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Printer version: Traffic fee stirring debate among tenants,property managers Page 2 of 2 <br /> Among the cities pushing for the fee are Minnetonka, Bloomington and Edina. The industry groups <br /> opposing it include the Minnesota Grocers Association, the Minnesota Retailers Association, the <br /> Minnesota Trucking Association and the state chapter of the National Association of Industrial and <br /> Office Properties. <br /> It's hard to determine how much property owners would pay,but one report provided to the Legislature <br /> by proponents put the fee at about $3 to $5 a month for single-family homes and $50 to $100 for a high- <br /> density commercial property such as a supermarket. The fee most likely would be assessed via water <br /> bills. <br /> . The bill was removed from the transportation bill in committee Friday, but it might be resurrected before <br /> the session ends. If not, "it will come up again next year," Miller promised. "It's not going to go away." <br /> lGrowth in Elk River <br /> Elk River, about 25 miles northwest of Minneapolis, aims to be "the light-industrial hub of the northwest <br /> metro," according to the city's slogan. Toward that end, the city is planning to develop two sites totaling <br /> about 100 acres for industrial development, adding to about 120 acres already taken up by business <br /> parks. <br /> Amcon Construction of Eagan and Indianapolis-based Duke Realty recently made bids to develop one <br /> of the sites -- 38 acres adjacent to what would be the Elk River Station of the proposed Northstar <br /> commuter rail line. The city is evaluating the bids,both of which call for creating space for industrial <br /> and warehouse use. <br /> • The second parcel, called the Cargill property since the city bought it from Cargill Inc., includes about <br /> 60 acres along Hwy. 10. It will be developed sometime in 2006, said Catherine Mehelich, Elk River's <br /> director of economic development. <br /> Dan Mitchell is at dmitchell@startribune.com. <br /> ©Copyright 2005 Star Tribune.All rights reserved. <br /> • <br /> http://www.startribune.com/dynamic/story.php?template=print_a&story=5326083 4/4/2005 <br />