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10. PRSR 09-12-2001 Item #: 10 Pik -�-� MEMORANDUM River 3065 Orono Parkway TO: Park and Recreation Commission Elk River,MN 55330 �(�' FROM: Michele McPherson;Director of Planning DATE: September 12, 2001 SUBJECT: Informational/Update Items for September 12, 2001 Meeting B. Park/Trail Developments 1. Park Dedication Fund Balance The current balance as of August 31, 2001 was $856,657.80. 2. Parks and the City 3. Sherburne County ATV/Dirt Bike Ordinance 4. River City Snow Riders Newsletter 5. August Youth Athletic Complex Article 6. August Lions Park Shelter Groundbreaking Article 7. White Bear Lake Skate Park Article • Phone:763.441.7420 Fax:763.441.7425 www.ci.elk-river.mn.us BALANCE SHEET AUGUST 31, 2001 Date: 09/05/01 Time: 2:51pm CITY OF ELK RIVER Page: 1 As 08/31/01 Balance Type: SR SPECIAL REVENUE Fund: 225 PARK DEDICATION Assets CURRENT ASSETS 1010 Cash 856,657.80 1012 Fair Value-Investments 5,117.00 1380 Interest Receivable 6,164.00 CURRENT ASSETS 867,938.80 Total Assets 867,938.80 Reserves/Balances FUND EQUITY 2400 Fund Balance 746,915.92 2600 Change In Fund Balance 121,022.88 FUND EQUITY 867,938.80 Total Reserves/Balances 867,938.80 Total Liabilities & Balances 867,938.80 • 4111 r elk er t t yhi �' I • A r �j3it • rns, '- , yl 4'�4.xA. - : Y. 4 - y P t,� r ��gg N 0 i If. a ., :`_)e' - .Lf".ryYfJ4.§+ .,,,4a+e ±- ,' w a„' .,i • --- o} Y^ '.'�p /w`i .'. °1.... t �/' 4.-- 3 :y. * i.i 7,,1 ': .- _ y�.. - }'.,, M t. .yam a {� 1 Y ti 4g yy t ' �..�T'< ,µia f Yr ' 3i i k �C k 1- Y • µ Y f 4.+y i...., ., _._.ten. .� 4 'tom '�kle -.54-:.--} ry '4 U�r ?'3P,..ya ''' ''''''.-T.::'': � �t 1'_.J,.: .,,:-'� Y `ia.�,.. 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"The It worked in Atlanta, says Michael Dobbins, three blocks to the north are all either under AICP, the city's commissioner of planning, development or ready to start,"says Dobbins. development, and neighborhood conserva- "We are looking at between 500 and 600 tion.In the early'90s,Dobbins says,"Atlanta residential units in that area alone."The area was on the ropes.Everywhere you looked you also has added new office and retail space, saw signs of disinvestment and disrepair." hotel rooms,a museum,and restaurants.More Things started to change when a massive pub- construction is on the way,he says. lic-private effort helped the city land the 1996 All of this development has had an enor- Summer Olympic Games. mous effect on the character of downtown Centennial Olympic Park was the center- Atlanta. "Before the Olympics, Atlanta did piece of post-Olympic redevelopment efforts not know what a sidewalk was," says Dob- in and around the downtown.The site was a bins. "It was unusual to see anyone walking 0 21-acre swath of land west of downtown, from the Georgia World Congress Center to between the hotel district and the convention the downtown offices, but now the street is center, the Georgia World Congress Center. full of people. I'm sure no one comes to A lmsted and The state of Georgia bought the land;the$78 Atlanta just to see Centennial Olympic Park, his partner, Calvert Vaux, created a place million to build the park came through foun- but everyone who does come here knows where citizens of every social stratum could go dation grants,donations,and.Olympic spon- about the park and takes time to visit it and to play, experience nature, and escape from sorships. The general public was involved walk around." ' ` the harsh noises and hard pavement of the through the purchase of$650,000 worth of Pedestrian activity has been encouraged by city. commemorative bricks, at $35 a brick. The the special public interest zoning district that It took an enormous investment of money state maintains the park with the help of governs the redevelopment area and extends and land to develop the unprecedented public rental income from vendors and special events. the park's pedestrian environment into the park.When the park was built,the surround- At first, the business community was ex- surrounding neighborhood. A recent bond , ing area was unimproved, and most of New tremely skeptical, Dobbins recalls, but no issue dedicated to pedestrian-oriented York's population lived three miles to the longer. As Central Park did for New York, streetscape improvements received 80 per- south. In order to fund the improvements, Centennial Olympic Park has created value cent support from voters. "It is amazing that