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Wetland Delineation In 2008 Todd Plaisted had a conversation with Rebecca Haug,the Environmental Administrator with the city of Elk River. Rebecca stated that the current pond that is on this property is an incidental pond created from mining. Grading There will be no grading changes from the current state Economic Impact for the City of Elk River Athletes, sponsors, business owners, attendees and event planners come to Elk River, MN from all over the US, Canada and several Scandinavian Countries to ERX Motor Park. As these folks travel here for ERX, the Elk River area experiences significant financial impact. The impacts are most significant during the winter snocross seasons as teams and athletes continue to call Elk River"home" in their attempts to locate near the ERX track. Teams support local businesses by utilizing local restaurants, hotels, municipal liquor stores,grocery stores and gas stations. During large ERX events,the Elk River community is filled with teams, families and spectators as they spend multiple days in the area participating in events at ERX Since our inception, there's been a handful of families who have purchased land in the Elk River area to be closer to ERX, thus 1) providing part-time housing for their family and team, 2) operating their respective business(es) and racing team operations), 3) lease available space and 4) patronize local businesses. ERX is recognized as the top testing and development facility in the country for amateur and professional snocross racers. As a direct result, the large OEM supporting this industry, such as Polaris,Arctic Cat, and BRP, are investing in the Elk River area as well through leased lodging and shop space for their factory teams. At least two of the OEMs have expressed interest in moving part or all of their corporate racing operations to Elk River to gain improved access to ERX. Page 4 _ __