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"ity of <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />Item# t~.5. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Scott Harlicker, Planning Assista~{ <br /> <br />September 21, 1998 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Update on Northstar Corridor <br /> Project <br /> <br />At the September 3rd meeting of the Northstar Corridor Development <br />Authority, one of the main agenda items discussed was the public <br />involvement activity of the Major Investment Study (MIS). A series of three <br />public workshops are scheduled for mid October. One wokshop will be held in <br />St. Cloud, one in Fridley and one at the Sherburne County Government <br />Center. The workshops will be held in the evenings, probably from 6 pm to 9 <br />pm. Each workshop will follow the same format. A 15 minute presentation is <br />scheduled for 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15. Information booths will be set up; each <br />booth will have information on a specific aspect of the Northstar Corridor. <br />Notices will be published in the local papers and media releases will also go <br />out to area radio and television stations as well as area newspapers. A short <br />video will be available to show on local cable networks. I will find out the <br />exact date of the Sherburne County Government Center meeting at the next <br />meeting of the Authority, which will be on Thursday October 1st. <br /> <br />The Commuter Rail Feasibility Study was also discussed. One item that will <br />be of special interest to Elk River is the need for a central maintenance <br />facility. The study has identified the need for a central maintenance facility <br />located midway along the corridor. Elk River has been tentatively identified <br />as a possible location. The facility would be located to the west of the Elk <br />River station, would require about 20 acres immediately adjacent to the <br />BNSF mainline and as close as possible to the station. Highway access will <br />also be needed. Given these parameters, it will be difficult to find a suitable <br />site in Elk River. A possible alternative may be a site in eastern Big Lake <br />Township. Additional information on this item is included in the packet. <br /> <br />A preliminary service plan was also presented. A copy of the service plan has <br />been attached. Included in that plan were preliminary timetables that BNSF <br />will use in their capacity modeling. The preliminary schedule includes <br />weekday departure times from Elk River at 6:15 am, 6:48 am, 7:18 am, 12:44 <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />