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2002 End Use Planning • During the work sessions with stakeholders conducted in 2002, the overall vision for the closed Facility was as passive recreational use with some commercial opportunity at the intersection of Highway 169 and 221 sr Avenue. Other items of note from the 2002 planning sessions included: • when full closure of the facility is achieved it is anticipated that some of the existing structures could be reused as recreational and/or educational facilities • final elevations would likely fluctuate over time due to gravitational and natural causes, but would likely stabilized after twenty five years, thus it would be beneficial for the end use plan to be flexible To achieve this vision it was recommended that the City and the ERL work together to develop potential trail locations, landscape grading, and a revegetation scheme. It would also be beneficial for the City and the ERL to maintain along-term working relationship regarding future end use plans. The following describes the process conducted in 2002 that arrived at the overall vision described above. Background The intent of the 2002 planning effort was to assist the ERL in their desire to work with the community to develop an end use plan for the facility. The information compiled as part of this work could also be used to develop an end use plan that may be required as part of future re- • licensures. The 2002 End Use Master Plan was developed as a community effort and the stakeholders were comprised of the following: • City of Elk River Planning Staff • City of Elk River Parks and Recreation Commission • Livonia Township • Elk River Landfill Approach and Methodology In 2002, the planning and design process was established as apro-active approach by having all the above stakeholders involved from the beginning through completion of the final master plan. The methodology used to develop a final plan centered on completing several phases. The first phase of the process started in 2002 was to understand the facility, its operation, technical parameters, infrastructure, landfill end use precedents and other related base information. The second activity required stakeholders to be familiar with the site opportunities and constraints through site observation and walk through. After that, a third activity, which was a design working session, was scheduled to brainstorm concept ideas as well as formulating a vision for this plan. Several plans were generated and presented to the stakeholders following this third activity back in 2002. The final activity conducted during the 2002 process was •