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Feb-23-95 16:38 P.02 TERPSTRA, BLACK, BRANDELL, KAMINSKY & HOFFMAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW JOHN W. TERPSTRA 913 MAIN STREET WALTER M. KAMlNSKY RONALD G. BLACK ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA 55330 JOHN C. HOFFMAN KIM E. BRANDELL (612) 441-7040 JEFFERY J. JENSEN February 23, 1995 ELIZABETH K. MOORE Mayor Hank Duitsman City Hall Via Facsimile 441-?425 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 Re: Joplin Crossings Preliminary Plat and Street Alignment to Highway 10 Dear Mayor Duitsman and Council Members: I am writing as representative of Central Rivers Cooperative, a Minnesota corporation. Central Rivers is a lessee of commercial property located at 13374 Highway 10, Elk River, Minnesota. The fee owner of the property is Federated Co-ops, Inc., a Minnesota cooperative with offices located in Cambridge, Minnesota. For purposes of this letter, you may assume that the interest of Central Rivers and Federated are aligned. My client is the adjacent property owner to the commercial development being proposed at Joplin . Crossing Mall. My client has previously expressed concern regarding the alignment of Highway 10 and Joplin Street. My client's principal source of patronage comes from eastbound Highway 10 patrons who access my client's business from County Road 12, also known as Old Orono Road. It has been our understanding that realignment of the intersection could potentially cut off my client's patronage from eastbound Highway 10 due to the placement of a cul-de-sac on Old Orono Road. On February 23, 1995 my client met with City Engineer Terry Maurer, City Planner Steve Ach, City Administrator Pat Klaers and City Attorney Peter Beck. During the meeting we discussed with City staff my client's concerns about the realignment of Joplin Street and Highway 10. It is our understanding that the preliminary plat approval for Country Crossing Business Center is scheduled for Monday, February 27, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. It is further my understanding that my client as an adjoining property owner would have the right to appear before the City Council and make objections to the plat, but will temporarily forego and delay its right (based upon representations of City Staff] to make such objections based upon the following understandings: 1. City staff has represented that the proposed alignment of Joplin Street, which includes the temporary cut off of Old Orono Road via a cul-de-sac, will continue to be recommended, but that to preserve my client's access to eastbound Highway 10 traffic, a service road will be extended from the intersection of Business Center Drive and Joplin Street bearing northerly and easterly as depicted in the attached sketch (Exhibit A) made a part of this letter. Please note that in the • absence of such a service road my client would object to both Preliminary and Final approval of the proposed Plat;