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Quandt asked if the perimeter will be fenced and will there be hours when it can be accessed. It will be fenced and there are specific hours. The placement and compaction within the cell will keep the waste from blowing and they are required to keep the site clean. There is a binder that will tell how it will be built and how it will be operated. There will be frequent inspections and there will be roads to access the site. Quandt noted that there was a fire that started in another C & D site. They answered that there will be onsite inspections to determine if there are any hot loads. If something would start a fire there will be equipment on site to address it there is dirt available to put out any fires and there is also a well available for fire suppression. It is not common but it could happen. Chairman Lancaster called for comments. Pat O'Neill, 7100 West Old Potash Highway has 25 employees in his current business. One problem throughout the state of Nebraska is that there are not many C &D disposal sites. There is currently one in Elba and Hastings but contractors have to drive 30 or 40 miles to dispose of the waste. That increases the cost of demolition for the companies. In 2015 he talked to the DEQ about building a landfill for construction and demolition waste and building a recycling center. With the recycling center 50% to 70% of the waste could be recycled and the rest would be disposed of in the landfill and they also have a compositing site. The project would add 14 to 15 jobs. This is not trash it is construction and demolition debris. This is a necessary facility for Grand Island. He noted that they have experience handling C & D waste for many years he worked with his grandfather and his father and this will be a natural extension of the current facility. He stated that he attended a conference on land fill fires last week. Landfill fires are more likely in municipal solid waste landfills. They cannot take any waste that has been burned. With C & D landfills there are regulations and there is less of a hazard for fires. They have equipment and will also have a well for fire protections. The well is located only 300 feet away. Quandt questioned when the materials are recycled how much left over product would remain. Mr. O'Neill stated that there could be about 50%, but with disposal costs at $55.00 a ton the onsite recycling saves disposal cost, time and will save 25,000 to 30,000 gallons of fuel a year. The types of materials that are recycled are industrial wood, 2 x 4's, roof trusses, dirt and some concrete. Cooper wire can be sorted out at the recycling center and also cardboard and plastic. Chairman Lancaster called for any other questionsand no one asked any questions. Mr. Mossman stated that this is the end of the formal presentation. The following letters were read into the record. • Letter from Chief Industries signed by Roger Bullington supporting the construction and demolition landfill • Letter from Regional Planning signed by Chad Nabity recommending approval of the siting act application • Letter from Jean Dankert 4302 Michigan Avenue, Grand Island opposing the location Chairman Lancaster called for public participation. 5