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. The Elk River Planning Commission met on November 8, 1965. The following members were in attendance: Dan Bailey, Les Derr, Dick Gongoll, Paul Siegler, John MacGibbon and H. L. Johnson. Also present was Jerry Spencer from the County Planning Commission to report the action of the County Board of Commissioners relative to planning. He advised that the County Planning Commission had recommended to the County Board and that the County Board had resolved to enter the 701 planning program with the intent of hiring a Planning Consultant and that they had volunteered cooperation with the Village of Elk River or any other village in the County in a joint effort toward planning. There was general discussion of ways to implement progress in this area on a joint basis and it was agreed to keep in touch with the County Planning Commission in the selection of a planning firm. It was also decided to contact t~ proper people in Wright County to try to learn something about the planning job that had been started there. Mr. Spencer was to advise when such a meeting might be arranged and at this point he left the meeting. There followed a general discussion of the financing necessary in the 701 program and the timing that would be required for this. It was decided that Mr. Gongoll would report progress and general financial requirements . to the next council meeting. It was decided to set up a regular meeting on the last Monday of each month at the First National Bank at 7:30 p. m. Siegler volunteered to contact some planning firms with the intent of trying to learn something about their availability in the coming year. Action was taken to recommend to the Village Council that they clarify their permit issued to the Guardian Angels Foundation for the Senior Citizens proj ect. .