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Flint Hills CAC asks Rosemount for more volunteers and highlights community monitoring
Summary
Representatives of the Flint Hills/Pine Bend Refinery Community Advisory Council urged Rosemount to recruit three additional community representatives, described CAC activities including fence‑line air monitoring and water recycling, and invited residents to apply online or contact a council member.
Community Advisory Council representatives Kevin Carroll and David Suresaki told the Rosemount City Council on May 19 that Rosemount is underrepresented on the Flint Hills Community Advisory Council (CAC) and requested help recruiting at least three volunteers.
Carroll described the CAC’s role as a conduit between Flint Hills Resources and the surrounding communities. He said the CAC meets roughly nine to ten times a year, meetings last about 2.5 hours, and applicants undergo interviews and background checks. “Rosemount is one of two cities that has four representatives,” Carroll said, but added that in recent years Rosemount has had few or no applicants and currently has three vacancies.
Suresaki and Carroll highlighted examples of Flint Hills’ community engagement and environmental practices, including large local solar arrays, water recycling efforts and continued fence‑line air monitoring after the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency removed a monitor. Suresaki described the refinery’s voluntary monitoring and community responsiveness as reasons to engage.
Carroll provided a phone number and encouraged interested residents to apply via the Flint Hills website; council members noted the refinery is a significant local revenue generator and community partner and encouraged interested residents to consider serving on the CAC.
