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City of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE. CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. <br />a -a <br />RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT <br />ALTERNATIVE COMPOSTING <br />WHEREAS, the Hennepin .y Board is considering <br />establishing a composting center in western Hennepin County at a <br />cost estimated at $18 - 25 million dollars; and <br />WHEREAS, such a center would cost about $8.88 per cubic <br />yard to operate at its inception and would involve heavy truck <br />traffic on local streets and roads; and <br />WHEREAS, such a center would be costly and cumbersome to <br />operate; and <br />WHEREAS, farmers and land owners could benefit from <br />natura materials as fertilzers, but would incur some expenses in <br />their ; and <br />WHEREAS, farmers in Hennepin County have set aside 7888 <br />acres for conservation reserve prograr. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orono City <br />Council does he_eby urge the Hennepin County Board to establish <br />direct recycling of leaves and other natural materials, offering <br />to pay a stated amount per ton to fa•.mer; and land owners who <br />will receive said materials directly from their source and <br />unbagged. <br />Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, <br />Minnesota at a regular meeting held May 23, 1988. <br />James R. Gcabek, Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />