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Mauritz, parks planner, at 291-6602.
<br />Parks —The Council will hold a public meeting on applicants
<br />for membership on the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space
<br />Commission. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Jan, 7, in the
<br />Council Chambers. For more information, call Sandi
<br />Lindstrom at 291.6390.
<br />Waste Control —The Council will hold a public meeting on
<br />applicants for membership on the Metropolitan Waste Control
<br />Commission. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Jan. 8, in the
<br />Council Chambers. For more information, call Sandi
<br />Lindstrom at 291-6390.
<br />Solid Wnsto—The Council will hold a public meeting on a
<br />revised Environmental Impact Statement "scoping," or pre-
<br />liminary, document for the Ramsey -Washington County waste
<br />to -energy project. The counties plan to build a 900-ton-per-
<br />day waste processing plant in Newport. The meeting will be
<br />held Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. in the Council Chambers. For a free
<br />copy of a description of the revised project, call the Communi-
<br />cations Department at 291.6464. If you have questions, call
<br />Wayne Nelson, Council planner, at 291-6406.
<br />Citizen Participation —The Council will hold two public
<br />meetings on a plan to expand citizen participation in Council
<br />activities. The plan seeks to strengthen Council relationships
<br />with local governments, minorities, women, people with dis•
<br />abilities and people with low incomes. The first meeting will
<br />be at 1:30 p.m., Jan. 24, in the Council offices. The second
<br />will be at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 29, at Burnsville Senior High School,
<br />600 E. Hwy. 13, Burnsville. For a free copy of the citizen
<br />participation plan, no. 07-84.171, call the Communications
<br />Department at 291-6464. If you have questions, call Lucy
<br />Thompson at 291.6521.
<br />Solid Waste —The Council will hold a public hearing an a
<br />proposed new Solid Waste Management Development Guide/
<br />Policy Plan on Jan. 28 beginning at 1 :30 pm. and resuming at
<br />7 pm. in the Council Chambers. The plan calls for a dramatic
<br />reduction in use of landfills and an increase in recycling tech-
<br />niques. It would require ending the dumping of unprocessed
<br />solid waste in landfills after 1990, allowing disposal of only
<br />residuals from processed waste after that date. It also calls for
<br />mandatory source separation of recyclables after 1987.
<br />You can read the document at the Minneapolis and St. Paul
<br />downtown public libraries, or at some branches of the regional
<br />County libraries.
<br />For a free copy of the document, no. 12.84-160, call the
<br />Communications Department at 291.6464. To speak at the
<br />hearing, call Lucy Thompson at 291.6521. If you have any
<br />questions, or wish to submit written comments, contact P:
<br />Smith, environmental planner, at 291.6408.
<br />PUBLIC MEETING SET
<br />ON LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT
<br />The Regional Transit Board (RTB) and the Metropolitan
<br />Council will hold a public meeting on alternatives for transit
<br />improvements in three corridors in the Twin Cities Area,
<br />Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
<br />Information based on recent studies of light rail transit
<br />and other options will be presented by RTB and Council staff.
<br />The public will be asked to comment on what transit improve-
<br />ments are needed and whether LRT or expanded bus service
<br />is test suited to meet the needs.
<br />The corridors under consideration are from downtown
<br />Minneapolis: 1) southwest to Minnetonka: 2) east to downtown
<br />St. Paul, and 3) south along Hiawatha Av. to Bloomington.
<br />STATE OF REGION EVENT SET FOR JANUARY
<br />Preuing regional issues will be the focus of the Metropolitan
<br />Council's annual State of the Region event Jan. 30 at the
<br />Hilton Inn, 1330 Industrial Blvd., Minneapolis. The event, for
<br />Public officials and interested citizens from throughout the
<br />region, will feature a dinner address on the state of the region
<br />by Council Chair Sandra Gardebri 9.
<br />A "Rt gional Citizen of the Year" will also be named.
<br />Four concurrent panel discussions on major issues will
<br />begin at 4 p.m. Each will include a moderator, a presenter and
<br />two reacting panelists. The topics are:
<br />— Marketing Solid Waste Abatement: How Do We Get Two
<br />Million People Involved?
<br />— Keeping Sewage Out of the Mississippi: It's Everybody's
<br />Problem.
<br />- Transportation: How Can We Serve the Suburbs?
<br />— Legislating Basic Health Benefits: Cost vs. Consumer
<br />Protection.
