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<br />Rivertown News <br />City of Hastings101 Fourth Street EastHastings MN 55033-1955 <br />phonewebsitee-mail <br />(651) 480-2350www.ci.hastings.mn.uscityhall@ci.hastings.mn.us <br />øøÍÅÎÈÍÅÎêÓÆÍÅÎÈÍÅÎêÓÆ×Ê×ÊÖÊÍÎÈÖÊÍÎÈ <br />øÍÅÎÈÍÅÎêÓÆ×ÊÖÊÍÎÈ <br />øøÍÅÎÈÍÅÎêÓÆÍÅÎÈÍÅÎêÓÆ×Ê×ÊÖÊÍÎÈÖÊÍÎÈ <br />Questions about street construction <br />ê×Ø×Æ×ÐÍÌÏ×ÎÈçÌØÛÈ×ê×Ø×Æ×ÐÍÌÏ×ÎÈçÌØÛÈ× <br />in Hastings? Beginning in May,ê×Ø×Æ×ÐÍÌÏ×ÎÈçÌØÛÈ× <br />ê×Ø×Æ×ÐÍÌÏ×ÎÈçÌØÛÈ×ê×Ø×Æ×ÐÍÌÏ×ÎÈçÌØÛÈ× <br />look for bi-weekly updates on the <br />status of City construction <br />Over the last several months, several <br />projects on the City web site at <br />significant steps have been <br />www.ci.hastings.mn.us. <br />taken towards <br />redevelopment <br />efforts downtown. <br />ùÓÈÃûØÍÌÈÉöùÓÈÃûØÍÌÈÉöùÓÈÃûØÍÌÈÉö×ÎÙ××ÎÙ××ÎÙ× <br />ùÓÈÃûØÍÌÈÉöùÓÈÃûØÍÌÈÉö×ÎÙ××ÎÙ× <br />January: <br />The City Council approved a master plan for <br />ðÛÎØÉÙÛÌ×ìðÛÎØÉÙÛÌ×ìðÛÎØÉÙÛÌ×ìÍÐÓÙÃÍÐÓÙÃÍÐÓÙà <br />ðÛÎØÉÙÛÌ×ìðÛÎØÉÙÛÌ×ìÍÐÓÙÃÍÐÓÙà <br />Sherman Associates which includes a restaurant/banquet <br />ÖÍÊ÷ÛÉ×Ï×ÎÈÉÖÍÊ÷ÛÉ×Ï×ÎÈÉÖÍÊ÷ÛÉ×Ï×ÎÈÉ <br />ÖÍÊ÷ÛÉ×Ï×ÎÈÉÖÍÊ÷ÛÉ×Ï×ÎÈÉ <br />facility facing the river, a mixed-use retail-residential building <br />on Second Street, and a condominium building in between, <br />all East of Tyler Street. <br />Most lots developed in the City over the past 15 to 20 years <br />include front, side and backyard easements to be used for <br />February: <br />The City Council held the public hearing and <br />the underground installation of utilities such as gas, electric, <br />voted to approve the new Tax Increment District #4 in <br />telephone, cable, sewer and water. These easements also <br />February. The district includes property between Tyler and <br />provide for drainage of storm water runoff between lots. <br />the railroad tracks, north of 3 Street to 1 Street, and <br />rdst <br />And in some cases, larger easements have been platted <br />between Ramsey and Tyler Streets, between the alley and <br />to accommodate large storm sewer, watermain or sanitary <br />1 Street. <br />st <br />sewer pipes, bituminous trails, and ponding basin storm <br />runoff storage. <br />Sherman Associates <br />, <br />the lead developer selected by <br />the City on redevelopment of several blocks, has submitted <br />The Hastings City Council recently adopted the following <br />site and building plans for the first phase: a 28-unit <br />policy regarding fencing and landscaping within easement <br />condominium building, for Planning Commission and City <br />Council review and action. Sherman expects to submit the <br />areas: <br />second and third phases of the redevelopment for <br />consideration in 2006 and 2007. As proposed, Sherman <br />Easement Fencing and Landscaping Policy <br />Associates would build the restaurant building, but will <br />Adopted April 4, 2005 <br />need to partner with a restaurant-operating tenant. The <br />proposed restaurant with outdoor seating facing the river <br />For the purpose of this policy, easements shall be classified <br />and banquet facility for around 300 persons was <br />into the following categories: <br />recommended by the market analysis to increase <br />downtown traffic. <br />1)Standard lot line drainage and utility easements that do <br />not contain underground storm sewer, sanitary sewer, or <br />Three Rivers Place <br />, <br />a group of private investors, has <br />watermain utilities. <br />acquired property between Ramsey and Tyler Streets, north <br />2)Drainage and utility easements that contain underground <br />of Second Street. Their concept for Block 2 redevelopment <br />storm sewer, sanitary sewer, or watermain utilities. <br />includes a 49-unit condominium facing the river and a <br />3)Drainage and utility easements that serve as drainage <br />mixed-use commercial/residential building facing Second <br />ways draining more than one lot. <br />Street. Three Rivers has submitted site and building <br />4)Drainage and utility easements that serve as ponding <br />plans for their first phase of redevelopment, the <br />basins. <br />condominium building. <br />Volume X <br />5)Trail or pedestrian easements. <br />Issue 2 <br />Spring 2005 <br /> continued on <br />Downtown Redevelopment, <br />Easement Policy, continued on Page 7... <br />Page 1 <br />Page 4... <br />