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ea-ee-00 ae:0e <br />r ~ <br />~J <br />151 P81 <br />Sherburne County <br />ADM/N~S7'RATOR <br />DAVJD LOCH <br />March 16, 1995 <br />Honorable Mayor Hank Duitsman <br />and the Elk River City Council <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Ells River, MN 55330 <br />RE: Fairgrounds <br />P.O, Box 31t <br />13880 Highway 10 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />{812) 241-2701 Q 1-800-4,33-5229 <br />The County Board has met with the Fair Board regarding the sale to the City of 1.75 acres of land <br />on the northeast corner of the Fairgrounds. The Land is needed by the City for the construction of <br />• ~ the planned intersection of Orono Road and the new Joplin Street approximately 300 feet south of <br />the entrance of Joplin Street to Trunk Highway 10. According to the Fair Board, the impact of <br />the loss of the acreage is serious because it diminishes the area used for the midway carnival, one <br />~of the main attractions at the Fair. The Fair Board will need to accommodate their carnival <br />contractor with a different layout for the midway or discontinue the event. Furthermore, the gate <br />at that corner of the Fairgrounds serves at the main entrance,. both for the carnival vans and for all <br />other functions at the Fairgrounds. Accordingly, the County Board respectfully submits the , <br />following provisions for consideration by the City Council in reaching an agreement mutually <br />acceptable to ail parties. <br />1. The County sells the 1.75 acres to the City at a fair market price, through a <br />mutually acceptable appraisal, so that the intersection can be constructed in 1995. <br />Special assessments will be paid by the City upon closing of the transaction and <br />will not be deducted from the purchase price. <br />2. The City removes the fence west of the Fairgrounds/ball field parking area so that <br />. the space for the midway is regained (by using the existing parking area). Parking <br />for the ball fields is relocated. See below. <br />3. .The City provides fill, regrading, and seed cover for the parking area and,. the low <br />' area north of the grandstand and Fair office to prevent water paneling. The City <br />• . ~ also provides drainage from the regraded parking area. <br />An Eaua! OQOOrtunity Emolov~r <br />