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CUP NARRATIVE - 21591 US HWY 169 NW <br />Background <br />ERX was launched in the winter of 2008 and is recognized today as one of the fastest-growing <br />motorsports facilities in the Midwest. With a focus on family -friendly events and grassroots <br />motorsports activities, ERX has been quickly embraced by motorsports enthusiasts of all kinds. <br />ERX was created by Todd Plaisted and Chris Carlson, two Elk River businessmen who are long- <br />time powersports enthusiasts. Plaisted and Carlson both enjoy participating in powersports <br />activities with their families. They saw an opportunity to create a facility which would address <br />this opportunity and provide value for the Elk River community. Their original intent was to <br />provide a facility for snocross racing and training. Today ERX is a year-round complex hosting <br />both snowmobile events in the winter and off-road truck, car, ATV racing in the summer <br />months. ERX hosts events for local and regional organizations and non -profits such as the Day <br />of the Dozers event raising money for Children's Hospital and another fund-raising concert <br />event for the Three Rivers Community Foundation, which raises money for grants and <br />scholarships in the Elk River and surrounding communities. Future uses may include concerts, <br />festivals, product demonstrations, and physical endurance events such as "Tough Mudders" or <br />"Running with the Bulls". <br />Scope of Project/Proposal <br />In the Fall of 2016, ERX Motor Park purchased an additional 80 acres (PID: 75-110-4400) to the <br />south of the current ERX Motor Park Property. ERX Motor Park would like to include this new <br />80 acres into the XCR Zoning District to allow the uses associated with PID: 75-825-0010, 75- <br />825-0040, and 75-110-2405 to extend onto this property as well. <br />