Olmsted and Vaux theorized that the pres- for the surrounding land by changing the pedestrian values that weren't on the public's ence of the park would so bolster the land quality of the urban environment. radar screen five years ago have really come to P q t7' Y g Y values of surrounding property that the park What was a seedy neighborhood on the the fore,"says Dobbins. s . would essentially pay for itself many times west edge of downtown Atlanta is today a vital 1 3. over. urban center. The park's open lawns and Purely passive They were right. Within 15 years of the formal spaces are filled with people and activi- In parks and recreation parlance, Centennial beginning of the park project,property values ties. The park hosts special events that are Olympic Park is a "passive" park because it in the surrounding area increased ninefold. targeted to attract tourists, downtown work- does not include facilities for "active recre- ues in the rest of the city doubled over the ers,and families.Children fromAtlanta's neigh- ation,"such as tennis courts,soccer fields,or e period. Central Park was such a success borhoods fly kites on the lawns and run through softball diamonds. Rather, it is intended as a r that cities all over the country began to follow the fountains.Family events and concerts are public green space where city dwellers can 4 s suit. Parks as a development tool and as a scheduled on the weekends. escape from the rush of urban life. remedy for social ills became a defining ele- And the redevelopment results? Land on Although newly built passive parks like ment in the growth of urban America. the fringe of the park that once sold for$2 a Atlanta's are rare, many cities are showing 4 6 Planning August 2001 renewed interest in their own 19th century sive species were allowed to take hold. Land- and community volunteers to the best prac- examples.Restoration projects are under way scaping crews, unaware of the complexity of tices in the field. 111 in Boston,Buffalo,Chicago,Louisville,New the park ecosystems, did further damage to Implementing the master plan has meant York, Oakland, Pittsburgh, and many other the landscapes by taking an industrial ap- more than simply restoring Olmsted's origi- places. proach to maintenance. nal designs. The parks have suffered from Susan Rademacher, executive director of Change began in the late 1980s when a what Rademacher calls facility creep. "Over the Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy, grassroots group called the Louisville Friends the decades,"she says, "there has been politi- believes that unstructured open spaces are of Olmsted Parks issued a report on the con- cal pressure to add facilities willy-nilly rather vital to the success of a community. "I am dition of the parks.The mayor responded by than by design. Now we're making an effort constantly surprised by the way people rein establishing a task force that recommended to accommodate the needs of current park vent open spaces,"she says."You never know the creation of a nonprofit organization to users without damaging the timeless quality if you're going to find kite flyers,bongo play- work with the parks department to make of the landscape." ers,dog walkers socializing,or a rugby match. major changes in the Olmsted system. In To this end,the master plan calls for phas Last week,I heard this incredible music and a 1989,the nonprofit Louisville Olmsted Parks ing out inappropriately placed recreational bagpiper,in full kilt,came strolling across one Conservan cy was created. facilities when they reach the end of their of our wild meadows." The scale of Louisville's park reinvestment useful lives. The old facilities are then relo- Rademacher realizes that it is difficult to effort is enormous. The conservancy's 1994 Gated to"active use zones"and replaced with `�.•'` `' u r x a r,e r s,�4 _ -.. • 4C,4.:`,. My; i i '� r .,..-2.*,,,, c "� r n . y , F 5 � y. 4 d u a � � + .2,,„ ,''r'* e a r a r �S 4 a s 'i r y !�^Qt a + i , �w b 4c- � � , .N � ti , s E '' ; ,Kd(5 -1.:/ �p a ,... 