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LAND of LAKES <br /> • <br /> Atrose, CHOIRBOYS <br /> OF MINNESOTA, INC. <br /> CHOIRBOYS <br /> ---� <br /> "Minnesota's Singing Boys"" <br /> FOUNDED 1976 <br /> P.O. BOX 74- ELK RIVER, MN 55330 (763) 263-8880 <br /> September 24, 2001 <br /> CRAIG CARMODY-ANDERSON Elk River Mayor <br /> Founder/Conductor Elk River City Council Members& <br /> JOHN D.FITZGERALD,JR. Economic Development Authority Members <br /> Executive Director <br /> FRANCIS D .STOCKWELL " RE: The Land of Lakes Choirboys <br /> Artistic Director <br /> MARY JO BUETTNER Dear Mayor&Members of the City Council and EDA; <br /> Administrative Assistant The Land of lakes Choirboys has been a part of this community for over twenty- <br /> Board of Directors <br /> five years.During that time the choir has touched the lives of hundreds of young men and <br /> thousands of family members and residents of this area and surrounding communities. <br /> PAUL OLSEN <br /> President It is with sadness that I must report that just as our program is larger, stronger <br /> and better than it has ever been,we are told by the State of Minnesota that our facilities <br /> SANDRA WEICHT and land are to be taken to accommodate the construction of an overpass. <br /> It is for this reason that the Board of Directors and staff of the Land of Lakes <br /> Dir ors Choirboys would like to petition an audience with you to respectfully,request eight to ten <br /> SAM BENTLEY acres of land from the City of Elk River so that we might remain here and not only <br /> JACK HOLMES <br /> JOHN MELIN rebuild a better Choir facility h <br /> but additional space that would be useable for this <br /> FRED OSS community at large. <br /> JACK COM NNIE ROSENDAHL plans would be to construct a building with office,meeting, storage and two <br /> CONNIE ROSENDAHL h g g � <br /> JOHN C.WEICHT large practice areas so that our program can continue to grow. In addition we would <br /> Artistic Consultant create a commons area(with a kitchen)and a performance area that would accommodate <br /> four hundred to four hundred and fifty people. Our new facility would provide this <br /> PROF.WOLFGANG POWISCHER community with a medium sized performance and meeting space to fill the gap between <br /> European Tour Coordinator the new large theater being constructed at the High School and their present soon to be <br /> GISELA TIEBE remodeled small theater. (Our request would also provide some common parking.area for <br /> use by the Early Childhood Development and Arts Center). <br /> We believe that with your helpful donation of land we would then have the <br /> ability to start and complete this project in a timely fashion with the funds that will be <br /> paid to us by the State, the collateral and future sale of our remaining land(unusable as a <br /> Choir School)and a Capital Campaign of arts related foundations. <br /> We thank you in advance for your time and consideration of this project and hope <br /> that we are able to present this opportunity to you. <br /> ectfullyP <br /> Jack `,olmes`` _ <br /> Bo d President <br /> A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION <br />