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January 7, 2009 <br />City of Elk River <br />Planning and Zoning Administration <br />13880 Highway 10 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />Dear Planning and Zoning Administration: <br />Metropolitan Gravel Co., Inc. <br />37-215` Street <br />P.O. Box 289 <br />Newport, MN 55055 <br />651-458-0170 <br />fax: 651-458-1168 <br />Metropolitan Gravel Co., Inc. currently operating in the city limits of Elk River, MN <br />recognizes the need for change in order to compete in today's economy. We believe that <br />we have found a need for a service and repair facility in Elk River. The type of services <br />and repairs that we are requesting would be for the heavy truck and trailer industry. <br />Metropolitan Gravel Co., Inc. would like to be able to store/park more vehicles(tractors) <br />and trailers on our land. We are proposing that the City of Elk River allows Metropolitan <br />Gravel Co., Inc. to pursue these opportunities as we see that it would be of value to not <br />only Metropolitan Gravel Co., Inc. but to the city as well. We are asking that the city of <br />Elk River allow Metropolitan Gravel Co., Inc. to expand the parking capacity and allow <br />us to park up to 25 tractors and up to 30 trailers at any given time. <br />Metropolitan Gravel Co., Inc. hours of operation are from lam until l lpm Monday thru <br />Friday and lam to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays. We currently have 8 employees and <br />would find a need to hire more if the work permits. We currently store anywhere from 8 <br />to 10 trailers and up to 5 tractors a day and currently have the capacity to store 25+ <br />tractors and 30 trailers. There is already a facility for these repairs on the site and that <br />facility is what will be used for the services and repairs. <br />Signage- Metropolitan Gravel Co., Inc. at one time had a 6 x 10 foot sign on the east side <br />of the building. We will be replacing the sign that has since fallen off with a new one. <br />The type of sign that we are requesting is lettering along side the top of the building. <br />Outdoor storage- Metropolitan Gravel Co., Inc. currently has a pole shed on site and there <br />will not be a need for any more storage in the future. <br />In the past Metropolitan Gravel Co., Inc. was required to plant a required amount of trees <br />on the premises, and was completed. Some of those trees have since died, and we will <br />replant the required amount of trees in the spring. A fence is surrounding the entire lot <br />and privacy slats will be installed as well. <br />Regards, <br />West J. Houle <br />Vice President <br />