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<br /> Downtown eyed first
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<br /> 1 by Jim Boyle
<br /> Staff writer
<br /> The Elk River Housing and Mikols heads downtown group
<br /> Redevelopment Authority is on
<br /> the lookout for a.redevelnpmeht 'Tony over f• of Mikols River Studios is the new president
<br /> _ ' _ of the the RiversedgeDowntownDevelopment Co
<br /> The group will start its search
<br /> in dovnitoHe takes aver for Char Barder of the Olde Main EaterY,
<br /> wli Elk River,but th. e - and says he hopes the group will become more assertive in,
<br /> grouP aPPears to favor moving
<br /> laddressing the needs of the downtown business owners.
<br /> Members of the ovaly and cautiouslhy.' ' The group will have its first meeting at 8 a.m. on July 1..2
<br /> directed Catherine 1VIehelich, - 1
<br /> s BRA ave in the biulding back behin. d. the,Elk River Trading,Coin,
<br /> the new director of.economic Mikols a.grkeed to
<br /> downtown Elk River. . . .
<br /> the helm of the organization if he
<br /> development, voThuled hboeabradcefeddiruepettbakeyreaa vice president and a secretary
<br /> do town businesstabgal013:nilinersg
<br /> bout the future of the down' Cliff Lundberg a agreed to do that -, .-!
<br /> h s been named the vice president and
<br /> a town. She said she win scope Cindy Koonz of the Cre . _ erica has been named the sec-
<br /> ut. potential redevelopment
<br /> projects
<br /> retary. These are new positionfor the group
<br /> ill
<br /> RrThe HRA recently so'id tie.' from AntiquesrsedgebDowntown,oardaambDebbie
<br /> members
<br /> aincllDoeblerde Barder, of ElkRiver
<br /> had cleared and Ramsey
<br /> Beth -1,
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<br /> King and Main site, ed fo
<br /> which it Trading Co.,., Jim Simpson of the Bank of Elk River, Den
<br /> PreParr Heinzraai? of the Elk River Star News and Bud.Boulton of
<br /> development Knolving tins,citY First National Bank of Elk Riven:, ,,.., .o
<br /> staff has asked the. I-IRA to .
<br /> think about other potential • __ • •ct (CBD) and along east
<br /> recdietyveAlodnainipmenettreter projects.Ic)at KEsersB:RAhe is apprehensivesticicang
<br /> about the _ --
<br /> • its neck out on Highway 10 downtown:Ealla
<br /> told the group at a June .
<br /> meeting one'issue which 26 any redevelopment,referring to Th
<br /> discussion on 'inn the struggle it took to deal the for _ . ,... r e _
<br /> necessitate the Kg and Main site. _- 'developing a criteria or,d s
<br /> :. * future of downtown is the(level- HRA
<br /> Daryl 'ignating redevelopment areas ,
<br /> opmen.t of King and Main itselfid•
<br /> ' -As contractors prepare • Thompson saidthedowntownD *Identifying redevelopment ,
<br /> . e . as ,-
<br /> a building for the First Ntl_:tioila
<br /> Bank of Elk River andother„hei- ''dtinbouswnginte,easxvvnsecitsedbdoencoatbmsoeeentmmanothreYtb:hci):ngis: tailectanatoiddeersiingrig alliriniredeVaeloc°Pmnallent:
<br /> tenants,issiarlawhthatattowilidohawiovntheetoofthbthee7alasdiedacire- filiffRA"liMe said
<br /> dber Stewart plandesign-guidelines for
<br /> "We walks,should be interested in
<br /> de 1 exit sites in CBD.
<br /> possible : s'areih.eda,thetewilaeu.imdelikeevaterYth:e the redevelopment
<br /> .n.entii.the CBD
<br /> ..' Klaers said. _
<br /> what the red brick bec.
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<br /> es , Wilson 'develop
<br /> *Issue Request For Proposals
<br /> for re ve opmiere the concept
<br /> alnaab e ,
<br /> —' —- ,, ' said, noting that it should. , plThaceomfoprsthonosseaitliatlive.there., •Furthersei tp ,,_en
<br /> downtownElk of facade grants in cooperation
<br /> something that can be rePhcat-
<br /> ed II:mint-girl able and sonle a WilsonRid vefinrwillatiagronneeeyrae,rthheer atbSalltill.wjusa just
<br /> era• Nvictithonbpian 1 to w7r, on CRD
<br /> big ' but it will either
<br /> be a issue, thin' d but said he has *Continue
<br /> back the old,,brick facadeswhich •C ns. trades database of down-
<br /> - were very attractive. town
<br /> businesses
<br /> established byra
<br /> continue a tone or set a new • HRA Chair Duane Kropuen- _ This was me.
<br /> tone” :, ske and ERA Member Linda bers of the
<br /> effRAElk and
<br /> dver theCElkity ,-
<br /> lighting and garbage cans were
<br /> installed downtown years agod the June 26 meeting.
<br /> The Economic 'Developmenther
<br /> on an improvement project,an „, Strategic Plan, a num1 during.
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<br /> ef Rivet Economic Developmen
<br /> Authority However-,„, it-was
<br /> e
<br /> ' dropped'in.-the4 level-orpritAit-3i t_
<br /> thaocintywwoulandiats;t think it would championed the idea of bringinga
<br /> Huntington were absent from Council, . , , t
<br /> li Col;blestone b6cks, decorative , .
<br /> the sidewniki are n°1vill need of pObrs''stibIe action steps for redev _ . . themost recent s„tT„, ategic
<br /> i . repair_ 1:- '', Toth said opment in the Central Business planning
<br /> HRA Member Larry
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