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Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />Peine, Sandy <br /> <br />From: bdgreen [bdg reen@sherbtel, net] <br />Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 12:58 PM <br />To: cityclerk@ci.elk-river, mn. us <br /> <br />Subject: Lets compare ATV or Developer? <br /> <br />I am sure by now you all have read the articles primed by the Star Tribune, regarding the <br />misuse of ATV and the damage left to our forests and other wildlife areas. If not here is a <br />URL that will connect you to "Tracks on the land: Nature pays the price as ATVs hit <br />Minnesota's woods" <br />http ://www. startribune, com/stories/531 / 1633242.html <br />I found this article to be at lease informative of what is happening regarding the popularity <br />of the vehicles. <br />I do not own one. I am not an advocate of the vehicles. I am open minded though to at least <br />learning of the effects and also of the viewpoints of the owners~riders. <br />Now lets consider this: What about the damage that is done by the approval of developments <br />that forever alter the Landscape? Here in Elk River it goes on and on. Hillside 8th. Lets clear <br />cut and level so the developer can build his ninety plus houses. Lets let the developer of <br />Trott Brook (or Trout Brook as they cannot seem to get the signage figured out) go ahead <br />and build to 25 foot driveway instead of the required 30 feet. <br />We have plenty of fields. Why destroy all that timber? Why not build forty houses? <br />I wonder which is the greater evil. ATV or development? <br />Of course development may mean higher tax revenues. Which is what every city wants. And <br />the developers can even give us land for park use. Yippee. <br />Parks are a great way to replace what should have been conserved in the first place. At least <br />that is what is in the minds of some. <br /> <br />3/5/2002 <br /> <br /> <br />