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2010-04-30 Friday News30, 2010 Medicine Shoppe Opens The Medicine Shoppe opened its doors for business on Monday, April 26, 2010 in Mendota Heights. The Medicine Shop is located in the former Snyders location at the Village. There is still minor work being performed inside, but customers are welcome and they are open for business. A formal grand opening and ribbon cutting cere- mony will be held sometime in June. Please stop in and welcome this new business to Mendota Heights and see the changes they have made to this space. Welcome to Mendota Heights Medicine Shoppe! Regional Transportation Study Meetings F Meetings scheduled in regards to the regional transportation study have been re- scheduled. The second neighborhood meeting will be held on either May 19th or May 20th at a location to be determined. In addition, the presentation to the city Rcouncil is now scheduled for Tuesday, June 1, 2010. As soon as staff has additional information on the location of the neighborhood meeting that will be shared in the Fri- day News for those who are interested. This issue is scheduled to be considered by the Dakota County Physical Transportation Committee on June 15, 2010. If you have questions on this issue please contact Ryan Ruzek or David McKnight DMendota Plaza Groundbreaking A City council members and city staff attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Men- dota Plaza redevelopment project on Thursday. City representatives, along with the property owner, contractors and residents all spoke about the positive impact that this Yproject will have on the city. Many years of work and effort went into this project finally becoming a reality. Work on the project has been underway for about a month with sig- nificant changes in the property appearance becoming very obvious. Congratulations to all of those involved in this project. NDakota Communications Center Executive Director Dakota Communications Center (DCC) Executive Director Kent Therkelson will be E leaving his position at the end of June. The process to replace Kent has been under- way for the past two months. Ultan Duggan and David McKnight are participating in the process to select the replacement. This process will be completed in the next three Wweeks. The DCC is the combined dispatch center for all agencies in Dakota County. Mendota Heights a Leader In Census Participation Mendota Heights ranked fourth among all cities in Minnesota over 2,500 in population in the Census participation rate. To date, 89% of Mendota Heights residents have re- turned their forms. Census workers will now start the process of counting those resi- dents who did not return their form by mail. Census takers will go door to door at those homes who did not respond by mail. Residents are required by law to participate in the Census. Congratulations to Mendota Heights for being a leader in this area! April 30, 2010 City Staff Members Attend League of Cities Training A number of city staff members attended the League of Minnesota Cities 2010 Safety and Loss Control Workshop on Thursday in St. Paul. A wide variety of topics were discussed with three different tracks to choose from in the morning and afternoon sessions. The morning tracks included administrative, police and public works and the afternoon tracks included small cities, agents and fire. Some of the topics that were discussed included social media and government, fitness for duties exams, conducting council meetings, fireworks and more. In general it was a good training session that applied to employees from many different city departments. Dates To Remember City Council Meeting Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Airport Relations Commission Meeting City Council Meeting Pilot Knob Overlook Dedication Planning Commission Meeting Memorial Day (City Offices Closed) The City Council participated in the groundbreaking ceremony at the Mendota Plaza this week. Below is a picture of the event that took place on Thursday. VFW 5-4-2010 5-11-2010 5-12-2010 5-18-2010 5-19-2010 5-25-2010 5-31-2010 7:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. we�comEll Attachments The Pipeline, Just The Facts, South West Review Article "New Medicine Shoppe Replaces Snyder's at Hwy. 100 -Dodd Road", StarTribune.com Article "Metro Storm -water Ponds are Chemical Soups" and Invitation Farwell to DCC Director". April 30, 2010 1041 E W S T --he Pipeline LETT Public Works Engineering April 30, 2010 Code Enforcement Public Works The Parks Crew picked up new barrels from Twin City Container to be placed in the parks for trash. They installed signage at the skate park for garbage pickup on a daily basis. The pitching rubbers for girl's softball games were installed at .Mendakota Park. The skate park was cleaned up after garbage was spread everywhere on Monday morning. Rich has been spraying for broadleaf weeds for the Parks Crew at Hagstrom King Park, Friendly Hills Park, Friendly Hills Tot Lot, Rogers Lake Park, Victoria Highlands Park, Valley Park, Wentworth Park, Ivy Park