our intent would be to continue to mine in Livonia and after <br />concluding our activities to the north., we would begin mare intense mining of the SDA <br />praperty. The Livonia reserves represent 35 to 50 years of aggregate reserves. Assuming <br />the lanclfitl does not expand, we would nat. begin meaningful mining of the SDA property <br />until appraxirnately 2050 {2010 plus ~4C) years}. As mentioned above, the SDA praperty has <br />This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer <br />