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The SWARM is an occa- sional newsletter published by a group of SW Roseville residents (that portion of Roseville south of Highway 36 and east of Snelling Avenue). It is written from a neighborhood perspec- tive. Volunteer chief editor of this edition is Gary Gre- fenberg, 91 Mid Oaks Lane, Roseville. This newsletter will be dis- tributed electronically and door-to-door as the issue warrents. If you'd like to receive this newsletter via e-mail please e-mail your name, address, and e-mail ad- dress to ggrefenberg@ comcast. net. Gary Grefenberg OO 2009 Feel free to copy and distribute this newslet- ter in whole or in part. Editorial Board: Joan Felice-Mid Oaks Shirley Friberg-Fairways Lane Gary Grefenberg-Mid Oaks Angie Hoffman Walter- Cleveland Bob Venters-Fairview � � distributed door-to-door that weekend. (North Midland Hills is the residential area north of the golf course of the same name, bounded by Highway 36 on the north, Highway 280 on the west, Cleveland Avenue on the east, and the private golf course. See map below.) One resident who attended the Council meeting, Steve Bennett, told the Council that he had expected they would do what is best for the community, and was therefore disappointed and surprised that no notice was given residents living just downwind of the proposed plant. Not being able to act on the Asphalt Plant proposal, Council discussion focused on the concerns of those citizens present and the issue of ap- propriate notice for an issue of such neighborhood and environmental concern. Residents Steve Bennett, Cal Ross, Paul Nockleby, and Angie Hoffman-Walters took advantage of the Council's willingness to hear from them, and expressed their concerns over the process and the im- pact of the proposed asphalt plant. Cal Ross, a resident of St. Croix Street, less than 1500 feet from the plant site, told the Council that when he first moved to Roseville the Old Dutch potato chip factory was north of his home, and he could oc- casionally smell it: "But the potato chip plant was there when I moved in so I accepted it. But why now does an Asphalt Plan have to move in with its fumes and odors—don't I have any rights since I'm already here." State law prevented the Council from taking any action on the Asphalt Plant proposal because of the citizens' petition filed with the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board a few hours earlier that afternoon. Environmental Petition: The petition drive was organized by a neighborhood group, Friends of Twin Lakes, which has a reputation for fighting city hall to protect Roseville's neighborhoods and environ- ment. Twenty-five signatures are required to submit such a petition to the Environmental Quality Board, and the petition organizers were able to round up more that number over the weekend. (If a reader wishes more information on this organization, they may contact Joy Anderson at her e-mail address: joygenie@hotmail.com. When contacted after the City Council meeting and asked why the pe- tition drive was started, Tam McGehee, one of the petition organizers, replied in a statement describing the city council's review as "an effort to slip this approvat under the radar without fully notifying the entire area or making any attempt at environmental review." Her statement described the Council's past actions as "unconscionable." (McGehee's statement is show in full below.)