and Marie Park. The Streets Crew continues to haul street sweepings to the County. Black dirt and seed was put down in the boulevard on Callahan Place. A tree was cut down and removed from Pontiac Place. Brush was picked up on Marie Avenue and Dodd Road and at Marie Avenue and Sutton Place. The dike was removed from Mendota. The catch basins were checked in the north end where the street reconstruction will take place. Trash was picked up from LeMay Lake Road. Engineering Mendota Heights Road Roundabout - Staff conducted a utility meeting with the private utility companies. No major relocation should be required with the construction of the roundabout. Traffic counts - The city hired SEH to conduct the required traffic counts for the DOT. The DOT uses this information on allocating state money to rehabilitated streets. The city will also be using this data for determining any traffic pattern changes with the addition of the roundabout. 2010 Reconstruction - City Council awarded the contract for the 2010 reconstruction and rehabilitation project. The contractor will be starting on May Stn with lowering manholes and valves. Pavement will be removed on streets to be reconstructed on May 12th & 13th. Tree removal is scheduled for May 10tH Water Tower Rehabilitation - The contractor has made great progress in the rehabilitation of the city water tower. Structural repairs are nearly complete and the supports for the containment system have been installed. Highway 55/Mendota Heights Road - The consultant has submitted 90% design plans to the DOT for review. The project is a cooperative agreement project with the state. Construction is estimated for July of 2010. Highway 13 closed in Mendota - The DOT was notified of a potential area of slope failure. The state decided to close Highway 13 for public safety. A contractor is on site and scheduled to begin repair on May 3rd. The project is estimated to take a week to repair with May 10th potentially reopening to traffic. Mendota Plaza - Mendota Plaza held a ground breaking ceremony on April 29th The developer has been making great progress in the proposed improvements to the site. Training - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requires city's to annually train employees on issues regarding environmental impact. Mendota Heights and West St. Paul are working together on the training. Consultant will be at Mendota Heights on Thursday May 6th for a Public Works Training Seminar. Mike and Bobby attended a MnDOT certification class for management of construction site storm water runoff. Ryan attended to LMC Safety and Loss Control Workshop. 4/30/2010 [mod T6,e latett�eun�ra�rc tAce Neyg&A htea9litJJ'alit---P afneht The Mock Crash Frida 1330 hours Mendota 4. Heights Police Department_ jj IL Support "mss - il+ - _ - • ..� _ pa ® S Staff - - Kim Henning Sandie Ristine V_ Susan Donovan Cathy Ransom Becky Pentel - �I MENOOTH HEIGHTS Police Officers Jerry Murphy Scott Patrick John Larrive Bobby Lambert Tanner Spicer On Friday April 23 , 2010 Saint Thomas Academy and Visitation High Todd Rosse School hosted a mock crash at STA. A special thanks goes to Sgt Neil Chad Willson Garlock and the Chemical Health Coordinators for STA, John Rogers, Jeff VonFeldt and Visitation, Susan Russomano, they planned and coordinated Denise Urmann Mendota Heights Fire, West St Paul Police, SouthEast Towing, John Michael Shepard Lappako Moulage, Twin Cities Cremation, MNDOT, Townsquare TV Peyton Fleming and AAA Minnesota. The mock crash serves up a very visual lesson Jenny Fordham on the impacts of drinking and driving. After the presentation Rita School Resource Speltz a teacher at Visitation describe the personal impact of being Officer struck by a drunk driver 30 years ago has had on her life. The Steven Meyer message was clear; the timing was very unfortunate as we lost 7 teenagers around Minnesota in traffic crashes the very next weekend. Investigations The actors came from Mario Reyes ! the STA and Visitation Tanner Spicer - CHOOSE group. The Sergeants kids did a great job of Neil Garlock + - _ picking out the scene Brian Convery '�`_ and delivering without a Eric Petersen flaw. The scene was Chief very realistic and held a Mike captive audience. Watch the local cable channel TownSquare TV for a Aschenbrener short made from the video footage shot at the presentation. It will run -1- 4/30/2010 periodically for the new few months. Burglary Tuesday 0247 hours Officers responded to a burglary alarm at a local business to find the front door had been pried open and many items were missing. The stolen items were taken from display cases on the show floor. The burglars spent very little time in the building as they smashed the cases and grabbed whatever they came for before fleeing. A perimeter was set and a K-9 was called in from South Saint Paul to assist in the search and track. Referred to investigations. Recovered Stolen Auto Wednesday 0731 hours Caller reported a car running in the parking lot since at least 0600 hours. When Officer John Larrive arrived on scene it was immediately