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2.4 <br /> <br />NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ADJACENT LAND OWNERS WITHIN 350 FEET OF <br />SITE <br /> <br />The names and addresses of adjacent land owners within a 350-foot radius of the Site are <br />attached in Appendix B. <br /> <br />2.5 PURPOSE OF PROPOSED EXTRACTION <br /> <br />The purpose of the project is to obtain natural agg-regate material for use in the construction <br />industry. Gravel material mined will be used for the production of asphalt, which will be used for <br />building new roads and improving existing roads in the surrounding area. <br /> <br />2.6 <br /> <br />ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE THE PROPOSED EXTRACTION AND <br />REHABILITATION <br /> <br />The proposed duration of the mining operation is ten years. Three phases of mining are planned <br />at this time. Upon conclusion of the mining operations, the Site will be restored to agricultural <br />use or developed as residential or commercial property. <br /> <br />2.7 TRANSPORTATION ROUTES <br /> <br />The gravel mined will be processed on Site or hauled to Elk River Bituminous' located <br />approximately ¼-mile south of the Site. Truck traffic generated by the gravel mine will be <br />limited to an approximate 1,000 foot stretch between 219th Avenue and 217th Avenue on Trunk <br />Highway 169. Auxiliary northbound and southbound shoulder lanes will be constructed <br />according to Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) specifications. Trucks will <br />depart the Site on 219th Avenue travelling westbound, turn left and travel southbound on Trunk <br />Highway 169 in the southbound shoulder lane, and turn left on 217th Avenue, travel eastbound <br />and enter Elk River Bituminous. Trucks leaving Elk River Bituminous will travel westbound on <br />217th Avenue, turn right on and travel northbound on Trunk Highway 169 in'the northbound <br />shoulder lane, and turn right onto 219th Avenue and travel eastbound into the Site. <br /> <br />2.8 SITE SPECIFICATIONS <br /> <br />2.8.1 Physical Relationship of the Proposed Extraction Site to the <br /> Community <br /> <br />The Site is located in the northern portion of Elk River, east of Trunk Highway 169. According <br />to the 2002 Elk River Zoning Map, the Site is currently zoned for agicultural conservation. <br />Adjacent properties to the east and west are also zoned for agricultural conservation. Properties <br />adjacent to the north and south are zoned for both mineral excavation and agricultural <br />conservation. Active gravel mines are operating adjacent to the north and south of the Site and <br /> <br /> LIESCH ASSOCIATES, I'NC. <br />January 2003 Hydrogeologists. Engineers · Environmental Scientists 'Page 2' <br /> <br /> <br />