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GREAT RNER <br />1~NERGY® <br />tZ300 Elm Creek Boulevard • Maple Grove, Minnesota 55369-4718 • 763-445-5000 Fax 763-445-5D50 • www.GreatRiverEnergy.com <br />September 16, 2010 <br />Lori Johnson, City Administrator <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />Great River Energy (GRE) appreciates the support of the City's planning staff in working with <br />GRE to rezone our five (5) acre parcel from R3 Townhouse/Multiple Family Residential to I-1 <br />Light Indus"trial (Case # ZC 10-08). Due to the apparent lack of support for the rezaning by the <br />City Cauncii, we are withdrawing our request for rezoning at this time. <br />We are disappointed that the City Council did not unanimously follow the City's planning staff <br />and the Planning Commission's recommendation to approve the rezoning at this time. <br />Ear the retard, GRE wishes to restate our case far rezoning the parcel as follows: <br />1. THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SUPPORTS THE REZONING TO {-1: The <br />City's Comprehensive Plan Calls for the parcel to be rezoned to I-1. The City Staff and <br />Planning Commission unanimously recommend the' rezaning to I-1. <br />2. THE CITY OF ELK RIVER PLEDGED SUPPORT FOR REZONE: The City of Elk River <br />pledged their support of the re-zoning of the Hohlen parcel in exchange for the right to <br />acquire 1.4 acres of GRE land south of the wastewater treatment facility in the <br />agreement dated 2/20/07 and executed by Mayor Stephanie Klinzing. '~ See Page 2, <br />item 6 - °... This new storage location will require re-zoning and improvements to <br />support that activity. The Cooperative and the City will diligently pursue the re-zoning to <br />facilitate the transfer of property to the City.° <br />3. UNDER CURRENT ZON{NG THE PROPERTY CANNOT REASONABLY BE <br />DEVELOPED: Under the Current R3 zoning -Townhouse/Multi-family Residential, GRE <br />is not able to develop or use the property for our utility business. If GRE sold the parcel <br />to a developer for an apartment Complex, no reasonable access to the parcel exists. <br />Traffic congestion at the Main StreetlCarson Street alignment is already well below <br />service standards, and it is in the City's best interest to keep any additional traffic off <br />Main Street at this area. <br />A TouChseone Energy CooperaEive f Contains t QO°lo post consumer waste <br />r-- <br />