apparent that the car was used in the 0247 hour burglary. The car still had the tools used to gain entry as well as some of the stolen propert from the store. Crash (motorcycle vs. car) Wednesday 1140 hours Officer John Larrive responded to a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Dodd and Mendot Heights Road. A car pulled out in front a motorcycle traveling N/B on Dodd. The driver of th motorcycle took evasive action; unfortunately it included sliding down the road and stopping under the car. The driver was not seriously injured. He was examined by HealthEast Paramedics but refused treatment. The driver of the car that pulled out into traffic without check to see that it was safe to do was cited at the scene and released. Narcotics Wednesday 1718 hours 911 cellular caller reported a man shooting up drugs while parked in a local gas station. The caller reported a female passenger was inside the store. The caller stayed on line until the Officers made contact with the couple while still at the station. The driver had another syringe loaded and ready to inject as the Officers approached the vehicle. The passenger and driver were taken into custody without incident. Both were brought to MHPD and the DC Drug Task Force Agent working the north end was called in to assist with the processing. The pair had heroin and cocaine in their possession when they were arrested. After each were read Miranda and provided their stories to the officers, it became clear that drugs make people do strange things: the female, when placed in the holding cell, relieved her stress by beginning her yoga routine and meditating. Both were provided a ride to the DC jail where they were waiting to see a judge. Dog in the River Thursday 1022 hours For the second time in two weeks we received a call requesting our Fire Department send someone to rescue a dog. In the first incident the dog died and MHFD pulled the dead animal out of the water. For the second call, Officer Larrive arrived on scene just as he was cancelled as the dog managed to swim to shore. Use caution around flooded areas and rivers especially when walking pets to avoid unpredictable and/or hidden dangers. Dog Stalking Thursday 1705 hours Cellular caller reported she was being followed by a yellow lab. The dog was not aggressive or causing her concern but, her dog sometimes is upset by other dogs. Before Officer Chad Willson arrived on scene the yellow lab wandered off. New Driver Thursday 2212 hours Officer Chad Willson was fairly certain that the litany of poor driving he was witnessing would lead to a drunk driving arrest. Being the father of a teenager, he was not terribly surprised to find a brand new driver being told what to do by mom. They were advised why they were being stopped and released. Suspicious Vehicle Friday 0310 hours Officer Denise Urmann responded to the report of a suspicious vehicle parked on the side of the street. Spring is in the air; Officer Urmann located the twitter -patted couple, age 19 and 20 YOA couple saying goodnight. They agreed to move along. Assault? Friday 1900 hours Mom brought her 14 YOA child to MHPD to report that the child had their finger bent back by dad. The child didn't want to go on the agreed upon visitation weekend and caused a scene. -2- 4/30/2010 While enroute to dad's, the 14 YOA began hitting the driver's seat and calling dad obscene names. Dad reached back to stop the hitting and a finger was caught and pushed back. Kids were both returned to mom. Mom immediately brought the child to urgent care where it was learned there was no injury. The nurse advised it should be reported. The criterion for a domestic assault was not met. The mother was advised that both parents would need to formalize a custody agreement through the courts to prevent further problems. Throwing Rocks Saturday 1923 hours Officer Chad Willson responded to the area of the Plaza. During the reconstruction the light poles were taken down and set alongside of the building. A couple of young boys were reported to be throwing rocks at the lights. Officer Willson found the two boys and the broken lights; the boys were returned home and the property manager was advised about the damage to check on the cost of replacement. Suspicious / Detox Sunday 0405 hours Homeowner called 911 because a large man was outside kicking his house. The man went out and yelled at the person who just went and hid behind his shed. Officer Urmann began checking the area and spotted the man who took off running through back yards. Officer Urmann gave chase but stopped short of running into the swamp. Earlier she had responded to a loud party complaint where no one would answer the door and thought they may have been connected. Some time later a very large, wet, mud and burr covered man emerged from the swamp. The man was taken into custody without incident. He relayed the story of a riverboat trip with his college buddies followed by a cab ride to the bar. At that point it got a little fuzzy for him as he remembered a party but not kicking a house or running from Officer Urmann. She