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City Council NIinutes December 6, 2004 Page 7 Ed Dulak, Dellwood MN, owns property north and east of County Road 40 - Stated that he has offered free acreage for a school and would be willing to work together and help pay for the County Road 40 improvements if the Urban Service District was extended to the north and east side of County Road 40. Howard Johnson, 19184 Lincoln Street - Felt that the roads in this area are not set up to handle this type of project. He stated that he does not feel that a street connection between Sunset Ridge and this development is necessary and that if necessary, an emergency break- down barrier would be sufficient. Ken Nathe - 19080 Lincoln Street & owner of 101 Market in Otsego - Questioned why the Council is approving these large developments in Elk River when the infrastructure is unable to support them. He also questioned why Otsego is getting interchanges to relieve their traffic congestion and why Elk River is not interested in having interchanges. He also questioned how the School District will be able to build another school when the bond referendum was voted down. Pat Voltzke, 19172 Kennedy Street - Stated that transportation is a huge issue for the City of Elk River and she does not feel that County Road 13 can handle another development. She stated that the city needs to create more east to west connections before allowing any further development. Jeff Werner, 19575 Cleveland Street - Stated that he is all for development but that all of the property owners who want to develop should be allowed to do so and that the area should be redesigned to include those who want to be included. Patty Crepeau -19160 Lincoln Street - Indicated that this development is inconsistent with other developments on Lincoln and Kennedy Street. She stated that this is the wrong place and wrong time for townhomes. Ron Middelstadt, 19681 Twin Lakes Road - Expressed his concerns with the volume of traffic in this area. Glen Ertel, 19075 Twin Lakes Road - Stated that he understands that development is going to happen but it is the type of development that is of concern. He stated that the area is zoned as RID single family development for a reason and asked that the Council keep it that way. Mayor Klinzing closed the public hearing. Two additional people .wished to speak on this issue. Mayor Klinzing stated that the public hearing has been closed but that she will allow them to speak. Lee Johnson, with Orrin Thompson Homes - Stated that he believes the development being presented is a win-win situation. He indicated that the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EA W) that was completed on the River Park project determined that this development will not be a determining factor to increased congestion on County Road 13. He stated that the developer has been modifying the plans trying to address the concerns of the city and the citizens.