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1983 July �i CITYOF FRIDLEY I Summer Newsletter July, 1983 No. 39 R• e� R &i � k...k P��4a'�a #.�.y 5$i Y•gy6��t�d� '6?�A1�6ka �a � `�•Ak i "aw, Looking Back at Vintage fire-fighting equipment gave an authentic look to this year's 49ers Day Parade Hazardous Waste Update see page 2 FRIDLEYSITE "All STILL BEING CONSIDERED FOR Public opposition to a hazardous waste facility in Fridley runs strong and deep. That was the unanimous message conveyed to the Minnesota Waste Management Board by some 600 peo- ple who attended two public hearings on April 19. An area �3 known as "Fridley Site A"is under consideration as a possible location for a facility which will either treat toxic waste materials or serve as a place of temporary storage until the hazardous ' wastes can be transferred to another location for treatment or 3 disposal. Afternoon Hearing r. f j John Flora, Director of Public Works for the City of Fridley, ' ' was the first to testify at the afternoon session attended by ' about 100 people. Although he acknowledged the Board's ' efforts in "pursuing this highly important,yet difficult task,"he went on to express the City's concern for"protecting ourenvir- onment and natural resources from contamination and destruc- tion." With the help of Kenneth Olson, a hydro-geologist from . Bruce A. Liesch Associates,and Patricia Rudolph,representing the Anoka County Soil and Conservation District, Flora reviewed various aspects of Site A which render it unsuitable for the purpose envisioned by the Board. Representatives from neighboring municipalities also spoke f' out. Jim Hayek, Director of the City of Minneapolis Water Works, and Roger Mohror,Superintendant of Water Supply for the St. Paul Water Commission, expressed their fears that a hazardous waste facility in Fridley would endanger the entire Hydro-geologist Kenneth Olson from Bruce a. metropolitan area water supply. (Both Minneapolis and St.Paul Liesch Associates addressed the Board on the draw drinking water from the Mississippi River in Fridley down- dangers of hazardous waste facility in Fridley. stream from the proposed site.) Bob Bocwinski, City Manager Of Columbia Heights, voiced his city's concerns, and Donald i Pauly, City Manager of Mounds View,read a resolution from his city council opposing Fridley Site A. Anoka County Commissioner Paul McCarron and Robert Evening Hearing Hutchinson. Director of Environmental Services, both objected to the site. Senator Don Frank called for a total rejection of The evening hearing turned out to be a media event covered Fridley Site A by the Board,and Fridley City Councilmember Ed by camera crews from all three network affiliates.More than 500 Fitzpatrick summed up the general sentiment when he declared concerned citizens showed up brandishing signs such as that Fridley should be considered"the last place in this state to "Clean Water Now!"and "Mississipppi, We Love You Clean." put such a facility. Some of the Waste Management Board's statements were iloV-A e-i greeted with jeers and boos,and statements in opposition to the site drew enthusiastic applause. SUMMER NEWSLETTER y ridley Mayor William Nee pointed out that selection of Frid- ley Site A would violate six of the eight criteria set out by the Board itself. Mayor Nee presented a letter from Minneapolis CITY OF FRIDLEY Mayor Donald Fraser expressing his concern that the Fridley 6431 UNIVERSITY AVENUE N.E. site proposed "unusual hazards"to Minneapolis water supply. FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA 55432 After explaining the methods by which spilled hazardous CITY COUNCIL waste could be washed into the Mississippi River or city wells, Mayor ............ William J. NMayor Nee expressed his concern about the high degree of risk Nee of such a spill due to either a natural disaster or accidents off the Councilman-at-Large............. Robert Barnette premises enroute to the site. "We could fill your files with pho- Councilman 1st Ward . ......... Edward Hamernik tos and descriptions of natural disasters and of accidents that Councilman 2nd Ward. ..........Dennis Schneider couldn't happen,butdid,"hesaid."Thequestion is what level of Councilman 3rd Ward . ...... Edward J. Fitzpatrick risk is an acceptable risk. We say we cannot tolerate any such CITY MANAGER............... .... Nasim M. Qureshi substantial increase." Editor ........ Other governmental officials supported Mayor Nee's posi- ••••• ••••••• ••••... .....Kirk A. Ziegler tion. Fridley Councilmembers Ed Hamernik and Robert CITY OF FRIDLEY SERVICE DIRECTORY Barnette opposed the site.A resolution of opposition passed by Administrative Office —Civic Center . ........ 