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<br />. <br />~ <br />c:t <br />~ <br />1 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />One of the last large sites on Highway 169 with city services to be developed. <br /> <br />by Jake Muonio <br />Staff writer · <br />The west side of Highway <br />169 across from Menards in <br />Elk . River will be looking <br />quite different in the near <br />future. <br />The Elk River City <br />Council rezoned an 18-acre <br />parcel of land from re~iden- <br />tial to. plan.ned .unitdevel- . <br />oPllll'lnt... . '(]?lJI)) .. and <br />approved" the preliminary <br />plat for a development that <br />includes a bank, two sit-' <br />down restaurants and four <br />retail buildings. ..' .... ..' <br />The property had included <br />pieces oflandthat. h.ad.:l?e~n <br />part of the BrentV'loodand ' <br />Ridgewood residential <br />developments. Jthaspeen <br />the subJect ofcon.cern.fOr <br />residents in. the area who <br />had hoped to see the site.\le <br />~ade.a parkorreriiainres- <br /> <br /> <br />en- <br />, are <br />how <br />elop- <br />hanie <br />t wait <br />being <br /> <br />e project <br /> <br />Some of the most notable <br />elements of Morcon'spre- <br />liminary . plat are' the . <br />restaurants. <br />The council was insiste <br />that they would not be fa <br />food. . <br />The restaurants would <br />4,500 and 7,000 square fe <br />- the existing Perkins an <br />Applebees restaurants . <br />Elk River are 4,300 an <br />4,700 square feet respe <br />tively. ,~ <br />"This seems like it's t~ <br /> <br /> <br />Above: Four retail buildings, a bank and tWo sit-down '. . <br />restaurants are in Morcon's preliminary plat. . <br />Right: A clock tower will be part of the stone plaza. <br /> <br /> <br />. ." ... ." ... <br /> <br />"no.rth-woods". feel, in <br />othdesign. and . decor. <br />Stone'. .. and. V\'oo.d ...are <br />among. the extel"Ilal. build- <br />ing materials, and the <br />buildings will have the <br />decorative material o.n <br />every side. .' ..' <br />The. seven lo.ts in the. pre- <br />liminary plat range in size <br />from 1.02 to. 3.73 acres. <br />The density of Morcon's <br />preliminary plat was much <br />different from proposals <br /> <br />Development to page 13 <br /> <br /> <br />jor upscale restaurant <br />is community.. has been <br />ooking for," Iffinzing said <br />"We have wanted to ha <br />that caliber ofa fine din' <br />restaurant in the city fo <br />long time." <br />The' preliminary plan <br />the site include a s <br />courtyard near one of <br />buildings, complete wi <br />clock tower and an a <br />cent pond. <br />The entire developme <br />which is being called <br />Rid~!i Center, will feat e <br />