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LAND of LAKES <br />CHOIRBOYS <br /> <br /> OF MINNESOTA, INC. <br /> "Minnesota's Singing Boys" <br /> <br />P.O. BOX 74 - ELK RIVER, MN 55330 (763) 263-8880 <br /> <br />Item~ <br /> <br />September 24, 2001 <br /> <br />CRAIG CARMODY-ANDERSON <br />Founder / Conductor <br /> <br />JOHN D. FITZGERALD, JR. <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />FRANCIS D.C. STOCKWELL <br />Artistic Director <br /> <br />MARY JO BUETrNER <br />Administrative Assistant <br /> <br />Board of Directors <br /> <br />PAUL OLSEN <br />President <br /> <br />SANDRA WEICHT <br />So- ' wy <br /> <br />Dl,..,ors <br /> <br />SAM BENTLEY <br />JACK HOLMES <br />JOHN MELIN <br />FRED OSS <br />JACK M. PICKLER <br />CONNIE ROSENDAHL <br />JOHN C. WEICHT <br /> <br />Artistic Consultant <br /> <br />PROF. WOLFGANG POWISCHER <br /> <br />European Tour Coordinator <br /> <br />GISELA TIEBE <br /> <br />Elk River Mayor <br />Elk River City Council Members & <br />Economic Development Authority Members <br /> <br />RE: The Land of Lakes Choirboys <br /> <br />Dear Mayor & Members of the City Council and EDA; <br /> The Land of lakes Choirboys has been a part of this community for over twenty- <br />five years. During that time the choir has touched the lives of hundreds of young men and <br />thousands of family members and residents of this area and surrounding communities. <br /> It is with sadness that I must report that just as our prOgram is larger, stronger <br />and better than it has ever been, we are told by the State of Minnesota that our facilities <br />and land are to be taken to accommodate the construction of an overpass. <br /> It is for this reason that the Board of Directors and staff of the Land of Lakes <br />Choirboys would like to petition an audience with you to respectfully request eight to ten <br />acres of land fi:om the City of Elk River so that we might remain here and not only <br />rebuild a better Choir facility but additional space that would be useable for this <br />community at large. <br /> Our plans would be to construct a building with office, meeting, storage and two <br />large practice areas so that our program can continue to grow. In addition we would <br />create a commons area (with a kitchen) and a performance area that would accommodate <br />four hundred to four hundred and fifty people. Our new facility would provide this <br />community with a medium sized performance and meeting space to fill the gap between <br />the new large theater being constructed at the High School and their present soon to be <br />remodeled small theater. (Our request would also provide some common parking area for <br />use by the Early Childhood Development and Arts Center). <br /> We believe that with your helpful donation of land we would then have the <br />ability to start and complete this project in a timely fashion with the funds that will be <br />paid to us by the State, the collateral and future sale of our remaining land (unusable as a <br />Choir School) and a Capital Campaign of arts related foundations. <br /> We thank you in advance for your time and consideration of this project and hope <br />that we are able to present this oppommity to you. <br /> <br /> Rb'spectfully <br /> <br />/~d President <br /> <br />/4.1. <br /> <br />A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION <br /> <br /> <br />