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<br />Holiday Companies <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />GEN. OFFICE: 4\67 WEST BOth STREET / MAIL ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 1224 MINI'EAPOLlS, MI' 55440/ PH. 612,Rl0,!l70[) / FAX 612,830,8864 <br />CREDIT OFFICE: 5501 W. OLD SHAKOPEE RD. / MAIL ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 1216 MINI'EAPOLlS, MI' 5\440/ PH. 612,921 ,5200 / FAX 612,921,5295 <br /> <br />Direct Dial: 612/830-8836 <br /> <br />Fax: 612/830-1681 <br /> <br />E-mail: cerickso@holidayco.com <br /> <br />January 8, 1999 <br /> <br />Mayor Stephanie Klinzing and City Council <br />City of Elk River <br />c/o Ms. Sandy Peine, City Clerk <br />13605 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />DELIVERED BY MESSENGER <br /> <br />Re: Holiday Stationstores, Inc./Elk River, MN/DMV Mall Corporation <br /> <br />Dear Mayor Klinzing and City Council of Elk River: <br /> <br />I am writing to you about Holiday's tobacco license renewal application for the Stationstore <br />located at 13445 Business Center Drive, Elk River, MN. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Holiday does not own the property at 13445 Business Center Drive. Holiday leases a <br />portion of the property from the landlord, DMV Mall Corporation ("DMV"). <br /> <br />Under its lease with DMV, Holiday is responsible for payment of 20% of the real estate <br />taxes for the property. Holiday has paid these taxes to the landlord through July, 1998. <br /> <br />Since then, Holiday has paid its share of the taxes directly to Sherburne County. To date, <br />Holiday is current on all of its real estate tax obligations for the property. Accordingly, it <br />would be unfair to deny Holiday a tobacco license based on a failure to pay real estate <br />taxes. <br /> <br />Under Elk River City Ordinance 9708.08 (6), it is a basis for denial of a tobacco license <br />application if "property taxes for the premises for which the license will be issued are <br />delinquent." Although the property taxes for the entire parcel located at 13445 Business <br />Center Drive are presently delinquent, tax payments for the premises upon which the <br />Stationstore is located - the only portion of the property for which the tobacco license will <br />be issued - are paid in full. <br /> <br />Please consider the unfairness that would be involved with the denial of a license to <br />Holiday based on events beyond its control. Holiday is merely a tenant at the property in <br />question and has paid its share of property taxes in full according to the terms of its lease. <br />. Please do not unjustly punish Holiday for the actions of its landlord. <br /> <br />;;. -# WrI6_ ~~lltmuii~' <br /> <br />STATlONSTOAES <br />