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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07271993 - 1.68 ........ ......:::::::::::::::::...::.:::..:::.::..:::::;:.::.:::.:::.......,::. t ES ............. .............................. ............ .......................... .................. :: ... .......... P ...... .............. ................... ......... ITTT ITII `' ............................................. YISURYOI7TCI July 12, 1993 RECEIVED Glen Williams Chair Supervisor Tom Torlakson JUL 14 om Sterling Stevenson Chair CLERK BOARD Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors CONT coS a o►sORc V ce Chair Margaret Wildes 651 Pine Street Secretary Martinez, CA 94553 Debra Mason Treasurer Dear Chair Torlakson: Jeanette Manning We are writing to express our concern about the ACME Fill proposal to Karen Klaczynski remove the $6 per ton County surcharge at the Keller Canyon Landfill. Brett Howard This proposal should not be given serious consideration. This $6 charge represents a crucial condition that made a significant impact on the approval process of Keller Canyon. It is required under Condition 35.1, 35.2 and 35.3 of the SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL of the Land Use Permit covering the Keller Canyon Landfill. We are also extremely concerned that, as of this date, no one in our community has been contacted for input about this issue. According to press reports, and additional documentation we have received, this proposal has been under consideration since May. The letter proposing the rate reduction was not only sent to the Contra Costa County Administrator, but to the city managers of San Ramon and Walnut Creek. It is disconcerting that the communities that are most greatly impacted by the community mitigation fees have yet to be contacted. These funds are important to our community. It would be extremely unethical to promote community approval of the Keller Canyon site based substantially on these fees, only to remove them shortly after the landfill is in place. We would like to urge ACME Fill and Browning Ferris Industries to look elsewhere in their operation to find a way to reduce operating costs. We would like the Board of Supervisors to recommend they do this as well. 3105 WILLOW PASS ROAD•WEST PITTSBURG,CA 94565•(510)458-1601 FAX(510)458-1672 j It seems very unlikely that profitability projections were not made and considered long before the Keller Canyon Landfill was even approved. Even if that is the case, although highly unlikely, the "significant cost-saving benefits to the citizens of the County" cited by Mr. Boyd Olney of the ACME Fill Corporation, cannot and must not come at the expense of West Pittsburg and Pittsburg residents. We urge the Board to reject any rate reduction that impacts these fees. We would also request that the Board of Supervisors keep this Council apprised of any future proposals regarding issues of crucial community significance such as this one. Sincerely, Glen Williams Chair West Pittsburg Municipal Advisory Council encl.