571-3450 the Spring Lake Park City Council was presented by Mayor Don Office Hours— Administrative to 5 Masterson and Councilmember Bill Doty. State Representative p.m. . Monday through Friday Sharon Coleman also spoke in opposition.(24 Hours—Non Emergency) •• •. .... 571-3457 Dianne McKusick, President of the Fridley League of Women FIRE AND POLICE EMERr-ENCY. . . . . . . . 911 Voters,and Donald Betzold, Chairman of the Fridley DFL Club, read letters of concern from their organizations. HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY Highway engineers Gregory Felt and Kenneth Moxness dis- cussed the potential problems of hauling chemicals on Fridley highways. According to Felt, "Highways in this state are not designed for [controlling] spills. They are the open flow, open ditch type." Chemical Engineer Peter Larson, employed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Denver before mov- ing to Fridley, commented on the inevitable delay involved in cleaning up waste spills.Accidents rarely occur close to clean- up crews. Often it is difficult to determine what method to use to clean up the spill. Moreover, "the greatest dangers occur to areas around the facility,not in the facility itself." In the case of an accidental spill outside a facility located in Fridley, it would be virtually impossible to clean up the spill before there was serious danger to the water supplies in the area. All in all, the message from the April 19 hearings rings loud y and clear: Fridley is definitely not.the place to locate a hazard- . ous waste facility. Hearing Examiner's Reportoy Even though opposition to the site was unanimous,the matters • , is far from settled. On June 9 the Hearing Examiner, Phyllis Reha,submitted her report and recommendations to the Minne- sota Waste Management Board.She noted the objections to the ment Board as the large crowd of concerned citi- Fridley site which were brought out in the hearings,but she did zens looked on at the evening hearing. not recommend that the Fridley site be removed from the list of 1-,b Acle-r preferred areas. In fact,she made it clear that the Board has the legal authority to designate the area as a preferred site. If that happens,it will be Impossible for the City of Fridley to prevent private developer from constructing a facility for the treatment Council Notes or temporary storage of hazardous waste. What can be done? If you are opposed to a hazardous waste processing facility in Fridley, write to the Minnesota Waste Management Board, c/o _ �\ Robert G. Dunn, Chairman, 7323-58th Avenue North,Crystal, MN 55428. Be sure to send a copy of your letter to your State Legislators and to Governor Perpich. The Fridley site will be considered for the last time at a public meeting on August 24 or 25 when the Board will make its final decision on preferred sites in the Metropolitan Area. For the Rental Rehabilitation Loan Program exact time and place of the meeting contact Sharon Decker, On February 28, 1983,the City Council voted to participate in the Project Manager for the Hazardous Processing Inventory, Min- Rental Rehabilitation Loan Program.This action makes low inter nesota Waste Management Board, at 536-0816. Your presence est improvement loans available to Fridley property owners who at the meeting might make the difference. Plan to attend. rent to low and moderate income families and individuals Improvements to Osborne Road On March 14 the Council approved a joint powers agreement with Anoka County and the City of Spring Lake Park for the construc- The following are the addresses of the Governor and the State tion of improvements to 1.2 miles of Osborne Road from 5th street Legislators representing Fridley: to Old Central Avenue. Construction began in early June and is scheduled for completion in the Fall. Rudy Perpich Don Frank Joint Bidding of Maintenance and Repair Work Governor Senator Also on March 14 the Council approved a resolution authorizing 130 State Capitol G-28 State Capitol joint bidding of street maintenance and repair work with the cities St. Paul, MN 55155 St. Paul, MN 55155 of Columbia Heights and New Brighton.By combining the quanti- 296-3391 296-2877 ties of all three cities the City was able to attract a lower bid for seaicoating five miles of Fridley streets. Sharon Coleman Wayne Simoneau ELO Engineering Company Expansion Representative Representative On May 2 the Council approved $2,000,000 in industrial revenue 261 St. Office Bldg. 299C St. Office Bldg. bounds to finance the plant expansion of ELO Engineering Com- St. Paul, MN 55155 St. Paul, MN 55155 pany, a sheet metal fabricator for the computer industry. The 296-2721 296-4331 expansion will enable the company to remain in Fridley. r vp X11 Ric#-- Creek Reser i. rElsa f , i r, ��i► I