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<br /> <br />APR 1 0 1006 <br /> <br />GREAT RIVER <br />ENE R G Y@ <br /> <br />17845 East Highway 10 . P.O. Box 800 . Elk River, Minnesota 55330-0800 . 763-441 -3121 . Fax 763-241-2366 <br /> <br />April 7, 2006 <br /> <br />GRE EASEMENT EL-G-20 <br /> <br />Scott Harlicker <br />Senior Planner <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: MIDWEST ASPHALT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR MINERAL EXTRACTION, CASE <br />NO. CU 06-05 <br /> <br />Dear Mr Harlicker: <br /> <br />Great River Energy (GRE) owns and operates a 69,000 volt overhead transmission line located along the <br />easterly and northerly edge of the applicant's property in Section 9. The transmission line is generally <br />located within a 100-foot wide easement, said easement being 50-feet on each side of the transmission <br />centerline. Furthermore, GRE anticipates rebuilding and replacing the transmission line later this year <br />and/or in 2007. The new transmission line will be located on the same alignment as the existing <br />transmission line. <br /> <br />With regard to the applicants request for a Conditional Use Permit for mineral extraction, GRE offers the <br />following comments: <br /> <br />1. The applicant should be required to provide a minimum of a 25 foot undisturbed buffer between <br />all electric power poles and the nearest point of any mining excavation (see enclosed detail). <br />2. The applicant must provide an access ramp to each power pole being at least 20 feet wide as <br />measured across the width of the ramp and a maximum slope of 5 horizontal to 1 vertical along <br />the longitudinal profile of the ramp (see enclosed detail). <br />3. GRE encourages the applicant to exercise extreme caution when working anywhere in proximity <br />of the electrical conductors by providing a minimum of 15 feet of separation between the highest <br />points of all motorized and non-motorized equipment and the electrical conductors. <br />4. GRE requests that the applicant be required to protect and repair the easterly slope of the <br />existing mining area to insure the integrity of the existing transmission line. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />GREAT RIVER ENERGY <br /> <br />!~~~ <br /> <br />Field Repre~entat~ <br /> <br />Enclosure <br /> <br />RH:jh\r:\allproperty\el-g-20cityofelkriverCUPltr.doc <br /> <br />Direct Dial (763) 211 2337 <br /> <br />EMail rheuring@grenergy.com <br />A Touchstone Energl Cooperative ~J%; <br />- <br /> <br />FA,",( (763) 211 6011 <br />