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INFORMATION 07-11-2011Information ver MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: Tina Allard, City Clerk DATE: July I I, 201 I SUBJECT: Sherburne County Fair Parade Information The Sherburne County Fair parade is scheduled for Friday, July 15. Attached is information regarding the parade. Lineup information was not available as of the writing of this memo but can be obtained by visiting the fair website at ~ytivw.sherburnecou.ntyfair.or~. Candy will be available on the truck to distribute to the public. N:\Public Bodies\City Council\Council RCA\Fair & Parade\Fair Reminder 201 l.doc parade Page 1 of 2 Sherburne County Agricultural Society and County Fair County Fair Parade 4i , ~- ~~~ ~~ ~,` ~. Click here for parade Entry Form (Adobe is needed to open form) ~' ~ I~ .. The 2019 County Fair Parade will be held on Friday, July 15. r+ ~ ~~~ ~~ Line-u be ins at 5:30 m alon Main Street, with the grade ste in off at 6:30 m. -_ r:- "* ,~~~ P 9~ P 9 P PP 9 p The . ~-+... parade committee suggests that all units enter the line-up area from the east end of Elk River to avoid having to make U-turns. Entries received prior to the specified deadline will receive a postcard with their unit posifion approximately 4 days before the parade. Line-up will also be posted on this _ ~ website and will be updated frequently. ~~ ~ --_ ~`:~ Click here for a map of the parade route. Disregard Map quests written directions. -- ,~~ Refer to description below. Parade begins at Rush and Main St, goes left on Main, ""°~" ' ~,.,"' right ~ - ~ ~ ~ onto Orono RoadlParkway, continues past the library and City Hall, and ends behind the fairgrounds at the corner of Joplin. - ~ There are no bathrooms in the line-up area or along the parade route, so please plan accordingly! `1~ - IMPORTANT PARTICIPANT INFORMATION ,,~, Parade line-up is along Main Street in Elk River. Click here for 6ne-up diagram. ~v'`'° Please note: diagram is approximate and not-to-scale, and includes street names and unit numbers. For ease of traffic flow, please enter the parade line-up from the east (the side closer _,. - to Historic downtown Elk River). All parade units will be facing the west, the second half the units will be lined up on the wrong side of the road. Please avoid having cars drop off parade participants on Main Street. Plan for your group to meetidrop off on side streets along the parade line-up area. We only want the vehicles that will be pulling floats/part of the parade to enter the line-up area. "" ~ I~ If ; ~ When you get to your line-up spot, please snug up to the unit before you. We have designated specific footage for each unit (based on the measurement you provided on your entry form), and don't have much allowances for extra space between. - .. The parade ends behind the fairgrounds at the intersection of Orono Parkway and Joplin Ave. Please plan to meet your group somewhere like the fairgrounds parking lot, near the east Main Entrance gate. Stopping along Joplin Ave causes a lot of traffic issues. Questions may be directed to Meghan Matteson at 763-442-1720 or by e-mail at ~~~~~I I ~ r dero0071 -gmaiLcom. Please include "County Fair Parade" in your subject line. Please remember that all Fair Board members, including officers and committee chairs and contacts, are volunteers who hold regular jobs. Please leave voice mail messages with your name, a short concise message, a return phone number and the best time to reach you. Your call will be returned as soon as possible. http://vwvw.sherburnecountyfair.org/parade.html 07/05/2011 tNF4RMAT10N MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: Annie Deckert, Director of Economic Development DATE: 11 July 2011 SUBJECT: Sherburne County Economic Development Authority On August 5`'', 2008 the Sherburne County Commission adopted a resolution enabling creation of an Economic Development Authority, excluding the power to levy. On May 315C, 2011 the Sherburne County Commission appointed Annie Deckert, Director of Economic Development to the Economic Development Authority Board (District 1) for a two year term. The EDA has since met twice to establish a business subsidy policy, agreement and TIF District proposed to be used to facilitate construction of an approximately 65,000 square foot expansion to the existing Appert's Foodservice facility in Haven Township. Staff will continue to attend meetings as needed and update the Council as necessary.