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<br /> i 1,000 new Sherburne County households in
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<br /> Citizen Communications Corp.•13912 First Street•Becker,MN 55308•(612)261-5880•fax:(612)261-5884 SATURDAY, OCT. 11, 1777
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<br /> Local Cub Scouts Hel With Food Drive
<br /> �` , ; By Joy Scherber � a� 1,4'' 7 •1',.,' .4 r : ` .
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<br /> ° '_ '' Becker residents were visited . - x._int. 1 Zs •� &,
<br /> 4 �� : by Pack 92 Cub Scouts who E •F y 0 ,,t 'f
<br /> z� .4 1 , were collecting food for the local 4 x , ` ► ill 4.C''''''''," & food shelf the past two weeks. ; ' a ,. -- . -""', -.- 't F
<br /> ,T,',: ,-, The scouts were out two y.T.. �► '9,' .,, "
<br /> � � weeks ago dropping of bags for -4 ,.,,,,,," . _rte ,, _,,a.-
<br /> , '•',. residents to fill with food. . a t -„ f;,. ,. S4 3-^i ,
<br /> Bags were then picked up -^ � � _
<br /> „ - Saturday and delivered to the z mi �`
<br /> Becker Food Shelf. ..�. *s r ' to
<br /> About 35 Cub Scouts t , ;,. 't' : 8; '1 .,,
<br /> showed up to help with the pro- 1. ,�" ` �l.
<br /> ject. It was one of the biggest �_ ,, <'n - ,.g tom. "s , .t ;,
<br /> turn outs of scouts. � " ; �,r,x e • ;-4, , "a
<br /> Six groups went out with `,` ° c - "'
<br /> } ,n,'`. maps m hand, trying to reach all .4 j ,,
<br /> m homes in Becker. xP`. - -4- Mai* 1. �..:
<br /> If anyone was missed or for- , ' wvet; <4, < 1s.
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<br /> got about it, food can still be --j ', ,, ,,, Y: ., ,
<br /> ti¢ Cub Scouts,to page 9 Becker Cub Scouts from Pack 92 collected items for the Becker Food Shelf on Saturday.
<br /> •t Protective Covenants in Becker Industrial
<br /> Park a Concern to Builders
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<br /> Proposal of a new protec- "The idea is to phase out of a lot of people away," said here as a taxpayer than as a
<br /> 1 _ tive covenants declaration in post/frame and have more sub- Randy Luth of DPMS. builder. Can we no longer af-
<br /> ,;, t " Becker Energy Park Second stantial buildings on the visible "The new covenants would ford to offer incentives?"
<br /> Addition was cause for con- lots," said Silbernick. attract blue chip businesses, Lots in the new industrial
<br /> , � -n cern by some locals, this week The new covenant reads: but not necessarily medium park sell for $5,000 per acre,
<br /> because post/frame steel build- "Architecturally and sized manufacturers." plus improvements, which
<br /> ings would not be allowed on aesthetically suitable building "It's small businesses that amount to about $19,000 per
<br /> some of the lots. materials shall be applied to, are going to make the park acre for roads, sewer and wa-
<br /> . During a public information or used on, all sides of the grow," argued Stewart. ter, bringing the total cost to
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<br /> meeting held by the Becker buildings which are adjacent Luth also suggested the city about $24,000 per acre.
<br /> ad Economic Development Au- to any other existing or future put up a billboard along High- Also, there would be hook-
<br /> thority Monday, Builder Al structure or street. way 10 advertising the indus- up charges for water and sew_
<br /> s�teStewartChow of Structural Build- "Exterior walls of iron, trial park. er. The one incentive Becker
<br /> B l1.� ings, Becker expressed his steel, aluminum, orthe metal, The original industrial still has is a three percent re-
<br /> 'lovice Showmanship and concerns: or wood will be discouraged. park, Energy Park I, is now bate on the cost of the build-
<br /> ; "There's not one business Exterior walls of masonry, full. Lots there were originally ing, which is to be used for
<br /> her area winners were in this town that would be here concrete, and glass are en- sold for $1 plus sewer/water parking lot improvements.
