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CON <br />1) City & Utility regulations require connection to both sewer & water system <br />when available ,both are available <br />2) Other business have suggested the same but were denied due to the ordinance. <br />Saxton Motors, Dolphin Car Wash, etc... Allowing this variance would set a <br />very dangerous precedence <br />3) Extending sewer & water into this area has added value and development <br />potential. Elk River Ford of all people know this. One can not pick and <br />choose what service they want because they don't like the price <br />4) The added water sales will help in paying for the installation and maintenance <br />costs of the water system infrastructure <br />5) Water system peaks occur from lawn sprinkling generally early morning or late <br />evening. A car wash will have little impact on system peak & system capacity <br />6) Elk River Municipal Utilities Well Head Protection Plan encourages eliminating <br />as many private wells as possible in the urban service district. Unused or <br />abandon wells provide a potential source of contamination to the ground water <br />system <br />