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~'~i ...... ~ ............ Page 1 <br /> <br />Agenda Item #7 <br /> <br />Shandwick <br /> Internationel <br /> <br />United States <br /> <br />Shandwick Minneapolis <br />8400 Normandale Lake BNd., <br />Suite 500 <br />Minnealxgis, MN 55437 <br /> <br />Tel. (952)83~-5000 <br />Fax. (952)831-8241 <br />www. sinandwic~.com <br /> <br />TO: Tim Yantos <br /> <br />FROM: Holly Ziemer <br /> <br />DATE: March 22, 2000 <br /> <br />NCDA Open Houses <br /> <br />CC: JeffDehler <br /> <br />Here is a brief summary of the Open Houses sponsored by the Northstar Corridor Development <br />Authority. By all accounts, the Open Houses were a success. Approximately 100 people attended <br />each Open House, which were held in the follow cities: <br /> <br />Northeast Minneapolis, February 26' <br />St. Cloud, March I <br /> <br />Fridley, February 29 <br />Elk River, March 2 <br /> <br />The public forums were publicized in a direct mail newsletter mailed to more than 302,000 <br />residents living along the Northstar Corridor. Shandwick also conducted extensive media <br />relations, resulting in notices about the Open Houses in the Star Tribune, St. Cloud Times, <br />Associated Press Daybook, the ABC Newspapers, WCCO-AM, KS JR (St. Cloud MPR affiliate), <br />WJON-AM, WMNN, KARE-TV, KSTP-TV and several other newspapers and cable television <br />stations. A detailed media coverage report has been sent to Jeff Dehler. <br /> <br />Project planners representing the NCDA, the project's engineering firm (BRW, Inc.), Minnesota <br />Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) and the Metropolitan Council were stationed <br />throughout the Open House to talk to the public and answer questions. In addition, brief <br />presentations with a "Questions and Answer" session were conducted at each Open House. <br />Visuals were posted to provide the public with information about: <br /> <br />· Capital costs <br />· Funding <br />· Potential service schedule <br />· Status of environmental review process <br />· Project schedule <br /> <br />· Operation and maintenance costs <br />· Station locations and amenities <br />· Major Investment Study results <br />· Prototypical station rendering <br />· Links to regional transportation system <br /> <br /> <br />