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"It takes courage for a lion in improvements. Since the plan's adop- Sometimes restoration means taking park administrator to choose not to clutter up tion by the city council,the conservancy and Olmsted's work to the next level. The park free space and just allow people to just sit and Metro Parks (the city's parks agenry) have designer was,,Ha great innovator, says relax,"she says. restored historic woodlands,vistas,and park- Rademacher. "He loved to experiment with For decades,says Rademacher,Louisville's ways; repaired and constructed 12 miles of new things.The last thing he would want us cash-strapped and recreation-oriented admin- park roads and paved paths and 10 miles of to do is put his landscapes under glass. Our istrations made maintenance of the city's his- hiking and bridle trails; and planted more goal is to restore and rehabilitate as Olmsted �oric system of Olmsted parks and boulevards than 1,500 trees and 15,000 plants.The part might do it today." a low priority. Playgrounds, ball fields, and nership also has added new sports facilities, An example is Summit Field,a prairie land- basketball and tennis courts were added with shelters,restrooms,parking,and playgrounds. scape in Iroquois Park. The conservancy has little regard to how they would fit into the Throughout the process,says Rademacher, restored the landscape as a functional ecosys landscape. Damage from years of wind and the conservancy has stressed quality design tem by installing a drainage system and add- ice storms was ignored. Dead and diseased and good landscape management and main- lug wetlands. "If Olmsted were alive today plants and trees were not replaced,and inva tenance,ofren introducing maintenance staff and had our understanding of local soils and 7 hydrology and the impact of wetland loss,it is nizations,she concluded that refurbishing the Today,Walter Burks Park's role as a neigh- likely he would have done something like park's basketball courts and installing new borhood anchor has been restored. It is now is,"she says. landscaping was not going to make a differ- desirable to live across the street from the he Summit Field restoration also gave the ence over the long haul. "Community mem- park,Zoller says."It is a place where you can onservancy the opportunity to carry out an bers said they didn't allow their children to go allow kids to run and jump and fly a kite. unbuilt element of Olmsted's blueprint."We to the park because it was too dangerous,"she They can get away from the difficult urban were reviewing his plans and found this path says. It became clear that the first priority environment for a few hours and just be a over the summit and realized his intent that would have to be to help the neighbors re- kid." you could walk the path and experience the claim the park. As a first step, ParkWorks vista. That path is there now and when you hired local resident Mary Marzette to hold Costs and benefits reach the top the view is wonderful." arts and crafts classes and supervise games on There is no question that investments in parks the playground. on a citywide or neighborhood scale can ben- A neighborhood anchor Rather than calling the police to scare gang efit the public.But do the park enhancements Ann Zoller,executive director of ParkWorks members away,Marzette says she approached contribute to real economic growth! in Cleveland, points out that it is not always the group that hung around the playground. Mary Eysenbach, director of APA's City cost-effective to spend money on traditional "I told them that we wanted to make the Parks Forum, believes that they do. "Long- capital improvements or recreational program- playground a place for kids to play.They said, standing research indicates that properties ad- The conservancy has restored historic vistas, repaired trails,and planted more than 1,500 trees. This is Cherokee Park. ming.ParkWorks is a nonprofit organization `Yeah,this should be a place for kids."' jacent to these parks increase in value. In that supplements the work of the city's parks Police presence was increased in a subtle addition, the parks attract people, who in department. It focuses many of its programs way when beat officers on bicycles and in turn attract business.Survey after survey indi- on enhancing urban parks in distressed neigh- patrol cars began visiting Marzette's classes. cates that the quality of life generated by park borhoods. "They play board games,show the kids their enhancements is the kind of thing that people Zoller notes that neighborhood parks in squad cars, and talk about things like law look for when they choose where to live," impoverished areas were originally envisioned enforcement and gun safety," she says. "The Eysenbach says. as a cure for social ills.Today,however,these kids begin to see the police