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<br />. <br /> <br />.EI~ Rive.r's commtJl'lity iI;n~ll~ti't <br /> <br />";;.' '0"'" -': o_,-..-.'g;fJi <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />1.1 <br /> <br />---~-"t-_'''<'''~'W_I-~lir:I'-'$;..~~~~~mtic~yjrMmi,.;.{Y:V~i.,~,:"_",,,_'U <br /> <br />I . live .. in BrentwoodAddition, th~ I1}eetings~ were alSo given the <br />which borders the.newer Elk Ridge impr~ssipn that;c?UIl~il metnbers <br />deyelopmenton Highway 169; an.d . residentswoUl4. have input <br />I'\TEl; I:\ttepded several planning on .each business projected to go in <br />comrilissi()lland City Council meet-with regards to its~rp~oi>ria~ness <br />ings where I and manY 'residents . to theareaand~{i!!op~e1l:~ <br />have; voiced ourconcern~ about standards, desigp.an.d';~El/.fitf&: <br />this <;Omplercial development by northwoods ~elJlEl"i' . <br />develo~r. Jon. HemPf;!l. Many con- Aftern.eatl~.t~ .... <br /> <br />pel'l;l$ 'Yerethe proximity to the udesv. e. Bl~~. e...1,...r.... h.~t~.;... 'l.don'. .......;....n. ....'.;1......'.. ."11'...., <br />.iffh]:)orini,b,oines, the changin~ , GU>AtYJ- ..-.{il J.'t <br />~~1lt,,1.decreased . property H?:tiz,9n,<D _~t <br />Y81U.'.'..,...ElS an.a:.a great concern for what resent the <br />~;~fbusinesses would go in and With.... Class <br />.~!g;;El:tfecton thes~ neighboring northwOods <br />lwpCles.The developme,ntcouldn't sentE!.a'Th <br />~e;~tOPped sotnany . people tried to esting' d <br />accept it. . ..", lost theth <br />?Attb,e first initialpl8,Ilningcom- Somed ' <br />p1i~sion' ., B.D:4. . City Council pleet-. always.' the <br />jngs,. the 4~eloper presentEld this andJeadet$'~;;.cit)t This develop-., callY'"betUije . . vie~ <br />;develoPID~ as a I>ositi\Teim~ge et's nextpropt)Ele4,.plp lste bWlti.ElkJUver wheJ'&; .', . .. .' . (ho <br />i and. featUJ."e to the. city;'It .was an AIdi discount. grocery store in "located. Cotnmenta.ftoI11our la <br />"portraye4.~an area that would this' develoPm.ent. Many resi~en~'-;arel:\~p:sin~s~~s we ., 8l'" 11 <br />'t,attractpetlple to a leisurely shop- f~el the developer isdisreg8l'amg<;; not~1iat,W'~r etn <br />;pingpl~~wthpicturesand .draw-tlleneeds of this. area, the overall' thisdevelopm. . ........ ,'. ..... d ( <br />. ings sho~ people strolling from ae~thetic view of~~north cOTd~.~uad~Clas~l-~~..pp~f~ningc <br />shop to shop, outdoor seating areas, to our city, ~;~~~aet. .on .h~~i... t~~t$ .trolll;J~a.~~,'i.~r~.;: <br />Class l:fine dining restaurants and that closely bord.'Elt It and thetrtie River reSIdents have. unammot <br />would have.. an . attractive "north- 'needs of the city .of Elk Rivers voiced. thEl..n~Eld for fine.dinin@ <br />woods" theme. It was presented. residents.. . . . the cit)r.This is one of; or could <br />as a higher-class business area The proposed AIdi discount gro- the only remaining areas that, <br />and the way it was presented. was cery will haV'e.a loading, unloading could be located, andtbesetting <br />appreciated by the planning com- area/dock with grocery carts in a it needs to be created. . <br />mission and City Council mem~ers. corral .and large trucks with its; Without disregln'dto AIdi, i1 <br />They. felt it would be an attrac- facility. A number of homes (not a discount .store, with a box-s1 <br />tive and positive presence in the mine) will look at this very closely <br />city. They, like many residents at every day. The planned location. is Letter to page 5 <br /> <br /> <br />within one~fou:rth riilleof twootl <br />large groce~.:. stores...:.....cobor: <br />Su.perstol'eand Cun(FOOdst as w <br />as Target. This area,;i,s ~tonIy s <br />urated en' .... . ocery stor <br />El;. ~ <br />stQ'l <br />-Mj <br /> <br />. <br />