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consultants, staff, and others, and taking into account specific legal require- ments included in the Waste Management Act, the Board developed selection criteria and identified 60 "preliminary areas" across the state to study for possible inclusion on the inventory. Recognizing that some companies in the state might already be planning to develop processing facilities, or that existing facilities could be converted to process hazardous wastes, the Board advertised that it would consider sites volunteered by local governments or private firms. Eleven sites were volun- teered before the July 1, 1981 deadline. During the summer of 1981 the Board held public meetings in or near the identi- fied preliminary areas. The Board also collected information about the areas (such as land use, transportation access, natural features, etc.) from state agencies, local governments, and site inspections. Using the information gathered from the public meetings and the various other sources, the Board evaluated the 71 areas (60 preliminary areas plus 11 volunteered areas) and selected 18 "proposed areas." Formal public hearings were held on the proposed areas within the affected communities (November and December 1981). Based on the information contained in the hearing records, the Board then selected the eight preferred areas outside the seven -county Metro Area and voted to continue the search within the Metropolitan Area (April 1982). Continued Metro Search The Board's reexamination of the 7-county Metropolitan Area began with the April 1982 decision. The Board Identified search criteria which concentrated on finding industrial areas with compatible land use, adequate transportation access and urban services. Using this criteria, on September 23, 1982 the Board identified 28 preliminary -- or search -- areas within the Metropolitan Area. The continued search will follow the same basic process as was used before. Additional information on each of the preliminary areas will be gathered and public meetings for the affected communities will be held. Information for each of the preliminary areas will be presented to the Board and, in December 1982 the Board will select "proposed areas" from the group of preliminary areas. Formal public hearings will be conducted for each of the proposed areas. Based on the information gathered through this process, the Board will finally select the "preferred areas" in the Metropolitan Area by early Summer 1982. 9