as people and not This experience is true across the board. parks are often the center of gang and drug just as the guys that come to arrest you." "Both young professionals starting out and activity. Walter Burks Park in Cleveland's Maime Gilchrist took part in the ParkWorks empty nesters are attracted to features that Allinville neighborhood is an example.When public input process as an active member of make high-quality urban parks," she says. Works received a grant to revitalize dis- the 111th and Parkwood Street Club. She "The parks can have tremendous implications tressed urban parks from the Lila Wallace- says that the park has improved dramatically. for attracting a good workforce, bringing in Reader's Digest Fund,Zoller began planning "Everyone feels much more safe. We take business investment, bringing in new corpo- capital improvements for Walter Burks Park. pride in our park, and it is much cleaner rations,and encouraging international invest But after meeting with neighborhood orga- now." ment." 8 Planning August 2001 ',. M Fieldhouses vs.Meadows:The Debate Goes On ` , 410 Recreation has been an important element since the ,. "tw w '^ beginning of the parks movement.Frederick Law Olmsted ;� ° h ' , ` - and his 19th century followers provided canals and 0,*, '" ' lagoons for rowing,trails for walking,hills for sledding, and open fields for picnicking and games. As early as ' 1870,Olmsted and Vaux included playing fields in their l , 0--° design for Chicago's Washington Park. By the turn of the century, the recreation movement began in earnest.Advocates promoted organized activi- 4 , r �` ties and dedicated facilities as a cure for juvenile delin- „" quency and other social ills. Over the next 50 years, the qfd�' demand for recreation grew to the extent that it over- :' shadowed the philosophy behind the Olmsted parks an d }` changed the connotation of the word"park." By the 1960s, most cities had combined their parks ^,lea fir+ department with their recreation department.Since then, the emphasis on recreation has continued and the role of a . �� park professionals, such as landscape architects, bota- �� xi ` 4 a ,u 44 ry, nists,and arborists,has been diminished or eliminated as s W, park systems have faced fiscal pressures. Recreation facilities and programming get the lion's Mayors at a City Parks Forum press conference lastApril share of funding in most communities, because they fit in Louisville.From left.:JeffGriffin(Reno,Nevada), the cost-benefit model, acknowledges John Crompton, Kenneth Barr(Fort Worth, Texas), of Texas A&M University."Over the years,parks people became overly concerned with funding. They use a • revenue-driven decision making process that only looks Elected officials are also beginning to take no- at cost and return." tice of parks,in part because the modern business In a recreation-dominated system,pure parks tend to community is increasingly aware of their value.As be carved up and devoted to recreational facilities. "I John Crompton, of Texas A&M University, au- used to think that a park could accommodate recre- thor of an upcoming APA Planning Advisory ational facilities as long as the facilities don't dominate Service report on the economic value of parks and the character of the park," says Lee Springgate, former recreation,points out,companies in a technologi- director of the Bellevue,Washington,Parks Department cal economy are free to choose their locations. and principal of the Point Wilson Group consulting Evidence is mounting,he says,that quality of firm. life is the primary factor in choosing where to "But most communities haven't found a way to meet locate a business and that access to parks and recreational needs without denigrating the informal park recreational opportunities is central to quality of space,"Springgate adds."Most suburban parks from the last 30 years are nothing more than a recreational activity center with a landscaped edge. How you choose to develop a space dictates the use. If you build baseball diamonds then you have no choice but baseball. The A place for kids':Sketchers from Louisville Collegiate space is clearly intended for one activity and it will School in Cherokee Park(far left) remain empty until someone shows up to play baseball." , ',,.