tried to return him to his buddies at the house party but they would still not answer the door. After giving a .165 PBT test he was transported to Detox. Threats Monday 1839 hours The parents of a 14YOA called to report that their child had been threatened. The first threat came in over the phone and the second was relayed by a friend during a ball game. In checking with the youth they were not particularly concerned. A quick reverse check of the phone number led to the caller who quickly gave up his buddy that asked him to call and make the threat. The suspect and his parents were advised that any further contact would result in an arrest. Found Bones Tuesday 1027 hours Officer Scott Patrick received a call to meet a party whose dog had brought home a bone. Inspection of the bone revealed it was a deer not a dear. Clear no action. Geocacher Wednesday 0606 hours Officer Peyton Fleming dealt with a young man who was walking back and forth looking over the Wagon Wheel Bridge at the freeway below. When he made contact with the man he learned the man was geocaching. Apparently his GPS unit was directing him to cache off USGS points in the area of the bridge. The man worked overnights so the early morning was his only time to hunt for the cache and collect his points. Overdose Thursday 1329 hours Family member called to report an unresponsive female. Unknown what she had consumed other than alcohol. Officer Bobby Lambert assisted HealthEast Ambulance with a voluntary commitment to United. Ambulance transported. Medical Thursday 1622 hours Officer Todd Rosse responded along with HealthEast Ambulance to a medical. Upon arrival the party was down and unresponsive. It was determined the man was a diabetic. After elevating his blood sugar the party regained consciousness and refused further treatment. Crisis Thursday 2128 hours A local business called for assistance with an employee who was threatening to kill themselves. The employee was unaware that Officer Todd Rosse was responding. The party had no prior history of mental health issues was upset and concerned about losing his job. After a discussion about what was going on in his life, the party voluntarily agreed to be transported to the hospital for an evaluation. The man's parents agreed to meet him at the hospital to provide support. HealthEast transported. H,WtPWt /#/A -3- New Medicine Shoppe replaces Snyder's a O -Dodd - I f -d BY LARRY ENGLUND ometimes the law of unintended conse- quences can have a positive effect. that may be the case with Walgreens' recent purchase of Snyder Drug's prescriptions. Though the purchase resulted in the closing of Snyder Drug stores in Highland Village and the Village at Mendota Heights, Highland will soon be getting a new Walgreens drug store on the former site of Snyder's and Dan Koski has moved his Medicine Shoppe into the for- mer Snyder's space at Highway 110 and Dodd Road in Mendota Heights. "I'd been looking for a new location and op- portunity for two or three years, said Koski, who operated the Medicine Shoppe in West St. Paul for the past 15 years. "When Walgreens bought out Snyder's, the timing worked out perfectly' The Mendota Heights store was scheduled to, open on April 26, after this issue of the Villager, went to press. It has twice the space of Koski's old space on South Robert Street, which has allowed him to hire longtime local pharmacist Stan Starkman. Starkman has been working as a pharmacist for the past 55 years. He started out in 1955 at the former Highland Drug Store at Ford Park- way and Cleveland Avenue, bought that busi- ness in 1973 after former owner Harold Sha- pira died, and operated it for the next 20 years. When Snyder's bought out Highland Drug in 1993, Starkman agreed to help with the tran- sition and ended up staying at the Highland Village Snyder's for 17 years. He retired last January, shortly before Snyder's closed. Koski had been looking for a way to con- nect with Snyder's former clientele. "I knew of, Stan, but I didnt know him until this oppor- tunity came up, he said. "On a whim, I de- cided to call him to see if he had any interest in coming out of retirement' "I was ready to come out of retirement. Just ask my wife," laughed Starkman, who also lives in Mendota Heights. "I missed the people I dealt with. I missed talking with the people, working with the people. Dan and I think alike. I went to work for him because I . was impressed with the way he takes care of his customers:' ``I think its going to be a perfect match, said Koski who, like Starkman, is a firm be- liever in the importance of customer service and in knowing the names of his customers. "Ifs what sets us apart from big -box Pharma- cies;' he said. Koski has been a pharmacist for 30 years. For 15 of those years he worked in drug stores that did not put a premium on customer ser- vice. That, he said, is where he learned "how not to run a pharmacy' The Medicine Shoppe offers private consul- tations on medications. "Well go over a cus- tomer's profile, making sure there isrit inap- propriate medication and providing a nmuch higher level of consultation than 4s available at chain stores; Koski said. "I also made a substantial investment in a robotic system ca- pable of filling 150 prescriptions per hour so we can continue to focus our -time and effort on face-to-face consulting with customers." 