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25 Special Meeting January 18, 1982 Page 4 Sandy Soyars lives next to Hilburn Norris' property and was concerned the county would have to asphalt the county road and didn't think they should be responsible for doing so. She lives 500 yards from Highway 80 and 700 yards east of the county road the City would be using to go to the proposed landfill. She says they get a lot of dust from the minimal traffic on the county road now and the traffic from the proposed landfill site would be horrendous, causing a lot of dust in her home and her child has severe allergies, which would present further hazard. Her family enjoys living in the country, but do not like getting the aroma from the hog farm and hope they don't have to be concerned with aroma from landfill too. John Wade stated he lives close to the exist- ing landfill and owns 82 acres off the county road that would be used as access to the proposed landfill. He doesn't want a landfill near his property. He followed behind a truck that had trash falling out of it going to the present landfill and he doesn't know how the City would rectify the trash problem at the proposed landfill and suggested the City look at the Yarrington at 35 property for a landfill. Mayor Crad- dock advised him that property was unacceptable, as there was not enough gravel underlay and did not meet Health Department requirements. A. C. Gonzalez stated that Judge Scott had stated his main concern, and the City of San Marcos' main concern, is to protect the environment and find a landfill site that wouldn't endanger groundwater supplies. The proposed site has a lot of clay and shell in the soil to great depths which would serve to protect the groundwater supplies. William Gibson stated he has lived in Prairie Lea for 50 years and has watched the quality of the river deteriorate, mainly because of the City of San Marcos' inefficient sewer disposal system. He feared the proposed landfill site would contribute to contamination of the underground water system. Mayor Craddock stated the City of San Marcos doesn't want to pollute anybody's water or do anything to deteriorate the environment and the Texas Department of Health would not certify a landfill if there were any possibility of runoff or groundwater sup- plies being polluted. Judge Scott asked for the word of the Council to put as much effort into looking for other sites as they had put into this site and to make that information available to the public. A. C. Gonzalez stated there is a meeting scheduled January 28 with Judge Scott to investigate alternatives and that a good faith effort was being made to do so. Judge Scott asked if the Council would can- cel this application and Mayor Craddock said they would not until such time as an' acceptable alternative site was available and Berry James reminded Judge Scott that the City of San Marcos had a short time on the present landfill. Robby Robbins stated he was representing five persons who owned property near the landfill site. He stated he felt the real estate agents in San Marcos would welcome the opportunity to find alternate sites for the landfill. The meeting adjourned at 8:00 ed by Mrs. Norris. Brown p.m. on motion of Mr. Kreczmer and second- &craddOCk Mayor :¿:~ ~~ Council Member ! ì ~ / /$;hn A. K~V~rJ;v{/1L/ . c:r:~~/ Mref , Tess Norris Council Member r:~J \ r?(t>VN- A. Mendez Council Member s K. Womack City Secretary