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P // / • Village of Cottage Grove 221 East Cottage Grove Road Cottage Grove, WI 53527 Phone: (608) 839-4704 October 24, 1994 Richard Braddock Demonstration Grant Program Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 101 S. Webster Street Madison, WI 53707-7921 Dear Mr. Braddock, I am writing to you on behalf of the Village of Cottage Grove per Board action of October 17, 1994. We appreciated the copy of the grant application of Deconstruction, Inc. you forwarded to Sheri Severson for our review. Our interest in this project stems from the fact that the Village of Cottage Grove has retained the right to review extraterritorial land uses on passage of the Wellhead Protection Ordinance. This ordinance has been reviewed and accepted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Rural Water Association. The proposed project comes in direct contact with the recharge area of the main water supply for the Village of Cottage Grove. The Village has passed a resolution which denied the conditional use permit for the project. In addition, the Town Planning Commission and the Township of Cottage Grove have also denied the conditional use permit. We have been involved in several discussions with the residents in the area as well as with the Monona Grove School District and have all agreed that the proposed site for this project is not in the best interest of the Village or the Township of Cottage Grove. This project will be sited in the midst of a current residential area, within 800 feet of a new K-2 elementary school and undeveloped land which is designated for residential development. After our review of the proposal and meeting with the individuals of Deconstruction, Inc. (DI) , we still have several concerns regarding the recycling area and the quarrying activities. The site plan which was presented to the Town Planning Commission and the Dane County Zoning Committee was not drawn to scale, did not indicate specific locations of buildings, turn-around areas for trucks, unloading or storage areas, buffer zones around the facility to protect the residents. DI has not addressed the problems with the additional road usage which will occur because of the added trucking, i .e. , traffic congestion, weight limitations and restricted use; repair and replacement for damaged roads. Another area of concern we have is their financial ability to complete the project and their ability correct any problems which might occur, i .e. , posting bonds to protect the village's water supply as well as the residents in the area. When asked how they would deal with this problem, DI responded that they would contact their insurance company and file appropriate claims. • We hope that bond requirements be determined by the Village and not by the owner.