+.." W { In contrast, parks that provide unstructured open a s ` space invite users to exercise their imaginations.A base- ball game may break out in a meadow, says Springgate, , -- but a rugby match won't start on a baseball diamond. l The irony is that the focus on "active" recreational ® , facilities devalues and discourages other activities that 1 ° , are erroneously classified as"passive." +' 1 Springgate bristles at the use of both terms, "Go to a % 11 • park where there are three slow pitch softball games a. .. .,.�, � ' being played and you'll find a few people active in eac h game at any one time. Compare that to all the people '° walking,biking,climbing trails,and tossing frisbees and "" ,• "� ask yourself,"Who's active?" 1' 9 , � properties,they have a negative effect on prop- Resources ,0*,' erry values. Thus, in the rush to build rev- ''k.e Af' . ,, , enue-enhancing facilities, communities may Contacts. For more informa- , 4 :`�. ? ,;',a. be losing property tax revenue and all the tion on Atlanta's Centennial collateral benefits of land value. Olympic Park, call 404-223 t''' . 4,. The typical city parks and recreation staff is 4412;e-mail,info @centennial out of necessity focused on day-to-day opera park.com; on the web at °ono„ tions and service provision.Moreover,in many www.gwcc.com.The Louisville ..� communities the parks department is out of Olmsted Parks Conservancy is synch with the planning department. The at 502-456-8125. Reach two agencies often have a fundamentally dif- Cleveland's ParkWorks at 216- ferent philosophy and mission. 696-2122; amzparkworks What's needed is enlightened leadership, @aol.com. says the City Parks Forum's Mary Eysenbach. Garvin on parks."Some things "You need to have civic leaders with the kind of have not changed since p' vision that can bring everyone together."And Olmsted's time,"says Alexander who fills that role best?"Mayors,"says Eysenbach. Garvin,author of a recent APA "They have the ability to take the broad view Planning Advisory Service re- „°' . and the power to act on behalf of their con- port, Parks, Recreation, and s stituents. The mayor is responsible for the Open Space:A Twenty first Cen- overall health of the city." tury Agenda. "People,even to- Twice a year,the City Parks Forum brings day,want to get away from the Don Wesely(Lincoln,Nebraska),DavidArmstrong together a group of mayors,their park advis- noise and confusion of daily (Louisville,at microphone), C.Jack Ellis(Macon, ers,and community leaders for a symposium life and want to do so on their Georgia),Kerry Donley(Alexandria, Virginia). on issues related to park development and own. It is not enough for a stewardship. parks department to offer struc ■ The symposium is a unique opportunity tured recreational activities. life. This is especially true of high tech, re- for the mayors to focus exclusively on parks People need to have a place at •te h and development industries, and cor- for two whole days. During that time,recog- their disposal where they can headquarters. Communities with ex- nized parks experts provide insights into best go to stroll or lie in the grass or cellent park systems have a distinct advantage park practices and point out the interconnec- bicycle whenever the mood when it comes to luring these companies, tions between parks and the economic,envi- strikes them and not just when Crompton says. ronmental, social, and cultural health of cit- it is a scheduled activity." Crompton points out that current studies ies.Each mayor presents a case study of a local City Parks Forum. APA's show that real estate values and property taxes park and the forum participants suggest pos- City Parks Forum symposia are enhanced by the presence of a park—just sible solutions. have been held in Louisville, as they were in Olmsted's time. However, Minneapolis,New Orleans,and there is a catch.When recreational facilities in Michael Barrette is a consultant and freelance writer Pittsburgh.Participating cities in Chicago. parks create a nuisance for the surrounding include Kansas City, Kansas; Allentown,Pennsylvania;To- ledo,Ohio;Madison,Wiscon- sin; Knoxville, Tennessee; Rochester, New York; Fort and two views ofyoungsters taking part in a daily arts and crafts summer program Worth,Texas;Alexandria,Vir- at Walter Burks Park in Cleveland. ginia;Macon, Georgia; Reno, a k` ", k k w Mi, 5 ;� ,,� Nevada;Lincoln,Nebraska;and . `Fi , � .` 1. ,k ,. ' , '. