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<br /> <br />Hand{;Jcf-- <br />Iq IslD-{ <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Stephen Rohlf, Building and Environmental Administrator <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />October 18, 2004 <br /> <br />SUBJE <br /> <br /> <br />Plant <br /> <br />As the C uncil is aware, GRE is planning on building two electrical generation peaking <br />plants. he first one will be built in 2007 and the second in 2009. GRE's Elk River site was <br />their firs choice for the 2007 peaking plant; however, it now appears that this first plant will <br />be built' Cambridge. <br /> <br />Because f ongoing issues and negotiations regarding the status of taxes on the Sherco <br />Power P nt, Sherburne County felt it was not in a position to' support the special legislation <br />it would ake to do the in-lieu-of taxes agreement that would have swung the first peaking <br />plant 0 way. GRE is reluctant to push for this legislation without the County's support <br />and sup orting it contrary to the County would have placed the City of Elk River in an <br />awkwar position. <br /> <br />Staff has had discussions with GRE regarding locating the 2009 peaking plant in Elk River. <br />Hope y, the issues regarding Sherco will be resolved by then. <br />