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• <br /> August 25, 1994 <br /> Robert Minton, Chair <br /> Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee <br /> Dear Mr. Minton: <br /> It is my observation that both commercial and residential development in Elk River has <br /> become less sensitive to the environment in recent years. Large wooded areas are being clear- <br /> cut, hilltops are flattened and natural drainage ways are being filled. After the damage, there <br /> does not seem to be any effort to replant or restore. It appears to me that Elk River is doomed <br /> to become flat and barren. <br /> The style and method of development now practiced in Elk River dates back to the <br /> • 1950's. Since a relatively high density is needed to make it successful, it is terribly destructive <br /> in hilly or wooded areas. In many ways the large lot, sprawling development of the 1970's was <br /> better in preserving the natural features of the landscape. <br /> The whole issue of land use in Elk River must totally reconsidered. New ideas should <br /> be brought forward that would require more sensitive development. Land use and building <br /> density should be compatible with contours and vegetation cover rather than geographic location. <br /> I think it is senseless to continue the type of development that makes it necessary to <br /> destroy trees and the land that attracted people here in the first place. <br /> Yours very truly, <br /> r <br /> cp___ • <br /> /7 / <br /> Jim Nystrom <br /> JAN:pq <br />