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- i <br />~ n <br />iKx'. ttobert Tvethercutt, Director <br />I~iay 28, 1932 •- <br />,~,,age .Two .. <br />~'~ 'r` ~ ~ Our iFile Number 1102. O1 <br />., <br />project should be taken by the.. City or County until the 1:IS <br />`"process is complete. `1'he same rules, of course, apply to <br />the idetropolitan Council and its. advisory conunittees. <br />The basis fbr our position is set forth in riinn. Stet. <br />'y116D.04, Subd., 2a which provides that "where th~r~ is <br />potential for significant environmental effects resulting <br />from any major governmental action, the action shall be <br />preceded by a detailed ervironn~ental impact statement pre- <br />pared by the responsible governmental unit ." <br />' In addition, tdinn. Stet. y116D.04, Subd. 6a provides: <br />~i'he final detailed environmental impact statement and <br />.the comments received thereon shall r~receae final de- <br />cisions on the proposed action and shall accompany the <br />proposal through an administrative review process. <br />Onriay 20, the r1EQB in effect r`jectea a n1OtlOI1 by wew <br />Brighton to dismiss the petition on the grounds that it was <br />frivolous. After nearing the arguments of counsel, the :.~SQB <br />took no action to grant the motion to uis.niss, therefore trIe <br />hearings will go forward. <br />We expect the contested case clearing ~•:ill provide <br />information which will be useful to ther:atropolitan Council <br />and to the Parks and Upen Space commission in considering <br />the master plan. If an impact statement is required by <br />NIBQB, that IS will certainly provide information which will. <br />be of assistance in that regard. Accordingly, it makes no <br />sense for the C:ltl'LCI1S to go through thy: r;IS il~al: in~3 process <br />.anti for trle City and county to prepare an i:IS, if all the <br />fundamental decisions have been mace prior to .the time that <br />`the EIS is prepared. 'that is precisely the reason that the <br />i~tinnesota Environmental Policy Act requires an L•'IS to pre- <br />cede final decisions. <br />Accordingly, we respectfully r4qu~st that file hearing <br />which is now scizeduled for the 7th of dune on the Long Lake <br />Regional Park proposal before tic Parks and Opcn Space Com- <br />mission be deferred until the LIS process wiliciz is now in <br />~~ progress before the I.1L•'QB has been completed . I would ap- <br />preciate a response to this letter by tcl~phone on or before <br />