<br />Registration begins at 3:30 p.m. and the dinner at 6:30 p.m.
<br />The event including dinner costs S13. Advance registration is
<br />required by Jan. 23. For more information, call the Communi-
<br />cations Department at 291.6464,
<br />CO -COMPOSTING MEETING SET
<br />"Co -composting: Its Role in the Metropolitan Area's Solid
<br />Waste Management Strategy," is the topic of a meeting the
<br />Metropolitan Council will hold from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday,
<br />Jan. 17, in the Council Chambers. (Co -composting refers to
<br />composting sewage sludge with municipal solid waste.)
<br />The session will begin with comments from Council Chair
<br />Sandra Gardebring and Council Member Dottie Rietow, who
<br />both recently visited co -composting sites in Sweden and
<br />Denmark. Council staff will summarize the role planned for
<br />co -composting in the new draft of the Council's Solid Waste
<br />Management Plan/Policy, Guide, Elliot Epstein of E. and A.
<br />Consultants will discuss how to take the region from
<br />demonstration projects to operating programs.
<br />If you plan to attend, call Katy Boone, solid waste
<br />program, at 291-6421, by Jan. 11.
<br />COMING MEETINGS (Jan. 7-18)
<br />(Me rigs are nintiuve. To verity, cad 291-6464.1
<br />R +proruil Transit Board, Monday, Jan. 7, 4 30 p.m., Conference
<br />Roo,, E.
<br />Air Quality Committee, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 10 a.m., Conference Room B.
<br />University ArJSouthwert Corridor Study Storing Committee,
<br />Tuesday, Jan 8, noon, Conference Room F.
<br />Metropolitan Waste Management Advisory Commutes, Tuesday,
<br />Jan. 8, 2 P.m.. Council Chambers.
<br />Aggraate Resources Advisory Comminee, Tuesday, Jan S.
<br />3 30 P.m., Confvencs Room E.
<br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority Advisory Committee.
<br />Wrdnesdsy. Jan. 9, 11 Am.-1 p m., Lower Levi Room 25
<br />Metro and Regional Sutabinet (chaired by Sandra Gardebrmgi,
<br />Wednesday, Jan 9. 2 30 P m„ Council offices
<br />Metropolitan Health Planning Board, Wer.nesday, Jan 9 4 p m ,
<br />Council Chambers
<br />Regional Transit Board/Metropolitan Systems Committee, Wed-
<br />nesday, Jan, 9. 5 p m , Ccuncif Chambers.
<br />Cha,r's Advisory Committee, Wednesday Jan 9, 7 30 n m., Council
<br />Chambers.
<br />Metropolitan and Community Development Committee, Thursday,
<br />Jan 10, 1 .30 p.m.,Council Chamber.
<br />liest►oPolitenCouncil, Thursoay. Jan 10, 4 P.m., Council Chambers,
<br />Aviation Policy Plan Task force, Friday. Jon, 11, 9 a.m., Confer-
<br />ence Rooms A and 8.
<br />Matropolitan Parks and Open Space Comnsiumn, Monday, Jon. 14,
<br />4 Prs., Council Chambers,
<br />Ills Falls City Council 'on Metropolitan Council legislative Pro-
<br />posalsl, Tuesday, Jan 15, 9 a m Ran 319. Minneapolis City Hall.
<br />Aggregate Resources Advisory Committee, Tuesday. Jon 15,
<br />3 30 P m., Council Chambers
<br />Arts Advisory Committee, Tuesoa, .yan 15. 5.15 p.m.. Conference
<br />Room E.
<br />Transportat•on Advisory Boa, escav Jan. 16, 2 P.m.,
<br />Coun(,) Chamtx,s
<br />Joint Regwnai Transit Board/IV SynsmsCommittee,
<br />Wednesday, Jon 16 5 P m , Coun, .tubers
<br />Metropolitan and Community Development Comm""@. Thursday,
<br />Jon 17, 1 30 P.m_ Council Chambers
<br />Management Committee, Thursday Jan, 17.3 P m , Counc I Chambers.
<br />Matropoiit in River Corridor Study Sisering Commntt". T`+ursdav
<br />Jon - 7, 3 P m., Confere-ce Room c
<br />Aviation Polity Plan Task Force, Friday, in '8. 9 a_m l„ounc,l
<br />Char,per s.
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