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RONALD I. MESHBESHER
MESHBIESHER & S P E C E, LTD.
JOHN P. CLIFFORD
DENNIS R. JOHNS
1616 PARK AVENUE
DANIEL J. BOIVTIV
MICHAEL C. SNYDER
MINNEAPOLIS , MINNESOTA 55404
JOHN P. SHEEHY
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MARK D. STREED
DANIEL C. GUERRERO
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February I, 2006 ,
Mr. Mark Vierling
City Attorney
Eckberg, Lammers, Briggs, Wolff & Vierling, PLLP
Suite 11
1 809 Northwestern Avenue
Stillwater, MN 55082
RE: Jacob Holdings of Stillwater, L.L.C. (Denny Hecker)
Application to Amend Conditional Use Permit
Dear Mr. Vierling:
AN'T'HONY J. NEMO
COLLEEN M. CHRISTIANSON
KONSTANDINOS NICKL0W
PAUL R. DAHLBERG
PAMELA J. SPAULDING
ANDREW DAVICK
COUN SEL
KENNETH MESHBESHER
Thank you for your time at our meeting on January 25, 2006. I want to follow up with the
items we discussed to make sure we are all in agreement on how we are to roceed
p forward.
During the meeting we covered the items outlined in your letter of January 5 200
ry , to
the planning Commission Members. As you know, we discussed the recent news we
learned
from the representative of Erickson post Acquisition Inc. Unfortunate) there is a .
Unfortunately c ontinuing
delay 'n our ability to close on the property pending the documentation of closure fro the
MPCA related to the contamination issues of the property. our understanding s that
g you are
going to speak with the Erickson Post representative and confirm that in fact we are delayed for
approximately another one and a half years. As you also know, the ultimate goal of Mr.
g Hecker and his organization is to build new dealership facilities on the ro ert in question. p p y q however,
the unknowns have been the completion date of the cleanup nd the Highway 3 � project. p g y p j e t. Mr.
Rarnbow will work on getting some preliminary plans drawn u and to office no later
th � y our er than
February 24 This the . is sou give te cty an idea on what Mr. Hecker would like to see and
i
develop n the future.
In the meantime we will address the following items.
I . We will prepare a drainage plan which shall be subject to review and approval o
city engineer.
pp f the
2. We will submit a lighting photometric plan to verify the work that was done on t he
project subject to review and approval by the city,
MINNEAPOLIS, WOODBURY, ST. CLOUD & ROCHESTER
Mr. Mark v ierling
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February 1, 2006
submit a future site 3. we sha ll sub plan for the dealership property which will address the
issues rased in your letter. we would ask that we have until October 15, 2010, to begin
pursuant to plans , which will be subject to review and approval in the future.
construction puts p
In the me ,
centime we will see if it is necessary to reschedule the preliminary hearing set
for March 31
• , 2006, our goal is to have the items outlined in this letter completed and submitted
006 so that we et on the planning commission agenda for March.
by February 24, 2 g
y
Let me luzow
if there are an other issues we ' need to address. Thank you again for your
cooperation.
Very truly yours,
ESHB R. & SPENCE, LTD.
Daniel J. Boivin
DJB:amg
c: Eric Johnson
City Administrator
City of oak Park Heights
Scott D. Richards
Senior Planner
Northwest Consultants, Inc.
Bill Rarnbow
Denny Hecker Automotive
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