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’ MSA was a public building, built and taken down with public money. Then, two public boards in the same government were fighting about what's in the dust. The Capital Improvement Board withheld an environmental report paid for by taxpayers. The city's Air Board struggled to get the results. Finally the CIB tells the air board the report will remain confidential, due to attomey/client privilege.

"This was a study done for the Capital Improvement Board for its own purposes," said David Dawson, the CIB's spokesperson.

"When you run from me and you tell me I cant give it to you or you cloak yourself in attomey/client privilege, I have some issues with that," said Wallace.

"They must have something to hide that was detrimental to the general population that was down here that day," said Montel Giden.

The News 81-Team asked Mayor Bart Peterson why the city wasn't releasing the results. "I'd have to know more about the facts. This is the first Tve ever heard of it without knowing more. There's just nothing more I can say about it," said Mayor Peterson.

But within hours that soon changed. The mayor got involved and the CIB released the report to the I-Team. We then brought the report to the same Air Board member who spent the last six months trying to get a copy. As it turns out, this once-secret report found very little that was unhealthy: just a few "potential" asbestos fibers and too much dust at two locations.

Nothing to worry about? Maybe not. But the report only tested how much dust was in the air and not what was in it.

"I would like to know, personally. Fm an Air Pollution Board member. Was there lead in the dust.? Was there polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the dust? Were there other contaminants?" wondered Wallace.

The building's gone, but the dust hasn't settled yet. The I-Team's environmental experts say it may be how this report was done that presents a problem. "We would call it a health concern at this time," said Havics.

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We watched it disappear into dust six months ago. Now, a News 81-Team investigation uncovers new information about the implosion of Market Square Arena and what experts say is a possible health concern. 02/04/2002

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