'All prescriptions at the Medicine Shoppe are double-checked with a biometric system that requires a fingerprint from the phar- macist or a technician as each prescription is filled. "Each time a tech or pharmacist is doing a task, they put their fingerprint in the system, both to access the task and as a digital signature;' Koski said. As a customer, Starkman added, "you'll know the tech who entered the prescription, who filled it and the pharmacist who ap- proved it." "The key is getting the right medication to the right patient at the right dose at the right time;' Koski said, "and to make them under- stand what the medication is for and why they're taking it" Kosk's Medicine Shoppe has offered free prescription delivery for many years, and that will continue at the new location. The Men- dota Heights store also has a prescription drive-through facility and a waiting room that is equipped with monitors that televise health programs. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010 Not that Koski thinks his customers will have long to wait. "I've worked in places where I was told not to fill a prescription in fewer than 15 minutes so that customers had time to spend money shopping;' he said. "Here it will be an exception to wait more than five or 10 minutes' The larger space in Mendota Heights will also allow Koski to sell a wider variety of retail goods in addition to over-the-counter medi- cine. "We have pop, candy, chips as well as a dairy cooler so that people in the neighbor- hood don't have to drive three or four miles for milk," he said. The Medicine Shoppe will also sell an ex- panded line of products for those who are recovering from surgery or dealing with infir- mities. "We have a pretty good niche in du- rable medical equipment like elevated toilet seats, railings for bathtubs, -grippers to help people with arthritis to open doors, odds and ends like that, Koski said. The Medicine Shoppe will celebrate its grand opening in Mendota Heights on May 17-21 with demonstrations of diabetic prod- ucts and free blood -pressure and bone -den- sity screenings. "But even after that date, well be providing diabetic counseling at no charge to customers;' Starkman said. "We'll service their meter, educate them on its use, and re- place it if necessary. We'll do the same thing with blood pressure, how to use new equip- ment and such' "We're moving from a place on South Rob- ert Street where we had a tobacco shop next door to a location in Mendota Heights that also has oral surgeons, eyeglass shops and physical therapists, Koski said. "It's a much better business environment for us, and with much 'getter customer parking., Medicine Shoppe owner Dan Koski was busy stocking his new store last week in preparation for its scheduled opening on April 26 in the Village at Men- dota Heights. PHOTO BY BRAD STAUFFER http://www.startribune.comllocalleast/92146674.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V nDayc... Page 1 of 4 Rr "MiTrT.J"71 Metro storm-water ponds are chemical soups White Bear Lake's proposed ban on some driveway sealants is a first step in keeping contaminants out of storm -water ponds. By TOM MEERSMAN, Star Tribune Last update: April 27, 2010 - 12:30 PM The local neighborhood pond fringed with spring green looks attractive, but its muddy bottom is loaded with contaminants. Metro communities from White Bear Lake and Maplewood to South St. Paul are discovering that their storm -water ponds are chemical soups of pesticides, fertilizers, pet wastes, oil, grease and other contaminants. With an estimated 20,000 public storm -water ponds in the metro area, and thousands more privately owned by industries and homeowner associations, state pollution officials say they expect the problem to be widespread. "It took us aback, frankly," said Mark Burch, White Bear Lake's public works director. Advertisement "Especially when we figured out how much it would cost" to clean up. On Tuesday, the city is poised to adopt the state's first ordinance -- and only the fourth in the nation -- to ban coal -tar sealants spread on driveways and parking lots. The sealants, among the worst culprits in the contamination, contain chemical compounds that are classified as likely carcinogens, and are known as PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons). Sealant industry officials oppose the ban and dispute studies that have identified their products as the main source of pollution. Burch stood recently next to one of the 60 - inch culverts that drain storm water from dozens of streets into Varney Lake. He stepped onto a delta of sediment and pointed to sandy islands in the water where ducks and Canadian geese were standing. "Their bellies aren't even wet," he said. "The water out there is just a few inches deep." Because the lake is nearly frill, Burch planned to excavate the sediment and debris. But lie put the project on hold when he learned that the contaminant levels were so high that the soil would need to be trucked to a landfill for http://www.startribune.com/templates/fdcp?1272396244978 4/27/2010 http://www.startribune.comllocalleast/92146674.