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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I _1 I STATE OF MINNESO~ OFf/CE OF ACMINI~ HEAR/NG$ TME MINNESOTA WASTE MANAG~ BOARD In the Matter of the Pro~sed Hazardous Waste Proeessir~3 Facility Area in the City of Ramsay. E~:PO~/' OF ~IE HEARII~ ~ ~he above-entitled matter was heard before Hearing Examiner Howard L. Kaibel, Jr. on March 21, 1983, in Ramsey at 1,00 p.m. and 7~30 p.m.. The Minnesota Waate Managemer~t Board Staff (hereinafter "B~ard Staff") represented by Special Assistant Attorney Generml. Alan Kow~lchyk, 1935 West CoUnty Boad B-2, Ro~eville, Minnesota 55113. Testifying for the Board Staff w~re Ms. Sharon Decker and Ms. Kathy Moore, 7323 - 58th Avenue N~rth, Crystal, Minnesota 55428. Approximately 250 persons attended: the'hearing~ and tha hearing o0ntinued until all persons desiri~ to speak had an opportunity to do so. The record remained open for public comments until March 30, and for staff responses until April 15~ at which time the record was closed.. 7his Report is a reco~m~ndation, not a final decision. ~he final decision regarding whether to include this area in the inventory of "preferred areas" for cc~mercial hazardous w~ste processing facilities will be made by Minnesota l~aste ~4anagement Board ~hereinafter '~MB" Or '7~)ard"). ~bllowirg the subm/ssion of this R~port~ the Board Staff will review the materials tained fn the record, and they will make a final recc~mendation to the Board. The Board will make frs final decision at a public Board meeting. Interested persons may appear at that meeting. In or,er to ascertain the procedure for presenting argu~_nt to the Board prior to its final decision~ interested in- dividuals should contact Sharon Decker at 536-0816. STATfMENT OF ISSUE What information should be considered by the Board in determining whether an ~ree in the City of l~amsey which is proposed by the Board Staff as a pre- ferred area for a commercial hazardous waste chemical processinc3 facility, an incineration facility, and a transfer and storage facility~ should be included in the WMB's final ~nventory of preferred areasl pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 115A. 09 (1982)? Based upon all of the proceedings herein, the Hearirg Examiner makes the followlng~ FINDINGS OF F~CT ~he Preferred Area Inventory Process, Prehearing Procedures and N~ttce of the 1. Pursuant to the Waste ~4anagement A~t, Minn. Stat. Ch. llSA (1982), the ~]MB is required to prepare an. ~nventory of "preferred areas" of up to 10 square miles each for commercial hazardous waste processing facilities. -The final invantory must includ~ at isast three at.aa for each of t. he following