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November 12, 1996 <br /> <br />Mayor Hank Duitsman <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: Closing of Elk Terrace Trailer Park <br /> <br />Dcar Mr. Duitsman: <br /> <br />I have been a resident of Elk River and Elk Terrace Trailer Park for 10 years. A little more than one year <br />ago, I purchased a new home and placed it again in Elk Terrace. As you are aware, all residents of Elk <br />Terrace are now being asked to relocate from a city and county we choose to live in. <br /> <br />This move will cause great hardship to many of the residents of this park, financially and emotionally. <br /> <br />The park has agreed to have Winkelmen, a trailer moving company, move our homes to new locations. I <br />am not familiar with them or the quality of work they do. I ask you, would you let someone move your <br />home if you didn't feel comfortable with them? That may be fine for some, but it does not meet my <br />expectations with a new home. I paid in excess of $4000 to move my new home in. It is a very expensive <br />process, ffdone right. Now I am being asked to let some company I am not familiar with move my new <br />home. I don't think it is fight. If that's not bad enough, the owner of Elk Park Terrace is the person who <br />is blocking these trailers and skirting them, just to save money. What are his qualifications and will I <br />receive the same results I got when I moved in? I ask you, would you allow this to happen to you? <br /> <br />When I make this move I don't want my home to sit for days while I wait for someone whose <br />qualifications are questionable, to set it up. Some of the homes that have been moved have sat for days <br />waiting to be set up. If I have the same company move me that originally set me up it will all be done the <br />same day. I don't think that is asking too much. IfI have problems after the move with the blocking or <br />skirting what guarantee do I have that it will be taken care of in a timely manner? I don't believe any <br />resident of Elk Park Terrace, that are being forced to move, have any guarantees, we deserve that <br />consideration. <br /> <br />What I am asking is that consideration be given to allow ns the opportunity to contact our own movers. <br />For that to be done, we must be given a fair dollar value for the expenses to be met: move of our homes, <br />set up of our homes after the move, reconnecting phone, electric, plumbing and satellite dish. <br /> <br />I want to thank you and the council for your consideration and if you have any questions feel free to <br />contact me. <br /> <br />Sincerely, ~/~..~tSy~~5~f~ <br /> <br />Curt Julius <br />Elk ~ Terrace Resident <br /> <br />City Council <br />Pat Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br /> <br />