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612 370 1378 P.08/11 HUG-01-1995 16:50 BRtd 1.) InereaM lll/'ld a.. 0' Camm...nily (gr "'rlbal MemDer Residences . The land CUa of ~ Co..,munily as noted is mostly on 8 fIooCIplain and limited in Size. There is a waiting list of about 80 famities who wauId like move 10 the Community if there were land available. These members desire to be Closer \0 family, their Ileritage and cultura end be a part of a community. F urthar, helf of the lI/Vl;)lIed members are la'lder 18 and most likely will .~ i" the Communily or eventually come b8c:k to the Community after a period of lime away. The COtTlmunity is develOPing a home mortgage pro;rem to "Siat memller.s to ClI:IIai" afford'aIlle nousing. The Arden Hjl~ Site will ptOYide an OIlPOrlunity to c:rqle another community with atfOrdaCle, safe housing for tribal memllers. . 2.) Health C~ Resillent tribal membets and non-resident tribal members considering relUrnIIIg to tne COmmunity neve concerns aboUl lI'le health of thafr families living so c1ClSa to a nudear power . generating plunt und hiliI'! VOllu;e I>>NW lI"e.. Since this is the only community in !he United Statas 1000ted 80 close to . nudell, power ~ratlng plant (residences within 3 blocks). tile slt.ldlee are nol deflllitlve 0" the effec:ts of SUCh close proximity to lIuman bei"gs over lime. The studies on living ClOse to IIlgII voltage power Iinas ara, also. not definitive. Further. !he publiC who come 10 ll8Ine elthe tribal business ent8tprise !lave ~ about the Safety of being so close to a nuclellT power generaling plam aflll high voIlage po_r lines. 3.) Safely Concerns The residant tribal members an<l l1'Ie pul)/ic who come to the tribal Qaming ocarations hllVll concerns that . a. the road access on and off Pralrla Island is limited; ancI this COIlIcI cause serious crob/ems If thera were II disaster, whether natural or man-made; b. an incident 8t1he nuclear power generating plant WI1ether miner or major. mey cause - Physical injury or damage 10 people and !he environment c. a railroad acciclenl COuld be harmful to lIoIh people, Patrons Of the tribal Ilu&iness - enterprise, and tile environment; d. a barge aCCident COUld be harmful \0 the same plllties: I e. due 10 the limited land base on the Island end limited enlranc:ellexits on ,he ieland incidents of civil disobedience may cauae MIsty risks to tribal member resldent1 aM PIlTOM of tribal ~U$jna" enterprises. I 4.) Oev1looing the Tribe', Economic PotentJa, The tribe seas \he value of diyersifieation of II's busiTle$S enlerprises. However, il also finds I limitetionsto development. This Is due to the limited lan<l ~8Se of the COmmunity end lhe Im~ct of any development on the environment of this island, Further, the lack of intere81 of business 10 locate neJl\ to a nuclear power gena rating plant on an island in the MiSSissippi River. I The use of the Arden Hilfs site _uld proVide an ere. to 1I1trac1 encf develop other businesses. Hig,.. Slakes gaming may net be around for a very long timo. so the tribe is ~ous to find other ways to generate revanuas to care for their ~ and plan fur future generations 8OCOrding I to the Dakota culture. A second gaming enterprise on the Arden Hills site may assist in generating income 10 develop jnfrast~e and 089in purswl'Ig other tlCOIlOmic aev.locment OPportunities. I . 3 I I