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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS • Except for the Cretex office building and the Hitching Post condominium, Main Street between Morton and Lowell Avenues is lined with single-family homes. Many have been converted to office uses. These home offices provide a nice transition from the single-family neighborhood to the west and the Core CBD, thus we recommend maintaining these homes. In addition, the Northern Area provides a better location for offices and should receive first priority for redevelopment. Downtown Primary Redevelopment Sites The map on the following page shows the location of the sites we identified above as having the greatest potential for redevelopment within the Downtown Redevelopment Area. While these sites do not represent the only potential sites for redevelopment, they are the sites we have identified that would have the greatest positive impact on the Downtown. As such,redeveloping these properties should receive first priority. Besides the primary redevelopment sites, three other properties have land use and/or appearance issues that should be addressed in the long-term, as opportunities present themselves. These three properties are located between Highway 10 and the railroad. They are Boelter's Towing, Martin Plaza, and Hunt's Feed and Garden Center. Most people interviewed expressed a wish to preserve Hunt's Feed and Garden Center because of its history in Elk River. Martin Plaza and Boelter's Towing, however, somewhat detract from the positive visual image of the Downtown. Because they are sandwiched on narrow lots between Highway 10 and the railroad, • redevelopment potential with other land uses is limited. We suggest that if the opportunity presents itself in the future, these businesses should be relocated and their present sites razed and landscaped. i