I �� t► � 25 , LJI_..JIJL ' MLAKEE 23 F� LIL New Fridley Community � '�' [IF r; ark - 39 28 3329 30 G � — — GOVERNMENT CHANNEL 30 TO OFFER MORE DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING . U OF M INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES WHEN IT COMES TO MANAGING HOME ENERGY COSTS? OVER THE SUMMER. To find out what you can do to invest in energy conservation, Beginning Tuesday, June 14th and con- call your utility and ask for a home energy audit. The audit tinuing throughout the Summer, Fridley's costs only $10.00 and will provide you with information on Government Access channel will be cable- energy conservation opportunities and available financing. casting seven University of Minnesota In- dependent Study Courses. These can be Invest in energy conservation today. The savings you start taken for University credit by contacting earning now will only increase as energy prices rise. the Department of Independent Study, 45 Available from: Westbrook Hall, Minneapolis -373-3836. MINNEGASCO 372-4670 Each week's program will be shown NSP 330-2922 Monday through Friday Endorsed by: 10:00 AM Child Abuse & Neglect THE FRIDLEY ENERGY 10:30 AM Introduction to Technical & COMMISSION Business Communication. — 11:00 AM Career Development & Planning. CDN3nfivAT10rj.amviaa 11:30 AM American Business History Minnesota Energy Conservation Service 12:00 Noon The Constitution And What It Means Today 12:30 PM Issues In Criminal Justice: Too Much Law? HANDI-KIDS PROGRAM 1:00 PM The Sociology of Death Programs can also be recablecast upon The Anoka County Community Action Program is coordi- viewer request by calling Channel 30 at nating a program called "Nandi-Kids." This program will 571-3450 during regular business hours. employ area youths for the summer to help elderly and han- dicapped residents with small chores such as lawn mowing, window washing and other miscellaneous yard work.Handi- ETC TV Kids will provide the labor, but customers must provide any PUBLIC equipment to do the job. For further information call 571- ■ ACCESS 0060. EVERYONE'S TELEVISION CHANNEL 12 Under terms of the new Fridley Cable TV Franchise, Public Access Channel 12 has expanded its studio and improved ANOKA equipment available to the public. Three editing systems and COUNTY four portapak units will be available for use by Anoka County LIBRARY Workshop members on a first-come, first-served basis. /'� For further information about becoming a Workshop member or receiving certification on use of the new equipment, call The Fridley Branch of the Anoka County Library will 571-9144. conduct summer programs for school-age children, be- ginning with a book club called"Revenge of the Reader." Children's movies will be shown at the library every Mon- day at 10:30 a.m. through August 8th. Live programs will be staged during the summer. Fol- lowing is a list of the productions scheduled for the re- mainder of the summer: Wednesday,July 13 "Cinnamon Sticks"-A local theater 1:00-P.M. group which mixes stories,games and music. Tuesday, July 19 "Sheroki Wildlife" - Three live 1:00 P.M. creatures will be displayed while ry discussing their habitat. , . � I 8� Monday, July 25 "Pet Show"-Children will be asked � ��m, ��R•.. � , �� ,� � 7:00 p.m. to bring their pets to enter in a ,aue judging competition in which The Studio at Public Access Channel 12 was in a state of everyone is a winner. disaster during recent remodeling. Wednesday,August 3 "T.C.Batter,Clown"-A delightful 1:00 P.M. minstral who mixes story-telling with balloons and magic ANOKA COUNTY VOLUNTEER SERVICES Monday,August 8 "Anoka County Library Puppet 3:00 p.m. Show"-Two staff members of the Volunteers are needed to assist children, teenagers and mentally, of the library will stage a puppet physically or emotionally disabled persons. People with various tal- show telling interesting fables ents can participate in this program. Artists, librarians, writers and and stories. persons with clerical skills are needed as well as those with the ability These programs,which last about 30 minutes each,are to deal one-on-one with disabled persons. If you have a telephone or designed for preschool and school-age children and are car you can also be of great assistance in coordinating activities or free to the public. providing transportation for seniors. Summer hours for the library are: Fridley residents Norma Neitzel,Jule Chatleain,Stan Hill, Georgia Labey, Sharon Murphy, Matthew Szczech and Jane Lagesse are Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. already helping disabled persons help themselves. Why not join Friday-Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. them? For further information call 421-4760 Ext. 1390. Sunday