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDayc... Page 2 of 4 disposal. That would cost up to $250,000, he said, about three times the cost of extracting clean sediment, which could be re -used within the city for berms or fill. A half-dozen other lakes in the city have the same problem, said Burch. Plans to dredge them are also on hold while the city cleans a few smaller ponds that were not contaminated. MPCA warns of PAHs Sealants are shiny black coatings used to protect underlying pavement in driveways and low -traffic parking lots for churches, restaurants, shopping centers, playgrounds and trails. They are usually applied every three to five years. The PAHs that are the most serious pollutant come from coal tar -based sealants, according to a "white paper" on the issue by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The compounds flake off as tiny dust particles as pavement weathers, said Judy Crane, the research scientist who coauthored the white paper. Those particles are carried into waterways, where they can kill aquatic insects, hurt frogs and other Advertisement amphibians, and cause mouth tumors in fish. The main concern for humans is the potential for breathing the chemicals if sediment is dredged, dried and used in parks where children play. "I don't think we want to assume that every pond is contaminated," said Dale Thompson, supervisor of the municipal storm -water program for the MPCA, "but it's certainly widespread in the metro area, and we suspect it's going to be widespread outstate." Burch said he can wait awhile to dredge the ponds, and hopes that research at the University of Minnesota may provide new ways to neutralize contaminated sediment to avoid costly disposal. But the state is facing hundreds of ponds that are nearly full, said Rep. Bev Scalze, DFL -Little Canada, and if they aren't dredged, oil, grease, coal tar and other wastes that run off streets will no longer be trapped and will flush into cleaner lakes and rivers. "The ponds have done their job and accumulated mud and chemicals and debris," she said. "It was the right thing to do to require them. The question is, where do we go from here?" too rij 0 1 M:fA V IN Mil I a 0 -LAKE' mysticlake.con-i Print Powered By cj = Dvnar ri s http://www.startribune.com/templates/fdcp?1272396244978 4/27/2010 http://www.startribune.com/local/east/92146674.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7 V_nDayc... Page 3 of 4 Scalze authored a bill passed in 2009 that requires state agencies to stop using the coal tar sealants on parking areas and trails effective July 1. It also requires more than 200 metro cities to inventory their storm - water ponds. "We have a great amount of pollution here in the ponds already," said Scalze. "But when You're talking about a possible carcinogen, it gets even more important." Scalze wants to ban the sealants throughout the state, and said that a readily available alternative -- asphalt emulsion sealant -- provides the same protection for pavement without the environmental runoff problems. Such a prohibition, now being considered in Michigan, would affect commercial applicators most, said Scalze; some large retail chains, such as Lowe's and Home Depot, stopped selling coal tar -based sealants in recent years. Industry officials are closely tracking White Bear Lake's proposed ordinance to ban the use of coal tar sealants. Only four other communities have adopted similar ordinances: Austin, Texas, and one of its suburbs; Dane County, Wis., and Washington, D.C. Advertisement Sealants not the only problem Anne LeHuray, executive director for the Pavement Coatings Technology Council, a national trade association, said that PAHs come not only from coal tar, but also from natural sources and from incomplete combustion of many other coal and petroleum products, including oil, wood and even charcoal in barbecues. Some studies show that vehicle emissions -- not coal tar -- are the main source of PAHs in the environment, LeHuray said, which means that banning sealants won't prevent buildup in storm -water ponds. "Government is picking winners and losers in the marketplace, regardless of what the benefits are," said LeHuray, who also represents asphalt emulsion businesses. "If you try to ban a product that is not the source of the problem, you won't solve the problem." The MCPA's Crane acknowledged that there are many sources of PAHs in the environment, but "coal tar sealant is coming up as a very important source." She has found high levels of PAHs in several ponds she has studied in the past year. A Lin*'i+9 Vj C'po4I3 d t9% vi 510L:,<i wzl lk<`alIL45:3tA:i MY5+17c LAKE' 4 ,A$INQ • HOTEL toysticlalie.corn �CS Print Powered By . 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