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<br />rl! ~( <br />( II <br /> <br />City of ~ <br /> <br />Ell{ River <br /> <br /> <br />4It FROM COUNCILMEMBER ROGER HOLMGREN: <br /> <br /> <br />P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br />ATTACHED FOR YOUR INFORMATION ARE TWO ARTICLES <br /> <br />FROM THE 7/29/93 STAR TRIBUNE THAT COUNCILMEMBER <br />HOLMGREN REQUESTED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. <br /> <br />ie...-...... .. <br /> <br />Star Tribune/Thursday/July 29/1993 <br /> <br />To Mart or 'riot <br />Plymouth opposes- building <br />of\IVaJ~Mart a.nd Sam's Clu.b <br /> <br />r . . _ . . . . <br />Will a' Wal-Mart and a Sam'~ <br />Club come to the Carlson Center <br />Development. straddling Plym- <br />outh and Minnetonka? <br /> <br />, j" <br />The Plymouth Planning Commis- <br />sion advises against it. Minneton- <br />ka planning officials weren't <br />available for comment. <br /> <br />The proposal" calls for 322,177 <br />square feet of retail commercial <br />buildings, including three restau- <br />ra_MS, on 47 acres ofland south of <br />n Pkwy. between Interstate <br />L, .' 494 and Cheshire Lane. <br /> <br />The Wal-Mart would be located <br />in Plymouth and the Sam's Club <br />in Minnetonka. <br /> <br />"We're recommending denial of <br /> <br />",.. <br />'i.",' ';~':I <br /> <br />the changes to the la~d:u~eg~ide <br />plan from industrial to commer- <br />cial use," said John Keho, an as- <br />sociate planner in Plymouth. " <br /> <br />..i;._....l ." <br /> <br />Keho said the commission's rec- <br />ommendation, along with an en- <br />vironmental assessment work- <br />sheet, will be considered by the <br />Plymouth City Council when it <br />makes its decision whether to al- <br />low the changes, probably in Sep- <br />tember. ' <br /> <br /> <br />. A key factor in the denial is that a" ' , <br />commercial cen~er would genel"ll;te Burnsville bond sale goes to voters <br />more traffic, nOIse and other dlS- , , ' ",' <br />ruptions for nearby homeowners Bumsville residents will decide the center and $3.2 million for. ': <br />than industrial use would. on Nov. 2 whether to sell $12.9 more ball fields, tennis courts and:: ' <br />million in bonds for a community trails. The city proposes to reno~:," <br />center and improved park facili. vate the foreclosed Diamond'" <br />ties. Head Mall on Bumsville Pkwy.: <br />The 200,000-square-foot commu~ . , <br />nity center would include a gym,~ .': . <br />pool and youth and senior areas;' <br />School District 191 would pay for" . <br />space for community education.... <br />and other school programs, said ", <br />City Manager Greg Konat.' <br />-Jim Adams. <br /> <br />-Dan Freeborn <br /> <br />If the plan is approved, taxes on a <br />$110,000 house, the Bumsville <br />average, will rise about $70 a <br />year. Taxes would increase about <br />$51 on an $80,000 home and $96 <br />on a $150,000 home. The City <br />Council approved the plan last <br />week. It includes $9.7 million for <br />