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September $ 2006 Page 2 Elk River BMX "wish list" for track: 1. An enclosed buildine over the track with retractable doors all around so they can be opened during nice weather. (Est. $ 300,000 - $500,000) * Less maintenance (no tarps, weeds, mowing needed as well as no weather destruction) * Keep vandals away from the track (concessions building has been broken into multiple times) * No rainouts or bad weather days (more use) * Racing would be held on both days of the weekend and would attract people for the weekend from ouY of town. (Helping businesses) * At least one b~ ABA event per year (National competition7) * Only indoor track in the state -would attract riders from all over Minnesota, North & South Dakota as well as Wisconsin. (Next closest is 5-6 hours away in Elkhorn, WI) * Talk of the BMX community in the upper Midwest 2. Enviro-tac (a coating over the clay ("dirt glue") [o help keep the track from being destroyed by rain) (Est. $3,000-$5,000 per year? -priced per gallon liter) http://www.envirotac.com/faq.htm * Needed only if a building over the track is not possible, or until it's built * Once this is applied, any rain left standing on the track can be swept off with a broom * No destruction of the track due to bad weather * Less maintenance -less volunteer work needed (which is hard to get in the first place) 3. Bleachers along the first and last straight (Est. $10,000 - $15,000) * Comfort -nice looking * More spectator space * Better view of the track and racing action 4. More clay (Est. $5,000 - $10,000) (sometimes clay is donated, but hauling it is not) * Better, bigger, nicer track * More use of track if it looks good, (if the older kids like it, the little kids will, too). 5. Six foot Fence around the entire track with lockable gates (Est. $8,000 - $10,000)