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Peine, Sandy
To: Smith, Gwen
Subject: RE: Proposed Safety Facility
Dear Gwyn:
The e-mails received for the City Council are given to them along with their council packets. Not all Council
members have e-mail so we cannot simply forward the e-mails. We will see that the Council also receives this e-
mail.
The Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing on the conditional use permit for the building on March
26 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. The EDA will be holding a public hearing on April 9. All public hearings are published
in the Elk River Star News. Also, we publish our agendas on our web site at www.ci.elk-river, mn.us. You can also
contact City Hall for information on public hearings.
Sandy Peine
City Clerk
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From: Smith, Gwen [mailto:grsmith@cagpc.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 11:24 AM
To: 'cityclerk@ci.elk-river.mn.us'
Cc: 'editor.erstarnews@ecm-inc.com'
Subject: Proposed Safety Facility
Feb 28th
Did this email get delivered to the mayor and council members?? I have not heard a
response from anyone and according the this week;s article on the facility - John Dietz,
who is in my district, commented he never received any feedback from anyone.
P.S. Dear Mr. Editor - this is feedback on the article on the proposed safety facility I sent
to the city in January and never received an answer back. Thank you.
Attn: Stephanie Klinzing and City Council Members:
I am very concerned about this proposed Safety Facility on Orono Parkway. I live
immediatley south of City Hall on Fresno Street. Is this something the citizens in the
area will have a voice about?? Also is this proposal something the community is going to
vote on being it affects our taxes?? It looks like according to the newspaper - it is
already decided upon.
I don't think the Safety Facility should be built where you are planning it - adding more
traffic, fire trucks, police cars, noise etc. The sirens we hear many times as they pull out
of the driveway which was not suppose to happen when they built the police station in
that location. This was a residential area for all the years I have lived in Elk River over
40 some years, until the City Hall was given the land. This department should be in the
center of the City of Elk River - not in residential areas.
2/28/2002
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My question is: Is this facility really necessary?? My taxes just keep going up and up.
After all the assessments I have had now this pending. Many people have told me they
can't even afford to live in Elk River. Have we become an Edina?? It is really
disheartening to live here all my life and see what is happening to our quaint small town
atmosphere. Yes, I enjoy some shopping opportunities but not when it takes more taxes
to support this city. With all the businesses - our taxes should be less - but the city just
keeps spending more of our money and letting more and more people move here so we
then need more and more. How can you expect us to support all this spending?? Most
of us can't - as you could see from the school referendum.
I belelive this is wrong that the council can make a decision about something that will
raise our taxes significantly and not let the community make that decision.
Thank you.
Gwen Smith
18290 Fresno Street
Elk River, MN 55330
Gwen R. Smith
Email: grsmith~cagpc.com
GOD BLESS AMERICA!
2/28/2002