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Elk River Bowl, Inc. <br />13161 Hwy. 10W <br /> PO. Box 352 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />(763)441-7050 <br />Fax: (763)441-7051 <br /> <br />March 10, 2004 <br /> <br />To the City of Elk River; <br /> <br />We have chosen not to request an administrative hearing or pay the Administrative Penalty of <br />$500.00. We feel that this penalty is unfair. We have 3 reasons that we do not think this penalty <br />is our responsibility. <br /> <br />First of all, Charles Wells the employee who sold the alcohol illegally had gone through alcohol <br />awareness training in the fall of 2002. We also did alcohol awareness in the fall of 2003 but <br />Charles Wells was not working tbr us at the time. He was a temporary employee who we let go <br />on the night of the incident, because of his illegal sale of alcohol. <br /> <br />Secondly, Elk River Bowl has been a law abiding member of the Elk River Business community <br />since 1985. In all of those years we had passed multiple compliance checks tbr both alcohol and <br />cigarettes. We are very pro~essive in our training of all employees in proper sales of alcohol <br />and cigarettes with among other things, hosting training in the fall of each year. We do not feel <br />that we should be punished for having one employee in 19 years misread a drivers license. <br /> <br />The third reason is that not even the state of Minnesota places blame on employers who have an <br />employee make a mistake. The employee is supposed to take the initiative to make sure he obeys <br />the laws of the state. <br /> <br />If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me at <br />441-7050. <br /> ,/ / / / <br />Sin~rely,.t" / / / ,// <br /> <br />George E. Larson~ <br /> <br /> <br />