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<br /> A dairy cow in Corcoran grazed in the shadow of a quickly developing housing market in nearby Medina. Corcoran,with a popu-
<br /> lation of 5,630,is located just across the road from fast-growing communities such as Maple Grove.
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<br /> � Ebert,the vice chairman of the
<br /> By Mike Kaszuba a ,:',
<br /> Star Tribune Staff Writer' planning commission, whose
<br /> t • °'�- : Fyn V :1 business interests may clash
<br /> The end of the line for Bill - - .,.......,.-..,r , _ ?"4` with that goal.
<br /> Treptau and his farm im le i 1, s To some Ebert,a large
<br /> p p y,-E " c- property owner in the and
<br /> ment store comes today.And '�. ��F P P Y �'
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<br /> way of life in Corcoran,one of x' - Y' struction,has become a sym-
<br /> the last undeveloped cities in r, ' -;.:1 p a�""- ''''N°'� bol of an eagerness to build
<br /> Hennepin County. - + CIA'y "' �^ ++ that may prove harmful to
<br /> After nearly 50 years, he is G $' n i Corcoran.
<br /> closing and auctioning off an a- ,,.. g? Terry Forbord,president
<br /> inventory of tractors and other 14/ 4, r- - t x' A �-..'l of Laurent Development Co.,
<br /> equipment. His son, Scott, in - ' J' '�. ', k ..:::...e.,,,.`�'t r said he is negotiating to buy
<br /> a sign of changing demand, *et `' $ '��' p Y+ '+ I, - , some of Ebert's land for a
<br /> will continue operating a lawn . r- - - _ planned housing project in
<br /> n r and auto repair shop on Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune Corcoran.
<br /> ti...rroperty. Bill Treptau has older tractors lined up,ready for the auction
<br /> "There's only seven dairy today that will close the dealership after many years.
<br /> farmers left in the 7 square LAND continues on B2:
<br /> miles of Corcoran," he said. preserve the rural character pect will happenwhenthe city's —Met Council member says
<br /> "So,I'm done." of a city that sits in the state's two-year-old building morato- some areas'are never going
<br /> Down the road at City Hall, most populated county. The rium is lifted in November to to be built on."
<br /> the talk these days is how to topics range from what to ex- the role of people such as Greg
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