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5) Book Proposals Update Commissioner Mortensen has completed the chapter titles and has decided to limit the scope of the book to time prior to 1900 due to the sheer volume of material and history of Elk River. She stated she will be going to the Historical Center to obtain photos and then will submit her proposal to Arcadia. The book will briefly focus upon Native American battles, and also include information on fur trading, the Civil War (and those who settled here following the war), businesses, the potato market, etc. Commissioner Mortensen stated that she contacted the Police and Fire Chiefs but they didn't have enough information regarding early Elk River history to be included. Commissioner Rohlf offered several possible sources of information and suggested that she include information on the mills in Elk River. She agreed and stated that she has many photos to include (many pages will have two photos). Environmental Administrator Haug questioned when Commissioner Mortensen expects to send in the book. Commissioner Mortensen stated that she hopes to be ready by the end of January or the first week in February to send it in, but cautioned that the book won't be ready until sometime around July or August. Arcadia informed her it will take approximately six months to publish. Commissioner Mortensen was thanked by all the commissioners for her hard work. She in turn thanked the HPC for the opportunity to do it, stating that she's had a lot of fun. Discussion then turned to the possibility of a second book and potential topics such as the gravel mimng (Tiller Corp. has early gravel mine photos from the area), the Hungarian settlement, moon shiners, and gangs. Commissioner Mortensen stated that there is a lot of material if a second book is decided upon. Environmental Administrator Haug requested that Commissioner Mortensen submit any receipts for 2008 by January 31St for reimbursement. 6) Planning Commission Items One item was on the Planning Commission agenda that pertains to the Heritage Preservation Commission. Fred McCoy has put in a request to expand his building (McCoy's Pub) toward the river with a storage area on the bottom and a deck on the top. Environmental Administrator Haug stated there are no State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) sites and there is low potential for an archaeological site on the property. Discussion of the request followed. Given the location of the lot, some surprise was expressed at the low potential for archaeological artifacts. Commissioner Rohlf commented that he has no issues with the request regarding the HPC, but he felt there is a relatively high potential that something might be hit during excavation. He added that there was a wooden sewer line in [the bank along that stretch of river] somewhere which might be hit. His concern centered upon the potential for loss of archaeological information. •