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<br />development news of sig-
<br />nificance to each of our
<br />nei9hborhoods in SW
<br />Roseville, in a fair manner
<br />within our perspective of
<br />nei9hborhood empower-
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<br />on the first page, remains
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<br />AspAalt Plant Proponetl for Roaevllle MN
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<br />The proposed asphalt
<br />plant is shown in light
<br />blue in the upper left
<br />quadrant.
<br />The closest neighbor-
<br />hood (North Midland
<br />Hills) is less than a
<br />1/3 of a mile away.
<br />The Midland Grove
<br />Condos (Co. Rd. B and
<br />Cleveland) are less
<br />than a mile away.
<br />Rosedale Market Place
<br />with its frontage road
<br />restaurents is just
<br />over one mile away,
<br />as is the Fairview
<br />Community Center.
<br />Complete Statement of Tam McGehee, an organizer of the
<br />Friends of Twin Lakes Petition Drive:
<br />The impacted citizens, businesses or communities were not, in my opinion,
<br />properly notified and there was no attempt at reasonable environmental review.
<br />Our city government tried to allow a plant proposing to supply 300,000 tons of
<br />asphalt per year and generating toxic emissions of particulates, VOCs, carbon
<br />monoxide, and lead to be located near our elementary school, our retail cen-
<br />ters, our day care centers, our restaurants, and our community center, with no
<br />environmental review.
<br />An asphalt plant is not a simple manufacturing effort; its poisons are distributed
<br />by the prevailing winds across our area as well as to our nearby communities of
<br />St. Anthony, Falcon Heights, and Lauderdale. Given the huge environmental
<br />impact to our neighborhoods from the manufacturing, hauling, and crushing of
<br />asphalt, our city governmenYs effort to slip this approval'under the radar' with-
<br />out fully notifying the entire area or making any attempt at environmental re-
<br />view to protect the health and safety of the residents and the environment is
<br />unconscionable.
<br />Citv of Roseville Announcement
<br />Two days aker [he Countil meeting Roseville's Departmen[ of Community Development an-
<br />nounced that it was posting a new web page for the Asphalt Plant project on the city's web
<br />site: www.ci.roseville,mn.us, then click on Departments, go to Community Development, then
<br />click on Proposed Development. Under Bi[uminous Roadways Outdoor Storage you will be a61e
<br />to find council minutes, staff reports for future meeting, and other related documents as they
<br />become available. Also any future council meeting announcements on this neighborhood issue
<br />will be posted there.
<br />Thanks city staff and council! If you still have questions, please visit the recently-posted City of
<br />Roseville web site page related to this proposal, under the Community Development Depart-
<br />ment's page.
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