Margaret: Please tell me that ylou are not thinking of settling for this pultry amount. This is ludicrous. For one thing, you will never all get moved out of your homes with any money to purchase another home. Secondly, Ramsey County has not changed their ways of composting. I think that the County should be forced to go with a facility that Dakota County has at the minimum. This cash settlement will never pay for the additionals costs you have had medically and replace your homes and your future costs.
Please tell me Hill has something more up his sleeve. This is worrying me, for your sakes. Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: Bryan Olson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 1:38 PM Subject: Compost dispute settlement delayed Posted on Sat, Nov. 20, 2004 Compost dispute settlement delayed A last-minute glitch Friday postponed a court hearing that was expected to settle a long-running lawsuit over a Maplewood composting site. The proposed settlement involves a total of $415,000 from Ramsey County that would be shared by the 11 households — including 47 individuals — involved in the lawsuit, said Darwin Lookingbill, assistant Ramsey County attorney. The families live near a compost site just south of Beam Avenue near U.S. 61 that the county had operated. The site opened in 1984; operations ended there in 2000. The neighbors complained that airborne bacteria and mold wafting from the compost site caused them a variety of health problems, including asthma and miscarriages. Friday's hearing with county District Judge John VanDeNorth was postponed after a disagreement between the county and an insurance company over attorneys' fees that the county wanted covered in the settlement. Also, four of the 47 plaintiffs have moved out of the area and have not been found to sign off on the settlement, Lookingbill said. The hearing will likely be rescheduled for this month. — John Welbes _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
