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Elk River ^� <br /> Municipal Utilities <br /> 13069 Orono Parkway • PO. Box 430 Phone: 763.441.2020 <br /> Elk River, MN 55330-0430 Fax: 763 441 8099 <br /> March 21, 2008 <br /> To: Jerry Takle <br /> President of Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> From: Bryan Adams pJ <br /> General Manager VUv <br /> Subject: Jackson Street Water Tower <br /> This memo is in response to your requests for more information on the Jackson Street Water <br /> Tower. At our March 2008 Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meeting, we discussed the <br /> future of this tower. We either need to paint this structure or remove it. The estimated cost to <br /> remove this tower is in the $35,000 range. The estimated cost of repainting is in the $55,000 to <br /> $60,000 range and will need to be spent on a 10 to 12 year interval. Also by removing this tower <br /> and pump house, this lot can he redeveloped. <br /> Enclosed is the following information for your review. <br /> 1) Picture of this 100,000 gallon water tower. <br /> 2) Aerial view of Jackson Water Tower area. <br /> This tower was constructed in 1920 by Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company and was the <br /> beginnings of Elk River's Municipal water system. This tower and the "Cretex" water tower, <br /> which was demolished in 2002, have not been in use since approximately 1986. When the water <br /> tower on Freeport Ave. was constructed in 1985, the Jackson Ave. and Cretex towers became <br /> obsolete due to their height. In 1997, municipal well WI which is at the base of the Jackson Ave. <br /> Tower \aas properly abandoned. <br /> In 2002, Utility staff proposed the Jackson Ave. Tower be demolished. It was decided at that <br /> time to market this tower as a place to attach telecommunication antennas. These marketing <br /> efforts have not been successful due to the towers' location and not being tall enough. <br /> There is nothing unique about this structure. Still in rural America in the small communities, <br /> many of these towers are still in use. Due to the smaller capacity and limited height, these <br /> structures often do not meet today's fire flow and pressure needs for larger or growing <br /> communities. <br /> 92 <br />