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<br />Downtown Redevelopment Plan Taskforce J\1inutes <br />February 5, 2007 <br /> <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />oriented in nature and do not depend on Hwy 10 traffic. <br />. The funeral home may not be a good occupant for supporting the downtown as a <br />retail area since it is destination based. The funeral home may be a good user for <br />north of Hwy 10. <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br /> <br />Mark Moorhouse, Dominium, Inc. <br />. The natural barrier of Hwy 10 and the railroad will be a tough issue to deal with no <br />matter how the highway and railroad may change over the years. <br />. Focus on redeveloping south of Hwy 10 in the core downtown. One reason is <br />because it's important to focus on a cluster of activity in area. <br />. The way to maintain historical character on new design <br />standards. <br />. Redeveloping existing buildings to new uses is can be cost <br />prohibitive. <br />. Hwy 169 has become the core retail area to be in the <br />future. <br />. Purchasing single family homes <br />costs of assembling enough <br />work. <br />. It is not a problem for residential to be <br />. You won't see new rental projects <br />location is "too far out". a demand <br />Mixed income projects <br />. Townhomes and apartments Avenue north ofHwy <br />10. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />cares and amenities. <br /> <br />discussed items which "stood out" over the <br />summary of those items are attached, <br />more than once: <br />long-range redevelopment opportunities for the <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />of retail will take time to absorb so there is limited demand <br />the near future. <br />railroad is a natural barrier and the areas north and south of Hwy <br />separately. <br />did not realize the extent of the senior housing and high density <br />Elk River. <br /> <br />6. Next Steps <br />Ms. Kvilvang reiterated that City Engineer Terry Maurer would be attending the March <br />meeting to provide background information/ discuss MnDOT's plans for Hwy 10. She also <br />reminded the group that they would be reviewing the photos taken as part of January's <br />"homework" assignment. <br /> <br />7. Final Comments <br />Ms. Kvilvang asked each taskforce member to talk about his/her reactions to tonight's <br />presentation. The comments are listed below: <br />