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1 <br />N <br />.N <br />"~ <br />.N <br />C <br />ENERGY EXPO ZD.10 <br />A SUCCESS``" <br />The 2010 <br />successful, <br />Minnesota's Energy City? Find <br />out on P2 <br />ARRIVED <br />The long awaited Northstar Com- <br />muter rail finally arrived and Elk <br />River sets the maim. Find out how on <br />P2 <br />LEGAL. ADVICE-FOR <br />CENTRAL MN <br />SMALL BUSINESSES <br />ang about starting a small <br />business? Find out about an opportu- <br />nity to,get some free advice on 1'3 <br />PLAN FOR LAND AROUND NORTHSTAR SITE NEARS COMPLETION <br />City to Capitalize Area and Begin Marketing City Owned Property <br />In the Fall of 2008 the City of Elk River, <br />through its Economic Development Au- <br />thority, began a Focused Area Study <br />(FAST around the Northstar commuter <br />rail station. The initial study comprised of <br />700 acres centered around the station site, <br />on the East side of US HWY 10/ i69, and <br />later expanded to the west side, for a total <br />study of 930 acres. The plan focuses on <br />piggy backing on the momentum from the <br />Northstar commuter rail line, planning for <br />the eventual changes to the US HWY 10 <br />access and to provide a development <br />framework for the 75 acres of City owned <br />land. <br />The study is an inclusive review of major <br />transportation routes and land use <br />throughout the area. It addresses housing, <br />employment, retail goals and maximizing <br />the transit areas around the station site. <br />"we have a lan and a <br />~yamework or today/ <br />J' f ;' <br />and for the future. . <br />Ron Touchette, ED~1 President <br />The future status of HWY 10/ 169 will <br />have a significant impact to this area. A <br />completed regional corridor plan suggests <br />that all at grade intersections from the <br />Hwy 101 interchange to the eastern <br />border of the City will close, to be re- <br />placedwith one interchange serving the <br />area. The Focused area plan attempts to <br />capitalize on this interchange location, <br />suggesting a location for MnDOT, and <br />preserving necessary infrastructure routes <br />throughout the area to accommodate <br />future land uses logically and safely. <br />#ollow us on ElkRiverC> 763.635. i 040 www.ci.dk-rivermn.us/economicdevelopmer~t SUMMER 2010 <br />Kiver <br />The article continues on page 3. <br />