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01/15/1999 11:09 2015073825 ALLIED CONTROLLER PAGE 01 r,tG(..ct~ ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP. 15 E. UNION AVENUE. P.O. BOX 511 · EAST RUTHERFORD. NEW JERSEY 07073 TEL (201) 507.8400 January 14, 1999 :MJ', Dennis Welsch Community Development Director City of Roseville 2660 Civic Center Drive RoseviHe, Minnesota 55113 Dear Dennis: We appreciate the time you spent on tbe phone with Charles Egan and mys~lfye8terday. Allied Building Products Corp. purcbascd Builders Supply, Inc, in September, 1997. We entered into a seven-year lease with the property owner. Allied is the premier distributor of building materials in tbe United States, and our goal was to bring resid~ittial roofing into our locatiOn in the Twin Cities market. We were unaware of the restrictions on outside stonIge that exist in Roseville. We informed you of our need to relocate to a facility where outside storage was an option, and the Council grant~ us extended time to search for .sudta property. HoweveI:". the extension lO March 31, 1999 is not sufficient for os to reach ow- goal. The damage caused by the major hailstorm in 1998 has not a1J been replaced or repaired, We ate providing the building contractors with the ma.te:riills to meet the needs of the people to renovate th.e homes in the affected area, Work will begin again after April l!lt and outside storage will be required to suppon the program. Allied is a client of tbe Stllte of Minnesota. You have received correspondence and 9pOken to Mr, Steve Sussman, an Economic Development Specialist, with the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic ~el.opmeDt., The State tecosnizes, that Allied c.an create MW Jab!! and tIIOOIlOmic. growth. in Minnesota.. They have committed to find an appropriate site tbat meets ()UT requirements. Allied win likely purchase land and build a facility in the Metro area. Even if we found the right sight today, construction time must be factored into our request for extension, Tn.Q[der. tOt: Min1J~t" to MIp 1Js.t:ind OUf site, we r~spedful1y request an extension ofstorage restrictions to December 31, 1999-. During thi~ extension period, we will follow the recommendarioDs of tbe City of Roseville to reduce the impact of outside storage, We would store 40 pound packages, neady bundled and stacked, and enclosed by whatever type offencingthe Council woUld deem appropriate. We do not believe the bundles of shingles would present an "eye-sore" or an attraction for thieves, We are making a good faith effQ1t to find an alteroative site in as short a time frame as possible, and we appreciate your comideration to our request. Our goal is to gJ'OW' our business in Minnesota, and we thank you for your assistance. S"\f',P.. ~ JacGX:;\J ~ Chief Financial Officer JB/jk cc: Charles Egan, Corporate Counsel- Allied Building Products Corp, Steve Sussman, Minnesota Economic Development Specialist John McLaughlin, Northern Plains Regional Manap- ~ Allied Building Produ~ Corp. C:'.JI&Ck\Wdsda.Dcn: