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JOHN L lqACGIBBON ATIORHEY AT LAW 261 L BROADWAY P.O. BOX 999 MONTICELLO. HN 55362 TELEPHOHE 295-&667 AREA CODE January 15, 1997 Mr. Steven B. Ach City Planner City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330 Re: Closure of the Elk Terrace Mobile Home Park Dear Mr. Ach: Following the public hearing scheduled pursuant to Section 327C.095, Subd. 4 of the Minnesota Statutes with respect to the closure of the Elk Terrace Mobile Home Park, Earl Hohlen and Lorraine Hohlen, being the owners of this park, have taken the following action and/or the following circumstances have changed: 1. The park had a capacity of approximately 60 mobile homes. Through attrition and through the efforts of Hohlens to reduce the number of units in a way that minimized the impact on the particular resident, there are now 32 mobile homes remaining on the park. All of which are subject to the closure previously noticed. 2. Acting pursuant to the direction of the Council and the City Officers, the Hohlens have had a one-on-one meeting with the residents occupying approximately 28 of the remaining units. The occupants of the 4 units that have not met with the Hohlens may be subject to removal from the park for reasons other than the park closure. 3. Preceding such meeting, the Hohlens delivered to each resident a written notice indicating to the resident their willingness to meet with the particular resident. 4. In their meetings, the Hohlens attempted to ascertain what each resident expected in the way of compensation relating to the removal of his or her particular mobile home. It is the Hohlens' contention that such meetings for the most part were unproductive with the asking price proffered by the resident being in excess of what Hohlens believe to be the fair market value of the mobile home.