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Construction continues on the SoftPAC plant. Opus Northwest LLC is developing the 75,000-square-foot facility. t
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by Nicole Jacob SoftPAC, a Maple Grove- - developable) ti ''i t\
Staff writer based soft pouch manufactur- • West Business Park
It's no secret that Elk River er, is building a 75,000- (outlined in blue) Proposed Northstar
is in the midst of a growth square-foot facility which isCorridor commuter rail
explosion. projected to be completed in , commercial rr
Highway 10 , de of site
New busi- Business: April. t lots Sherburne commercial p
nesses and A closer look "We're' very excited about County lot
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b u i 1 d i n g s SoftPAC,"Nevinski said.. "The ! Government �u f yon The city has left develop-
are Cropping Center M `. T
pp g k,, company looked at other ment in the East Business
up where ,� tr 7E options but decided to come to Park largely up to the private
once there 4}z p: Elk River. It will spur indus- .d,,�_, c,�°' sector.
was only i trial development on that side f. Gagne = Sherburne
prairie land ..... of town." g `I property SoftPAC County Wal-Mart is slated to open in
or fields. corn Business parks It has been estimated that (18 acres) plant Fairgrounds January
the new SoftPAC branch will To the south of Elk River
It's enough to make� infre- create 50 new jobs in the co m- ' Crossing is a 40-acre piece of
Wilson
quent visitors of the communi- munity. The company can property County Road 30 land being developed by
ty feel like Rip Van Winkle. eventually add up to an addi- --- --- =- -.-- �- - ---, _ �__—-__rr____..___ Brookstone. AMCON is doing
• City planners are trying to tional 100,000 square feet to (79 acres) the construction on' the site.
facilitate this industry growth its facility. Once the expansion - They are working on a 50,000-
in a _responsible manner by is complete, as many as The SoftPAC structure is being built on a lot just to the east square-foot multi-tenant facil-
setting higher standards, 150-200 jobs could q a created. of thplant ne ma ufacture soft should
be duches complete,
or foodl 1 ity,gand:.plan to add
-50,000
One wayin which theyhave These jobs do require some p products. square feet to the ro erty
done this is by zoning two training and pay between every two years.
main developable areas as $13-$18/hour. , veway, voiced both these con-, ing requirements. The final piece of business
business park land. The presence of SftPAC has cerns. As for the other West park in the east is a city-
The material requirements generated an increased num- "It's out of place,"Micek said. Business Park properties, owned 90-acre lot. Only about '
for business park are higher bers of inquiries into the west "I don't have any problem with interest continues to grow. 45 acres of the lot is devel-
than other property zoning. business park. (the Track-of-the-Wolf facili- The 18-acre Gagne property opable as the rest is.wetlands.
The land may be used for light Track-of-the-Wolf, a mail ty), but to me, (SoftPAC) 'is does not have any proposals as Right now the city has no
industrial activities, research order business specializing in more than just light industri- of yet, but the city has specific plans for the land.
and development,or office use. historical costuming, will be al. received a number of ` "We're letting the private sec-
Developers must also meet based in a lot just adjacent to "I work construction, so I inquiries. tor take its course,"Nevinski
• certain landscaping and archi- SoftPAC. There will also be a know that -development is "We're getting on the radar said. "We don't want to com-
tectural-detail requirements. 22,500-square-foot structure important. I can see the city's there,"Nevinski said. pete with them."
These .standards do three for leasable space in a lot to side, and I personally haven't The 79-acre Wilson property The city has the option of
things for business park prop- the north of Track-of--the-Wolf. been woken up by the noise, also does not have any propos- selling the lot to a developer,
erty, according to city officials. Despite the burgeoning but I think a lot of the older als but the city envisions a big sell the lot itself, or sell off the
It usually increases land interest in industrial develop- retired people in the town- user, housed in a 100,000- lot on a case-by-case basis.
— value. It also attracts better ment it has helped to create, houses have complained, square-foot facility, to occupy This piece of land rests along
— quality companies, and has SoftPAC has also generated Micek said. "And it's a legiti- that space. the railroad tracks,next to the
better longevity. some negative reactions with mate gripe." The city has had less involve- proposed Northstar Corridor
"It will look good 20 years residents who live near the According to Nevinski, the ment in the East Business commuter rail depot site.
from now," said Marc facility site. city has responded to resi- Park than it has had in the In the years to come,the face
Nevinski, assistant director of The major complaint seems dents'noise complaints by ask- west. of Elk River will continue to
economic development for the to be construction noise, ing the construction workers "The private sector is taking change. Get used to those bull
city of Elk River. although some residents also to comply with noise regula- care of the east,"Nevinski dozers and workers in hard
The planning department is feel the manufacturing facility tions and only work between said. hats. The city will continue to
especially enthusiastic about a doesn't belong near their the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Elk River Crossing, which is encourage industrial growth to
new business going in just neighborhood. He also stated that the plan- the site of Wal-Mart and Home make Elk River a place to live
west of City Hall near Mike Micek, who lives on ning staff has reviewed the Depot, is well under way. and work. It hopes to do that
Highway 10 in the West Naples Street and can see the SoftPAC project and that it Home Depot had its grand in a responsible, aesthetically
— Business Park. SoftPAC facility from his dri- does meet business park zon- opening two weeks ago, and pleasing way.
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