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<br /> <br />Item # 6.12. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />June 15, 2005 <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION ON VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION ISSUES <br /> <br />Dear Council Members: <br /> <br />This correspondence is intended to provide a summary of direction staff received from the <br />City Council regarding various transportation issues at last Monday's workshop meeting. <br />The following list provides the projects listed in my June 3, 2005 letter to the City Council by <br />title with a brief description of the direction staff was given. <br /> <br />1. School Street Extension Westerly to Upland Avenue (County Road 44) <br /> <br />Staff will begin to open a dialog with Elk River Concrete Company and the Burlington <br />Northern Railroad Company regarding a possible alignment of School Street westerly to <br />County Road 44. Prior to initiating these meetings, we will research the ownership of <br />land in and around the area of the Elk River Municipal Utilities water treatment plant. <br />This will be a relatively long term project. We will report back to the Council <br />periodically on the progress. <br /> <br />2. County Road 44 Status <br /> <br />Now that Sherburne County has decided to reclaim the existing bituminous pavement <br />and provide a new bituminous surface on the old street section, staff will begin analyzing <br />the ability to get a pedestrian facility in the County right-of-way. We will identify areas <br />that will require additional easements or other extraordinary measures to facilitate the <br />constructIon. <br /> <br />3. Elk Hills Drive Extension to CSAH 13 <br /> <br />No action taken at this time. <br /> <br />Phone: 763.635.1000 <br />Fax: 763.635.1090 <br /> <br />www.cLelk-river.mn.us <br />