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• <br /> III. BACKGROUND TO THE ANOKA COUNTY SITE <br /> During 1982, the Metropolitan Airport Commission and <br /> the City of Blaine developed a short-term lease agreement for <br /> part of the current site for the development of a recreational <br /> area. - <br /> During 1985, a second parcel was included in the short-term <br /> lease agreement expanding the recreational area. <br /> During 1986, a expansion of the second parcel .took <br /> place under the short-term lease agreement, which forms the <br /> total leased space, in the shape of an inverted "L". <br /> Today, the site, known as the Blaine Soccer Complex, <br /> consists of 13 -regulation soccer field (2 of which are lighted) <br /> 2 mini-soccer fields, and 4 adult softball fields. <br /> • The site has been the host site for many Minnesota <br /> Junior Soccer Associal Soccer State Tournaments, for many <br /> Blaine Soccer Club Soccer Tournaments, and these past two <br /> summers, the host for the Son's of Norway sponsored USA CUP <br /> Internation Youth Soccer Tournament. <br /> It is the single largest soccer complex of it's kind <br /> in an 11-state area of the mid-west. It is ideally suited <br /> for a development of this nature, and in fact, is a natural <br /> outgrowth to the previous programming at the site. <br /> On January 6, 1987, the Metropolitan Airport <br /> Commissions' Planning and Physical Development. Committee gave <br /> unanimous endorsement to the concept and the site, which requires <br /> an additional 110 acreas of MAC property, for a 50 - 99 year <br /> lease, and- to help with the Federal Environmental Impact work! <br />