CLOSED News From The Fridley Fire Department SUMMER FIRE PREVENTION ID Fires can destroy life and property quicker than most com- Make sure all smoking materials are completely out before mon disasters.Still, most people ignore the mostsimple rules of putting ashes in the trash. Don't smoke in bed or after taking fire prevention. With summer upon us, many people tend to medication. Keep matches and lighters safely out of reach of relax and let their defenses fall on fire safety. children. Fire prevention and safety must be practiced every day of Make sure no rubbish accumulates under stairways or exits, your life. Most fires start from a careless act that could be and have old newspapers removed regularly. prevented. Following are some suggestions that could possibly Clean your garage of all unneeded items,and don't allow any save your home from experiencing this tragedy. exess gasoline or flammable liquid storage. A clean house isgenerally a safe house.Don't store unneeded Finally, test and clean your smoke detector. Replace the combustibles or flammables materials in the house. If you do, batteries if they are over one year old. make sure they are out of the reach of children. If everyone makes an inspection of potential danger spots Check your electrical wiring for breaks, bare wires and loose and corrects them, you can make your home fire safe. It's up to plugs. Don't overload circuits or fuses,and have faulty applian- you to start and carry out your fire prevention campaign today. ces repaired by a qualified repair shop. Fridley Coming Together Mark your calendar Fridley's new Community Plaza will be News From The ' ��• ��•r, dedicated on Friday, October 7, and Community Park on Fridley Police Department Saturday, October 8. Grand Opening Festivities will span o both days.These two facilities have been carefully planned to enhance Fridley's sense of community identity. The The Babysitting Clinic co-sponsored by the Fridley Police result of extensive cooperative effort, they will provide Department and Community Education will be held again this much needed gathering space for team sports and impor- summer, It will be July 19,20,and 21 from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.at the tant civic events. Watch for details closer to the event. Fridley Civic Center.The clinic is open to BOTH boys and girls, age 10 years or older. Call 571-6000, extension 223 to register. F There is NO charge for the clinic. Tell It To The o0 00 Vision Public Works Safety I Departments - Control I In our form of government, city employees are public I servants. We are anxious to serve you in the best way we IOFT can. There are many maintenance and operational prob- Zon a lems that face a city on a day-to-day basis. City employees find many of these problems before citizens become aware ��— of them and get them solved. In some cases you may spot something before we do.Wewould liketoencourage you to tell us about these problems so that we can solve them for 25Fr yo U. There are also times that you might wish to pass on a In order to provide safe passage for both vehicles and pedes- ( good word concerning some program or job done by the trian traffic on public streets,the City of Fridley is requesting all City that you think might ment praise.We invite you to use residents who reside on corner lots to prevent obstructions that this form to "Tell it to the Public Works Department."This impede the vision of persons approaching the intersection. I survey can either be mailed in or dropped off at City Hall. The vision safety control zone is described as "the triangle Materials can be left in the Deposit Box in the Police area created by joining two lines drawn twentyfive(25)feet from I Department 24 hours a day. Thank You. the corner intersection of the property line." (See diagram.) t Your Name If you need any assistance in determining the extent of your I obstruction,contact the Public Works Department at 571-3450. Address Telephone Date ASSESSOR'S CORNER I I Have Noticed A Problem With Streets❑ Shrubbery❑ Trees ❑ Appraisers from the Fridley Assessor's office will be visit- ( Storm Sewers and Ditches ❑ Street Name Signs ❑ ing properties located mainly south of 57th Avenue, this Sanitary Sewers ❑ Traffic Signs ❑ Other❑ year. This review is to bring our records regarding the I Description physical details of each property up to date. The names of the field persons making the reviews are Tracey Lee, Walt I Mulcahy, and Leon Madsen. Visits normally take no more than 5 minutes. The Assessor's office would appreciate Comments your cooperation. If you have any questions regarding these visits or any other property tax matters,call 571-3450. I d Ill �r. • r 0-0 6 JUNE 15-1 19 3 ty � ov is ,