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The 1 i,a - next symposium is scheduled for this fall in Chicago. For r , " more information,call the fo- T t ' 4 ' , rum at 312-786-6395;e-mail: k l ,i 1t, meysenbach @planning.org; l i j� 1i www.cityparksforum.org. ..,'E.' °° ; , Ann Zoller,John Crompton, li °r Lee Springgate, and Susan Rademacher are all faculty mem- bers of the City Parks Forum. kW E :tiT • _J,,, City of Elk ............ River Police Department MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council ,,," ---...._ FROM: Thomas D. Zerwas, Chief of Police DATE: August 9, 2001 SUBJECT: Sherburne County ATV/Dirt Bike Ordinance III This is follow-up to my memo dated July 22,2001,in regards to the ATV/Dirt Bike Ordinance that was adopted by Sherburne County. As I indicated,I am providing you with a copy of Sherburne County's new ordinance. Please review the ordinance and determine if this is a subject we may want to address in our city. Also,in yesterday's Star News (08-08-01) there was an article pertaining to this ordinance. I have also attached this news story for you to read. It seems that the County Commissioners may be re-evaluating some of the issues that have developed since the adoption of this ordinance as a result of complaints from citizens. After your evaluation, please advise if you wish to pursue this action in the City of Elk River. If you have any questions, give me a call. TDZ/kma enc. • AMENDMENT TO THE SHERBURNE COUNTY . ZONING ORDINANCE 0 Ordinance shall be amended by adding the following to: 71' Section 7 Agricultural District Subd 3 Conditional Uses Item 32 Section 8 General Rural District Subd 3 Conditional Uses Item 10 FILED UL 2 3 2001 Section 11 Industrial District Subd 3 Conditional Uses Item 12 Section 12 Heavy Industrial.District Subd 3 Conditional Uses Item 13 DOEBLER Section 16 Conditional Uses Subd 1 List of Conditional Uses , � aor/Treasurer Table of Conditional Uses Subd 2 Conditions Item 25.a. Motorsport Facilites and tracks, previously covered under "Activities Requiring Rural Isolation" — Private. Tracks and sites for dirt bikes, all terrain �' vehicles, "mud trucks", race cars and similar vehicles. A. The use of the facility is limited to the property owner and immediate family who reside on the property. B. The facility is not allowed in a residential plat. C. The facility must be located on a minimum of 20 acres. D. The County may limit the days and hours of operation. E. The facility must be located a minimum of 1,000 feet from any residence except that of the owner. F. The facility must be located a minimum of 1,000 feet from a livestock facility except that 411 of the owner. G. Landowners wishing to hold a single day or week-end motor sport event or permit holders wishing to schedule a special event in excess of their permit limits may apply for an"Occasional Special Events" Conditional Use Permit (Sec 16, Subd 2 26) H. No more than two vehicles may operate at one time. I. A 50 foot setback must be maintained from the track and property line. This provision was passed by the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners on the 10th day of July, 2001 and is duly filed with Sherburne County Auditor. Dated: ALOid l? (O l X X. C' Betsy Werg' County Board C rperson • The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before `' COLLEEN A.KIFFMEYER me this /P day of July 2001. �� NOTARY PUBUC•MINNESOTA ,' MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 131.2005 grj",e__,--2)Q Signature of person taki k nowledgement Drafted by the Sherburne County Zoning Office OSherburne County Government Center Ordinance. Abstract Sherburne County Amendment to the Sherburne County Zoning Ordinance ORD-063 The purpose and intent of this ordinance, adopted on July 10, 2001, is to amend ordinance No. 2 (ORD-002): Section 7 Agricultural District Subd 3 Conditional Uses Item 32 Section 8 General Rural District Subd 3 Conditional Uses Item 10 Section 11 Industrial District Subd 3 Conditional Uses Item 12 Section 12 Heavy Industrial District Subd 3 Conditional Uses Item 13 Section 16 Conditional Uses Subd 1 List of Conditional Uses Table of Conditional Uses Subd 2 Conditions Item 25.a Motorsport Facilities and tracks, previously covered under "Activities requiring Rural Isolation"— Private. Tracks and sites for dirt bikes, all terrain vehicles, "mud trucks", • race cars and similar vehicles. HISTORY ORD-002 ORD-030 ORD-041 ORD-045 ORD-047 • ORD-050 ORD-052 ORD-053 ORD-054 ORD-056 ORD-057 ORD-058 ORD-059 ORD-062 H:\ADM NDATA\ORDINAN C\ABSTRACT\ORD-063.DOC Elk"River'Star News / 11." i c Li E pp ip 1 IRNE couNTy .. III i [ Trac' kreètrictions