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Councilmcmbcr Kin'ak ClUCr;tioncd itow it was even feasible to think that City sewer and water <br />wottld Ilo cxtcmled to the area by nc,ct veal <br /> <br />City Adn]inistrato~ Nonna~ uoted hal the City Council did attthorize the extension of the City <br />sewer and wal <br /> <br />Councilmcmbcr l';Ivig stat(:d that it was his understanding that the project the City Council <br />approved cxtcn~lcd City services to Armstrong Boulevard as well as to the south side of Highway <br />#10. <br /> <br />Assistant (!onnnu,~ity Development Director Trudgeon replied that was correct. <br /> <br />Councilmen]her l'carson stated thai the current problem is that people who own property in the <br />proposed corridor are being prevenl x! Ii'om doing anything with their property. <br /> <br />,lira Niclscu, ru!arc:;unting pt'opcrty ,w,'net's along Armstrong Boulevard south of the fire station, <br />explained that a p u fdaase agrecmen ~ was ,,,,,ritten for the property that was ready to close until the <br />developers wcl~t t(, the City and f(:tut~l out that what was happening in the area was in limbo. <br />Once tiaa dcvch)pcrs learned that ( .R. #11 0 might be extended tN'ough the property it stopped <br />the sale. 'l'hal is only one of many tra~sactions that have fallen apart because the City is unsure <br />of v,,hat is going to happen in lhat particular area. Developers are coming to the City ready to <br />develop, but they ~ccd a policy ft'o~ tl~e City Council on xvhere the roads are going to go. That <br />being said he rcali;'es it i~ a big de~ isle>tn, but the landowners need to lcnow what to do with their <br />property. <br /> <br />Mayor (Jamco s;tatc(l that il ll~c Cit., is able to get the bridge in 20 years that would be a miracle <br />but extending lh¢ road to lh~r nortit into Elk River is so far out that he did not think that was <br />something they could oven plan fbr ;tt this time. <br /> <br />Councilmcm}-,cr El rig stated/1-mt h~, thought there was a more immediate concern with the Town <br />Center. Any dccis;ion the Co~tncil makes pertaining to roads impacts the Town Center greatly <br />because the Slate is reqtti!'ing on{ mile between on and off ramps, which could mean that <br />Armstrong lgoulcv:u'd cottld bo ah~'t ciT. For that reason alone he wants to first focus on that <br />issue and lhcll xvo, k fi-om th{zrc, q'l~e Armstrong con'idor has to stay open if they want the Town <br />Center to succeed. <br /> <br />Mayor (linnet ~:tat~:d that in Ibc past tine City has talked about extending C.R. #116 to Jarvis and <br />ifthal were to l~apt'~cn be would not be hesitant to develop some of the land. <br /> <br />Councilmcmbcr St foremen q ucstio ted if llrey could realistically separate the issue of extending <br />#169 fi'o~n iht I'uttl ~'~ river brid.~rc ct' )ssing. <br /> <br />City Administrator Nornmn stated that he would suggest that the City Council focus on the <br />extension of ('.14. ~/116 to the rive' N idgc crossing and direct The Tinklenberg Group to have <br />discussions with the different group:4 regarding the #169 cmTidor. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/May 4, 2004 <br /> Page 5 of 14 <br /> <br /> <br />