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• <br /> # el A <br /> In regards to Menards, I (along with Brian) met with them several times. <br /> They never officially submitted any plans so I am not sure what they took <br /> away from the meetings. I would say we were interested in helping them <br /> get thru the process, but Menards never seemed that motivated to make a <br /> quick decision. The Diamonds site was pretty tight to fit all of what <br /> they wanted on it (the huge store, the storage yard, stormwater, and <br /> parking). There was also some access problems that they would need to <br /> have worked out with MnDOT. One of the things I recall is that they <br /> wanted the City to vacate the right -of -way for the future frontage road <br /> along Hwy. 10 (they wanted it for parking). We said that we needed that <br /> area for when Hwy. 10 was rebuilt. We had several meetings to discuss. I <br /> don't recall them ever saying that our position was a deal killer. I don't <br /> remember them saying that they were not coming before I left. I think it <br /> was still a possiblity when I left in the fall of 2007. Also Gary Gruber <br /> was asking for all types of special events permits at the time, so I am <br /> not sure how serious the ownership was in selling it to Menards in the <br /> first place. <br /> Hope that helps. Brian could shed some light on it too. <br />