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<br /> NEW URBANISM CONFERENCE November 24,2003
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<br /> SPECIAL INSERT
<br /> Elk River Pursues Downtown Revitalization
<br /> The City of Elk River is working on identified the core open house for the public.The HRA select-
<br /> central business ed MetroPlains as its developer in August
<br /> revitalization and redevelopment of its - district as the 2002.
<br /> historic downtown and is in a preliminary -""`l. t,. focus of.redevel- "Another important aspect of our sue-
<br /> development agreement with MetroPlains '` ^
<br /> p gr ,;, opment, and cess this time around with redevelopment
<br /> to complete financial feasibility and site 0: developed a pri- has been our public involvement process,"
<br /> plans early next year. ° II' " maty goal for said een our h."Redevelopment is long,
<br /> The purpose of the redevelopment is to ,, a ll redevelopment In hard and complex and things change.It rs
<br /> enhance the role of Elk River's historic ,, l u February 2002, important to involve the public and bring
<br /> downtown as a retail,commercial and res- s'col _ ..,.,�- I l the HRA held an them along in the process."To date,the city
<br /> idential area,and revitalize the investment Ir x +>*'A has Geld three open
<br /> made in the downtown business district. �'�Epi Iffi +' f ! 7 .. houses,published four
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<br /> Currently,MetroPlains is completing I siad ri v t l*'. .,,., is ..' Eryg r -I editions of a special
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<br /> financial feasibility and final site plans for ,, „I„5.,> �r,,.� � r,. project newsletter and
<br /> the redevelopment which will include two It ,,:i....
<br /> ,k _ r* ” � � '�,,,, has included informa-
<br /> downtown blocks with a walkingpath con- a non on the project on its
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<br /> ifleeting to a city park. Project plans y,- q r F `m web site and in the city
<br /> include: �� ..j...,,,,...7 ..,-` ` { �' .., ,, � newsletter.
<br /> Jackson Block-About 10,000 square 'llA ; ,.�,,. � '.„7-:..1- Mehelich also notes
<br /> feet of first floor commercial development - a ' i that the other aspectof
<br /> along Main Street and Jackson Avenue;up ,- �'*"` s"" t the revitalization pro-
<br /> to 52 underground parking stalls;18 sur- '" trr". ject is the rehabilitation
<br /> face parking stalls to the east of the build- couRresr of ELK Riven _ of historic downtown
<br /> ing;and 32 rental housing units within a Above:Conceptual Rendering Development. properties using grant
<br /> three story building. Right:DownTcen Elk River Mississippi funding.The city has
<br /> Bluff Block-About 10,000 square feet applied to the Minneso-
<br /> of commercial space on the first floor along to Department of
<br /> Main Street;70 to 80 underground parking that instead of asking the development open house '" ....-- - Employment and Eco-
<br /> stalls;52 units of for-sale housing within a community what they cowl do for our fo[he coin- };" - "� nomic Development for
<br /> • three-to-four story building;and a walking downtown,we took control of the project, muni on , -_-
<br /> path connection to a city park to be built came up with a conceptual plan and asked d e st i n commercial and resi-
<br /> dential
<br /> development community for their pro- g denial rehabilitation
<br /> along the river objectives, concepts and development funds.News on those grant funds is expect-
<br /> "Our city had been planning for down- Pte " strategies.In March,the HRA issued a ed early in March.
<br /> town revitalization and redevelopment for Elk River began working with Ehlers&
<br /> re uest for ro sals from developers and
<br /> 30 years and had seen several different pro- Associates as its redevelopment consultant recgeived five submittals.posals,"said Cathy Mehelich,Elk River in 2001.In September 2001,the Elk River The HRA selected MetroPlains,TOLD
<br /> Director of Economic Development."The Housing & Redevelopment Authority Development and the Best & Hempel
<br /> biggest difference in our current project is (HRA)developed a problem statement, development team to interview and held n
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<br /> would like to Thank the following companies for
<br /> sponsoring our Understanding New
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<br /> and the following speakers for participating in our New Urbanism and Redevelopment Conference
<br /> • Peter K. Beck Cathy Mehelich Paul Tucci Jon Hohenstein
<br /> Gray Plant Mooty City of Elk River Oppidan Investment Company City of Eagan
<br /> Robert H.Cunningham Jack Byers Steve Schwanke Rick Collins
<br /> TOLD Development Company Minneapolis CPED RLK-Kuusisto,Ltd. Ryan Companies
<br /> Kevin G.Maas Bob Fields Tom Harmening Tom Hamilton
<br /> Ancon Construction Company Landcor Companies City of St.Louis Park University of St.Thomas
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