At or before the time fixed for the hearing designated in the notice published under section 5 of this chapter, any person interested in or who will be affected by the proposed project may file with the department a written remonstrance against the proposed project, in whole or in part. At the hearing, which may be adjourned from time to time, the board:
The decision shall be entered in the records of the department.
IC 36-9-6.5-6