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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP <br /> <br />t~ll N N EAPOLIS <br />WASHINGTON, D.C. <br /> <br /> LONDON <br /> BRUSSELS <br /> HONG KONG <br /> DES MOINES <br /> ILOCHESTER. <br /> COSTA MESA <br /> <br />PILLSBURY CENTER. SOUTH <br />220 SOUTH SIXTH STR.EET <br />MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402-1498 <br />TELEPHONE: (612) 340-2600 <br /> FAX: (612) 340-2868 <br /> <br /> GREGORY A. FONTAINE <br /> (612) 340-8729 <br />FAX (612} 340-2807 <br />fontaine.greg@dorseylaw.com <br /> <br />December 2; i 998 <br /> <br /> NEW YOP. K <br /> DENVER. <br /> SEATTLE <br /> FAP-GO <br /> BILLINGS <br /> MISSOULA <br /> <br />G R. EAT FALLS <br /> <br />HAND DELIVERED <br /> <br />Hon. Hank Duitsman <br />Mayor <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />Re: Special Assessment--East Elk River/Phase I--Area C <br /> <br />Dear Mayor Duitsman: <br /> <br /> This letter is submitted on behalf of Cargill Incorporated ("Cargill") to object to the City <br />of Elk River's proposed special assessments in connection with the above-referenced project, <br />which proposed assessments are more specifically set forth in the City's notice of November 13, <br />1998. The City notice indicates that the proposed assessments (in a cumulative principal amount <br />of $360,920)'would be applied to the following properties.owned by Cargill within the so-culled <br />Proposed Assessment Area C: Parcels Nos. 75-012-2000, 75-011-2400 and 75-011 - 1401. <br />These parcels are collectively referred to hereinafter as the "Cargill parcels." <br /> <br /> This objection is made pursuant to the terms of the City's notice and Minn. Stat. ch. 429. <br />In summary form, the reasons for these objections include the following: <br /> <br /> 1. The Cargill parcels identified in the City's notice include land that is subject to a <br />conservation easement established pursuant to Minn. Stat. ch. 84C, and property protected by <br />such an easement is not subject to the proposed special assessments. <br /> <br /> <br />