<br /> ice Svea and Brenden Ro- if we had these covenants be- couraged..." hookups and other incentives. Covenants are supposed to
<br /> both of Elk River, Blue fore," said Stewart. It was pointed out that the Except for Plymouth Foam, be for protection, not for re-
<br /> ns in Beginner A; Bren- "There's no one coming chief concerns of the EDA are all of the buildings in Energy strictions," said Anderson.
<br /> also won a Blue in Jr. here now, partly because the jobs, wages and taxable vol- Park I are post/frame construe- "We need covenants, but
<br /> ze Showmanship; Kristy city has taken away the major ume. tion. maybe the ones we have are
<br /> a, Blue, in Beginner B; incentives. Other cities are still "The upgrade concept EDA Director Dave Gran- just fine."
<br /> y Goenner, Clear Lake, giving away land and incen- would make more sense 20 ing concurred that interest in ture holds. Are we happy with
<br /> Ribbon in Jr. Novice and tives to attract new business. years from now," said Local the industrial park has slowed what we have or do we want to
<br /> Open Showmanship.and The purpose of amending Realtor Linda Anderson. "Al- in the last year. "A lot of busi- raise our standards?" asked
<br /> non Scholl of Becker, Red existing covenants, as ex- so, by talking about upgrad- nesses have inquired about Silbernick.
<br /> Graduate Novice. Ross pressed by Dick Silbernick, ing, you're kind of insulting what we have. I send informs- Both sides are making
<br /> er of Elk River won a head of the EDA, is to have a the people who are already out tion and if we're lucky, we get some good points," said May-
<br /> Ribbon in Jr. Open more attractive park with sub- there." a site visit. or Bowatz. "Let's have a
<br /> 7manship. stantial, permanent buildings. "Thirty years from now "I don't know what's caus- workshop and try to work out
<br /> •oject Leader Patty Scholl The covenants would still they'll all get torn down and ing the slowdown. I know it's some of the differences." A
<br /> Becker says Marit, a allow post/frame construction replaced anyway, so nobody's slowed in the past few years.' workshop was set up and
<br /> ith grader at Becker on some of the lots in the new going to care," said Stewart. "Manufacturing hasn't scheduled for October 20 at
<br /> le School, is a good ex- 40 acre park. Those that would "I own a company in the in- slowed in other areas," said 6:30 p.m. at Becker City Hall.
<br /> e of how successful an ex- require concrete construction dustrial park and want to see Stewart. "Brainerd is going
<br /> Lizzie,to page 9 are the lots located along the city grow. But I think these wild. Elk River is very busy
<br /> Highway 10 and Liberty Lane. restrictions are going to scare too. I'm more concerned here
<br /> Council May Vote
<br /> to Hire Getchell
<br /> 9sonal support Shown for Flagstix Manager
<br /> as Manager of
<br /> have been paying 100
<br /> • _ 4 Flagstix
<br /> ..nt. City Treasurer Brenda ..%., / �M g
<br /> er said Tuesday night that • Details are sketchy, but af-
<br /> Inc, Getchell's Corpora- - 6 z� _ ter a meeting Thursday night
<br /> paid utility bills from • "
<br /> ` following the Tuesday night
<br /> through August of '91, `} - � 1, 4. r: • , r, Becker City Council meeting
<br /> stopped paying until July 1' , ,,T' ti `t, : -,,,,,i4.119,,,,,:14,,,,:1,4::1,,,,;,,.',24,
<br /> �1,t, t 4 "�K , <�„ ate , Y t representatives of the Becker
<br /> 2 paying .4* ... ,,. „' =•.w _ x�, a��, ,, y � y, .,,, City Council met with Troy
<br /> when he started a mg , ,: � w Y, ,,.ki
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