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City Council Minutes <br />May 16, 2022 <br />Page 6 <br />Mr. Leeseberg stated the parcel is not currently zoned for motor cross racing and not <br />part of the application under consideration this evening. <br />Kimberly Woodie, 22281 Highway 169, (bloodies Towing and Transport) Milaca <br />Stated the track makes noise but brings racing families together. She stated the noise <br />ends at night due to no lighting being available. <br />Carol Staples, 11337 Brook Road — Stated her property is surrounded by ERX and <br />there are good and bad things about ERX and much of it is about being respectful. <br />She stated the noise doesn't bother her, but she is opposed to the access being <br />moved to Brook Road. She expressed concerns with property values. <br />Todd Roskaft, 22068 Brook Road — Stated he is opposed to the Brook Road access <br />due to extra traffic and noise. He also questioned plans for the Lemmon property <br />(11369 Brook Road). He further thought there were plans for a service road for <br />County Road 121. <br />Mr. Leeseberg stated there were conceptual plans when developing the Gravel <br />Mining Area Land Use, Transportation, and Utility Plan which identified a corridor <br />through ERX property. He stated there might be some issues with a frontage road <br />due to topography. <br />Mayor Dietz closed the public hearing. <br />Mayor Dietz stated he understands why there is opposition to changing ERX access <br />onto Brook Road. He stated the city should begin collaborating with MnDOT <br />regarding transportation in the area. He stated the greatest issue is communication <br />between neighbors and ERX which needs to be more proactive. He suggested the <br />neighbors create a small group who can meet regularly and discuss issues. He agrees <br />there will be noise with this type of facility, but everyone needs to work together to <br />help mitigate the concerns. <br />Counciltnember Westgaard stated he has challenges with ERX's request noting noise <br />is becoming a larger issue with their growth and solutions are needed to mitigate it, <br />such as a noise study. He can understand ERX wanting the neighbors to reach out to <br />them first, but his own family has tried without response, along with many of the <br />other neighbors who have reached out to him. He stated it's challenging to approve <br />the permit when there are issues such as trespassing and machines running back and <br />forth on Brook Road. He stated after attempting to initiate conversations with ERX <br />after one of their large events, which was operating outside the conditions of their <br />permit, he received an email from Ms. Goodin expressing how flabbergasted she was <br />that people were questioning the event and that they didn't appreciate what ERX <br />does for the community and how much economic impact is brought into the city. He <br />stated ERX was acting way outside their allowable operations. He made many <br />attempts to find an amicable solution noting issues such as the camping event last <br />summer when four -wheelers were operating at 2:00 a.m. and neighbors were upset <br />p 0 1 E I E I 1 1 <br />NATURE <br />