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operations of Minnesota Commercial. An offer has been made to purchase an area along 1st St. SW that will apparently suit the needs of the railroad. We will try to clarify this complex project at the meeting. C. Demolition Demolition has been completed on the Dahlke, Lange, and Haines properties, and may be completed at Darling and the Anoka Co-op as you read this. The driving range building is awaiting fire training exercises later this month. Hazardous materials have been removed from the Kilkenny buildings, and demolition is scheduled to begin there shortly. The only other building in the demolition contract is the Beisswenger's store, which will await the relocation to the new building (see below). D. Office Tenant Grant Fernelius met with a broker from Staubach Co., representing an office tenant looking for land to construct a building of about 50,000 square feet. He told them about the possible sites in the Northwest Quadrant; given the need to move quickly, the bowling alley and Mengelkoch sites appear to be the best candidates. The broker is undoubtedly screening multiple sites, and will be in contact after further review. This is another sign of improvement in the Twin Cities area office market and suggests our area will be a desirable option for office development. VI. Other Developments A. Brighton Village We are still awaiting a new site plan. B. Beisswenger's New Store Work continues steadily. Mark Beisswenger hopes to be able to move into the new building in early April. VII. Business Council Report About 15 people attended the meeting on January 31st, mostly business people who have attended previous such meetings. Attendees seemed pleased to have the opportunity to hear about City projects and to offer suggestions. No major issues were raised by the business owners and managers. The next such meeting is tentatively scheduled for April 25th. We hope to be able to highlight the meeting with a topic of special interest to this group.