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I I I '1 I i I I I I i ! ! I I I I 12. On March ll, a press release ann~ln~ the h~arir~ was sent to the ABC N~wsp~pers, th, Circulating Pines~ the Minneapolis Star and Tritune, and other news m~dia serving the ~noka County area. (Ex. EL). 13. On February 25 and .March 18, articles mcin~ the March 2I hearing w~re published in the Anoke Go,try %hi.on', th~ Blaine~S~ing [a~e Park 14. On February 251 another ne~s release was sent to ~arious media out- lets around the state announcing the entire roster of hearings~ including the ~amsey hearirg. (Ex. IL). 15. On March 21, a radio "actuality" (announcement) was given to the fol- lowing radio stations by telephones WCCO AM-Minn~apolis~ WEGY AM-Bloc~ir~ton, KBE~. FM-~nneapolis and k'UC~ AM-University of M/nnesota. ~he statioo~ 6orded the announcement, but it is unknow~ to what extent it was actually broadcast. (Ex. LL~ F/hal Staff Comments). 16. On February 141 1983~ the N0tica of Hearing was published in the State ]~lster, (Ex. L; 7 S.R. 1185). Criteria and Description of the Area 17. Minn. Stat, § 115A.09~ subd. 2 (1982)~ requires the Board to consider at least the following factors in selecting areas for the inventory~ · ne consistency of sites with State and Federal regulations, local land use and land use controls~ the protection of agricul- ture a~d natural resources~ existing and future development pat- terns~ transportation and other services appropriate to the haz- ardous waste facilities~ the quality of other potential sitesl and the location of hazardous waste generators. 18. On November 4~ 19821 the Board identified certain factors wh/ch would be used in the cc~parison of prel/m/nary areas in order to select proposed areas. Tnose factors are listed on page. 23 of ~4B Exhibit O ar~ will form t_he basis for the organizatio~ of the following Findings. F~iever, one of the purposes of the hearings was to identify criteria which had been overlooked by the Board and~ therefore~ additional factors will be discussed which do ~Dt "fit" into the Board's factors. Existing Ir~ustrial DevelC~*~ent 19. The northerly and westerly two-thirds Of this proposed site are totally devbid of any industria~ uses. This portion of the proposed area is characterized instead by. wetlands~ an airportl residential and mostly agricul- tural uses. (EX. ZZ). 20. The southeasterly one-third of the proposed area has a number of businesses, but it is unclear to what d. egree they are actually involved in manufacturing or storage. They include~ Water Control Corporation, Minnesota Sawdust and Shavings~ Prestressed Concrete, Dickinson L/nee, Mate Punch and D/e~ Helco Fence and Wire~ Supreme Rental, Walter Furnace and Duct Cleanir~, Pave_master, M/nnesota Utility .O~ntracting an~ Ranner and Scns Well Drillers. 21. Another on-s~te bus~neab, Altron, Inc., an assembler of elacCronie clrouitry~ filed a written ccn,~ent after the h~arincj opposing designation of -3-