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issue is to get started, get people involved and move on, to plan at a beginning level and move on as appropriate. This process is trying to involve the general population. • Another response was that this is a different kind of planning process. We have parallel tracks going on in four different areas. People are doing something and plans are being designed to be implemented. A question was raised that do we all have the same ideas of what the CBD should look like? For example, is it the idea to create a "quaintness", like Stillwater, using the river to attract people downtown? So far, it's developing the way people want. Now we need to continue to motivate those who are active and try to involve others. Yes, some way of moving people across HWY. 10 may be needed, but this is a later stage project. We do have people taking ownership, taking on tasks and taking pride in what is happening. The possibility of a brief survey, to be included in some other, regular mailing, asking for ideas from those Elk River citizens unable to participate in the Visioning meetings, was discussed. This could include information-gathering on a Light Rail Transit (LRT) station location. We need to continue to look at the big picture and take into consideration not just the CBD, but are the ideas, plans and tasks good for Elk River as a whole? For example: is the CBD the best place for a LRT station? Are other areas, such as the Industrial Park, being considered? It's important that this planning process involve stockholders from the beginning. In order to involve as many as possible in the Visioning, a master list was compiled which merged such lists as; everyone who owns property in an area twice the size of the CBD, the Arts Committee, 2001 Committee and the Historical Committee. There have been public notices of meetings in The Elk River Star News and the first few ailings also went to all chamber members. Finally, though there are 30-40 people active in the Vision roup, basic information still is sent to the approximately 400 on the master list. Cliff asked that we address the issue of the proposed mural on the wall of the old Cinema building. What should it look like? Ideas were: • conduct a "contest" for design ideas to be submitted to a committee • a Monet type nature scene • a depiction of a Main street, utilize a Main street • some kind of nature theme (absent the elk) to compliment the adjacent park space • involve high school students in the design (not just the actual painting) • a river scene - paddleboat, people on the strand - tie downtown in with the river Cliff noted that an idea the group was thinking of was to have an artist design it, based on some theme, and then supervise students doing the actual painting. Renee reminded the committee that Energy House II will have an open house on January 22 at 11:00 a.m. Note: The February meeting of the Economic Development committee will focus on issues around the scenic and wild river "consensus building" process; ideas, plans, how we factor in the scheme of it all, etc. •