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tD4/2S/97 12:14 FhEGPE (hIID BENSOd ^ 6124730510 NO.264 DO' <br />7. <br />8. <br />9. <br />10. <br />11. <br />12. <br />The City issued the EAW on 1997, and provided a copy to the <br />MEQB on ^_____. 1997. <br />On ^ 1997, tkc City submitted one copy of the EAW to all <br />aeencies listed on the he official MEQB mailing list. <br />On l/Mvicu. L> . 1997, the City provided a press release to the <br />_________________, which contained a notice of availability of the EAW for <br />public review. The press release also included the name and location of the <br />Project, a brief description of the Project, the location at which copies of the <br />EAW were available for review, the date the comment period would expire, <br />and the procedures for commenting. <br />Notice of availability of the EAW was published in the EQB Monitor on <br />/l/tA^^4 )D . 1997. <br />{0 <br />The 30 day comment period on the EAW began on April____, 1997, and <br />ended at 4;30 p.m. onMcty ____, 1997. Minn. Rules Pt. 4410.21, subp 3 <br />(1993). ^ <br />During the 30 day commeat period written comments were submitted as <br />described on Attachment A. <br />13. After the close of the 30 day comment period written comments were received <br />as described on Attachment B. <br />14. Responses to the comments were prepared by the City with assistance from the <br />Proposer as attached as Attachment C. <br />CONCLUSIONS <br />1 . The EAW was prepared in compliance with the procedures of the Minnesota <br />Environmental Policy Act and Minn. Rules Parts 4410.0200 to 4410.6500 (1993). <br />2. Substantive comments received during and after the comment period have been <br />responded to by the City and the Proposer. <br />3. The present zoning of the property upon which the Project is proposed in each <br />of the cities of Orono and Medina permits the construction and operation of a golf course with <br />a Conditional Use Permit (“CUP”) <br />4. In the EAW process and in the public meetings in Orono and Medina involving <br />the CUP and related issues, concerns were raised with respect to approximately ^3 acres <br />of a mapIe^asswood forest on the northerly portion of the Project site containing many <br />-2-