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ELK RIVER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Meeting held March ~th, ~9y2 Meeting callead to order by Richard Gongoll, Chairman. First Item of Business was the consideration of a Preliminary Plat for the Elk River Industrial Park. The plat proposed, covered about 40 acres in the east part of the land owned by the Associated investros, for development as an industrial park. Moved and Seconded and Carried that plat be accepted as proposed. John Plaisted and Ed Helstrom appeared with a proposal for a 66 by 155 three wEory office building on the Southeast corner of Main street and Lowell Ave. The pD~posal called for to building to sexten to the street line, with underground parking. Off the street parking for 30 cares was to be provided by set-back. Proposal tabled for further study. Mr. Cyril D. Bayer, the owner of most of Block 9 in Orono appeared to ask about re-zoning his land from Rl to R3 to provide for the construction of Town Houses thereon. He was asked to make a formal application. M.S.C. to change trailer park requirments as set forth in notice. So proposed to Village COuncil. SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 6th. Report of Bill Mills, Village Engineer. He had studied various methods of complying with the state's request that the disposal plat be upgraded. Consideration had been given to possible enlargement to serve all the area within 2 miles, and to serve veraious parts both by XxaRx additional mains to the present site and by the construction of additional disposal sites. It appeared that the present mains are nearly at capacity, and that additional use of these routes would necessatate additional or larger mains. It was also pointed out that in all probibility growth would be on the north side of the river, and generally to the north of the present village. and west along the Elk River. It was pointed out that federal grants would be bassed on expansion to serve all the area possible by the proposed upgrading. Thus it followed that the developing area to the east, north and west of the village which is now outside the village limits should be included and a new main built in that area. This would allow the growing schools to the north of town to be rerouted to the new main and thus relieve pressure on the present mains. The problem of setting up a se~er distsrict for the area in the township was proposed and discussed, and it appeared (the Twp. Board was present at this meeting) that it would require approval of the affected people in the township. A hearing date for the township was set. At this township meeting the proposal for a sewer district was flately rejected.