kick.. ! up ' dust Sherburne. Owners make . . . feelings known:. . _---ti How the ordinance ry 0 by Jana Astrup �J aea Associate editor restricts tracks . Stricter rules restricting private dirt-bike trac Here are some of the`Gestrictons spelled out the!'new ks in are ordinance kicking up dust across , Sherburne County. •Private motorsport facilities-and tracks'for dirt bikes,, A,.new ordinance passed all terrain vehicles, `mud tracks," race cars and similar by the Sherburne County vehicles must be,located on a minimum of 20'acres Board of Commissioners , •They?mustbe located at-least 1,000:feet away from ' last month requires private any residence,except that of the owner: motorsport facilities and •They Must be at least1,000`feet from a livestock fad- ' tracks to be located on',a ity except that,of the gwner minimum;of 20 ages and ,<•they are not'allowed in a residential plat, ,. at "least 1,000 feet away. •Use of the facile is•limited to the property owner'and from'an _home• r'live took �� • facility y o s irnmediste family who live on the property. , • ` ,c :•The coun ma limit the days and hours of op eration: Violation o f the ordnance y y is a misdemeanor;and car. =,•No more than two:vehicles.may operate at one time. nes a maximum penalty of ,,. Source Sherburne County Zoning Office $1,OQO fine;and 90 days in ,' _ Brian4 Godfrey is one of 'working ;with neighbors is requests from people seek-' those affected by ,theFnew' the best way toJ solve..any 'dust relief from. the.-noise, rules: problems3with the tracks ; dust and odor associated He has,a curt bike 'track--.- "In my.particular -situa with the tracks. on, 6.4 acres ..of land tion, I had a problem with She. said the volume .of between, Zimmerman axed one person and I.worked it complaints prompted the Princeton that he and,his out with • him," Godfrey board to act. two children can no longer said. "Obviously you have "Before it got any:worse, legally use. '- to co-exist.If someone has a we had to do something," "The way the rule is,tech- track and their neighbors she.said. nically,I can go to ja�,I for 90 hate it and they ride every Now,those with the tracks. days if my Inds are riding single night or every;.day, are making their feelings their mini�likes, a said.:' _ well then you're`asking for known. Wergin said she is Godfrey, .who is general trouble." surprised at the number of . manager of Precision Line Meanwhile, Sherburne calls she is getting. Motorsports ..in . Rogers, County Board Chair Betsy She knows, that some of believes the new ordinance Wergin said the board's '_the. tracks affected have i is entirely too broad.- vote to pass the stricter never had a complaint' tiHe said he's had only one rules was a no-win deci- against them. complaint about his track sion. "That's the bad part.But if � in five years �That came The people who have had we make a rule it has to f from a neighbor. Godfrey to`live.next to them ... .feel apply to everyone," she said he worked with the like they finally got some- said - I man and they came up with one to hear them . . .`and She looks for the board to a compromise: Godfrey and the people who have the discuelse) s the matter agai n. • . " his buddies would mainly tracks are saying,`You took "I truly hope we can figure ride on Friday nights. ours away.'This is not going out what to do to at least l "Since then its never been to be ,a 'good situation to„ make, the main,my .oft the a problem, Godfrey said deal with.'!,;',' 1k; '''t «F people; happy, she 'said: 'He said he even gave up ' She said the board knew "But how"-"do you -run a one Friday night of riding that when it enacted the motorized track in a subdi- because his neighbor was rules July 10. 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Youth Athletic —= Concrete pads for Complex in Elk River -- --- bleachers, players received some good news `� � � _ .