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<br />AUG 25 '94 11'31AM KRAUS ANDERSON <br /> <br />P.2/3 <br /> <br />ELK PARK CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />August 25, 1994 <br /> <br />Mayor Hank Duitsman <br />and City Council Members <br />City of Elk River <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />Re: Elk River Shopping Center <br /> <br />Dear Mayor Duitsman and Members of the city Council: <br /> <br />It is my understanding the City planner will bring before you at <br />your next Council meeting our revised site plan for our Elk Park <br />Shopping Center. My purpose for writing you at this time is to let <br />you know of the many difficulties and frustrations we have <br />experienced in this development project and to ask for your <br />patience and cooperation. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />We have changed our site plan back to what essentially was our <br />originally approved site plan with the minor exception of the <br />southerly access to Jackson Road. This access road to the rear of <br />our center was moved approximately 400 feet to the north. It was <br />approved on our site plan when we submitted a revised plan for a <br />Target superstore. <br /> <br />As you probably are aware at this time, for reasons we can only <br />specula te upon, Target has decided to cancel their plans for a <br />162,000 sq. ft. superstore and has reverted back to their original <br />plan to construct a 90,000 sq. ft. Target store. With changes of <br />this type, a developer really has no choice but to accept the <br />change. If a supermarket operator decides to locate elsewhere, a <br />developer has little choice but to find alternative users or adopt <br />a workable plan which addresses these problems. <br /> <br />We and Target would like to start constructing the Target store as <br />well as buildings "5" and "e" and the site improvement work from <br />our south property line through our Jackson Road access drive as <br />soon as possible. It is my understanding that the original Target <br />store which we will now be building has been submitted to the <br />building inspection department for plan review. It is our <br />intention to start that portion as soon as the plan review has been <br />completed and approved and a building permit issued. <br /> <br />We have been contacted by two major supermarket operators who have <br />expressed a high degree of interest in having a store on the <br />northerly portion of our land. I would expect we could finalize <br />this part of our development and begin building within the next 60 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />523 South Eighth Street. M.inneapolis, MN 55404 . 612/332-1241 . Fax 6121332-8940 <br />