3.0. SR 12-13-1993 - Laserfiche WebLink

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e TO: CITIZENS OF ELK RIVER ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL FROM: MAYOR HANK DUITSMAN ELK PARK CENTER SIXTEEN YEARS AGO AT THE mE OF CONSOLIDATION WE LOOKED AT THE LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT OF ELK RIVER. WE WISHED ORDERLY GROWTH AND THEREFORE PLANNED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO START AT DOWNTOWN AND MOVE OUTWARD. WE IDENTIFIED THE PRESENT SHOPPING CENTER AS THE PLACE TO START AND WORKED HARD TO FINO A DEVELOPER FOR THIS PROPERTY. IT WAS ALWAYS MY THOUGHT THAT FUTURE EXPANSION WOULD BE IN THE AREA WHERE ELK PARK CENTER IS PROPOSED. e I BELIEVE WE 010 MAKE AN ERROR IN DEVELOPING THE PRESENT SHOPPING CENTER BY ALLOWING APPARTMENTS AS A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN THE SHOPPING CENTER AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. THIS WAS DONE TO APPEASE {HE EAST SIDE CONCERNED CITIZENS AND DID NOT ALLOW FOR EXPANSION OF OUR COMMERCIAL AREA. ) JULLY SUPPORTTHEDEVELOPMENLOF ELK PARK CENTER AND BELIEVE THE MAJORITY OF ELK RIVER CITIZENS ALSO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WOULD START TO MAKE ELK RIVER A DESTINATION SHOPPING CENTER. IT WOULD BRING JOBS TO ELK RIVER AS WEll AS A TAX BASE TO PAY FOR SCHOOLS AND MAINTAINING THE CITY OF ELK RIVER. GROWTH WIll BRING INCREASED TRAFFIC BUT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBIlITY TO PLAN AND PROVIDE FOR THIS GROWJH,'~ANSARE ALREAQYUNDERWAY JOU'G~ADE. .SCHOOL STREET TO. A fOUR. LANE ROAD, PROVIDE . FORSTORKW@JE~hDRAIHAGE,W.ATERIOWERS, UPGRAQE.. SEWAGE. SYSTEM AND PROYIDEIRANSPORT ATIONCORRIDORS...V[H~~x.~.5EDJNDUSTRIALA.ND ."99M~R,~lAL..DEYELOPMENJ . ..... .WE ..Q~Y~.:Ah~6~HCEfOR.AQU~LI UQEY~~O~ER,..{~R,~qSANDERSOH)'JODEVELOP. .AND.OWN A SHOPPING CENTER. NO DOUBIJHERE ARE ISSUES WE SHOULD BE.CONCERNEDABOUT,BUT THIS IS WHAT THE FEASABIlITY STUDY WILL IDENTIFY AND WHICH I BELl EYE 'THE DEVELOPER WILL CORRECT. THIS PROPOSAL WILL HAVE THE DEVElOPER~ PAY FOR UPGRADING UTIlITIES IN ElK RIVER ASSOCIATED VITHTHISDEYElOPMENTSUCH AS UPGRADING ROADWAYS, STREET LIGHT SIGNALS, STORM WATER DRAINAGE, ~AIERWWER,AND IRUNK SEWER lINES AS WELl AS OTHER ISSUES. THESE ImS ARE NEEDED EVEN IF THE PROPOSAL IS NOT APPROVED AND NOW WE HAYE A CHANCE FOR THE COSTS TO BE PAID OUTSIDE TAX ASSESSMENTS. THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WIll ADDRESS THE PUBLIC CONCERNS SUCH AS TRAFFICiPROBlEMS, SAFETY, PARKING, DRAINAGE, ELEYATIONS, EXITS AND ENTRANCES, SCREENING AND OTHER PUBLIC CONCERNS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, CITY STAFF. ANDULTIMATELY THE CITY COUNCIl TO SEE THAT THESE CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED. I BE LI EYE KRAUS ANDERSON WILL WORK WITH THE CITY TO SEE WE HAYE A FIRST' CLASS PROJECT. e