-� benches and batting last week, when the city i cage;trenching for irri- council unanimously gation/electrical accepted the comprehen- -= r= Cost: $12,500 sive construction plan and °-- = /� — 4 `1. I -----I ,11 in r., I 2002 approved $12,500 to start Home plate bleachers; laying the foundation. concession stand, play- The four-year plan, with z Above is a drawing of the future concession stand for er shelters; and pads an estimated price tag of the Youth Athletic Complex. and shelters for specta- about $623,750, would add tor bleacher permanent concession youth." Elk River girls' fastpitch Cost: $88,250 stands, bleachers, dugouts, Of the initial $12,500, softball."With (the complex .spectator shelters,a batting $2,450 would be used for changes) we would be able 2003 cage and restrooms to the the concrete pads under the to, and we could use it as a Sideline bleachers; existing four-field facility. bleachers; $2,750 for the fund raiser for our organi- pads and shelters for The city's financial contri- pads under player benches; zation." spectator shelters; rest- bution to the project would $2,300 for concrete for the The project, which rooms; field irrigation; be $20,000 a year for 10 batting cage and $5,000 McPherson called "aggres- landscaping; lights; and years. Area youth softball used for trenching for sive," would be on a four- scoreboards and baseball organizations lights. year time scale, but that Cost $343,000 would arrange for the "I'm glad they finally got a could change if the neces- 2004 remaining costs to be taken plan done," said Council sary $423,000 isn't raised. care of through fund rais- Member John Dietz. "The "It may take longer to Playground; and paving ing, donations or grants. way the city is growing, raise that kind of capital," of driveways and park- "I think right now our there is going to be more McPherson said. ing lot softball facility (at Orono and more demand for Klaers hopes the upgrad- Cost: $180,000 Park)is a highly rated com- fields." ed complex will increase plex," said Michele Right now the youth awareness and excitement Total: $623,750 McPherson, Elk River teams are using school about softball. director of planning. "But fields but as the number of "Our numbers were down ation of the complex,which the Youth Athletic Complex teams increases, fields are this year and I just hope opened four years ago. — one of the reasons there becoming less and less that with the nice facilities, About $250,000 of the was pressure to develop is available. we can work together and plan's cost would be to because they don't have "Right now we can't really have a strong year." cover the lights and score- enough (baseball and soft- do a tournament," said Elk River spent about boards for the fields. ball) facilities for the Jeanie Klaers, treasurer of $218,000 on the initial cre- COMM U N I TY , , Y A - 24 z i „ \ 3 .. y { i'!''N4� 9 k '(Yip • r` x i+k W g y _ ,fie `n, S; L= 1 4 i.` W f ”` — — P t t 'n a $.07* P , , , _ ,. „,, r,N ,. ..,,„ { t t xp l 4� a Ya � t , ° F { 1 W a . � a a e a �ry N W r r �•a� F > 1 From left to right are Michele Bergh, Lion; Anthony Mikols, Lion; Roger community recreation manager; Louise Hebeisen, Lion; Jim Mulroy Lion; Don Kuester, city council member; Les McRae; and John Weicht, Lion. (Photo by Anderson, Lion; Allen Lillebo, Lion; Susan Larson) *Stephanie Klinzing, mayor; Jim Wendt, Lions breaks g round for $240,000 gift to city y i by Susan M.A. Larson there; and an office for the complete by December. i Staff writer Lions. About 20-25 members of It's a wonderful gift that "There really isn't any the Lions and city staff r the Elk River Lions is giv- place in Elk River that you were present at the brief ing to the community of Elk can rent for meetings and groundbreaking ceremony. ` River and its citizens. things,"Weicht pointed out. During the ceremony, Elk • t A groundbreaking cere- The cost of the new facili- River Mayor Stephanie mony was held last ty is estimated at$269,000, Klinzing told the crowd, I Thursday for the new Lions with the city providing "This is a huge project. I Community Building. $2.9,000 and the Elk River While all of the organiza- 1 The building is being built Lions providing $240,000. tions in Elk River do good I onto the existing Lions Upon completion, the things for the community, I shelter in Lions Park. building will be turned over there has never been a con- I According to Elk River to the city, which will be tribution from any organs- I Lions treasurer John responsible for mainte- zation like this . . .I'm very Weicht, the structure will nance and rental. well aware of what the 1. be about 5,000 square feet. "It's something that's good Lions have done to help a The new building will con- for the community," said this city." tain a meeting room that Weicht. Klinzing told the Lions t an seat 200;offices for Elk Weicht expects work to the city will"take good care D River Community Recrea- begin on the structure this of the building." ? tion, which will be housed week and hopes it will be