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• show for the $700,000 that has been spent. <br /> There was a strop sentiment among the group of RP's to pursue the heirs for the clean- <br /> up. Many felt that they had disposed of their hazardous waste in a responsible manner and <br /> felt it quite outrageous that the MPCA and the U of M expected the customers of <br /> Schnitzer's to be responsible for their irresponsible handling of this waste. They were <br /> especially outraged when it was learned that the U of M expected the RP's to also pay for <br /> the demolition of the two existing buildings ostensibly so that the soils under the buildings <br /> could be cleaned as well. <br /> Someone asked what the U of M wanted to do with the property once it was cleaned. <br /> They indicated that originally, it was intended to be used as a parking lot. When pressed <br /> about this original plan and why if it was going to be a parking lot was there concern <br /> about cleaning the soil under the buildings; how much contaminated soil could there be <br /> under the two buildings. The U of M representatives indicated that there was some talk <br /> about using the land for residential buildings. It then came out that the U of M intends to <br /> clean up the soil to an "unrestricted" level, which means that housing, gardens, <br /> playgrounds, etc could be established on the site, and then swapped with the City of <br /> Minneapolis for another piece of land in Minneapolis that the U of M is interested in. <br /> The U of M is also named as an RP. <br /> We will be sent copies of the minutes from today's meeting, including facts and figures. I <br /> • asked the U of M representatives to sent us a copy of their maps that indicate the level and <br /> depth of contamination. We can also get a copy of the studies that were done from <br /> MPCA but at a substantial cost as the document itself is also substantial. <br /> • <br />