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~ ~' , <br />~~~ <br />;~a <br />~~~~~~ <br />July 15, 2ao9 <br />Honorable Mayor Stephanie Z~linzing <br />Council Member Nicl~ Zerwas <br />Council Men~bez• Jerry Gumplu'ey <br />Council IVZ.ember lVlatt westgaard <br />Council N~embe~' Paul N~otin <br />Ms, Lori ,~o Anson <br />City of Ells River <br />13 X65 Orono 1'arl~way <br />Elk River, MN 5 5 3 3 a <br />RE; Request far worl~shop <br />Honorable Mayor, Council 11~embers, and Ms, Jolu~son, <br />~+~~[~~~~vc~~ ~~xic~~~~~y ~~~~. <br />22~~i(~'I~IUVY I (i~'NW <br />I?lft Itivcr, MN 5~33f1 <br />I'I~{)11C~ ~~~'~~ I M~~~~ <br />The Bll~ River Landfill would life to regL~est a worl~shop with floe Council to discuss the issues <br />related to the Land:Cill's southern development area, As you l~now, this is ~ very technical <br />request and has longwrange implications to the Landfill, the City, and local businesses, <br />Therefore, we believe that a~a infor~national worl~shop naay add great ~ralue to the discussion <br />prior tD the .~,L1gLlst ~ 7~1i pLlblic meeting, we listened to eve~'yone's input and have some <br />significaz~t changeslinput to offer to floe CoL~ncil for his or her consideration. <br />we would life to discuss two main issues with the Council ; ~ 1 ~ the 1~,a~~d'C ~ I's role in futL~re <br />cona~.ercial development opportunities in the area currently designated for mining, and ~2}the <br />differences in ~~he econoric impact analysis p~'esented by the two land planners, H~~Gi and <br />Bonestroa, <br />wring the p~'oposed worl~shop, we would life to discuss additional development options tha'~ <br />would allow for bath the continued develop~~aent of the landfill while still leaving sufficient land <br />available for other develop~~.ent opportunities. This would include the p~°esetltatio~~ of a reduced <br />landfill footprint, which w4L~ld include a larger area of land for future development near the <br />proposed interchange of 221 S~ and Hwy ~ G9, <br />Much of the discussion at the July 6tl' Council Meeting also centered an the financial analysis <br />presented by two la~1d plal~.~ers, ~-~Z~.Gi a.nd Bonestroo, and tl~e wide var~at1a17ICO1~~~~ast in floe <br />economic i~Bpact of the Landfill's continL~ed development, DL~e to the nL~mbcr of con~~nents <br />made by both Plan~.aing Conalnission a~~d City Council Nle~a~bers on the financial analysis a~ad the <br />effect the information presented by the land plan11er5 leas on theif' decision, we decided to hire a <br />