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—J/2cvzaf 101Z E&E-2/2 LE1, 'J12C'. Post Office Box 29B Sioux Falls, SO 571 01 -029B BOS-339-3650 29 September 1986 Howard Dahlgren City of Roseville 2660 Civic Center Dr. Roseville, MN 55113 Dear Mr. Dahlgren: Following is a synopsis of our company, Tharaldson Enterprises, and a summary of our project to develop a Heritage Inns of America limited service hotel in the community of Roseville, Minnesota. THE DEVELOPER. Gary D. Tharaldson, who resides in Valley City, North Dakota, owns and operates 13 motels in 5 states, including a newly opened property in Burnsville, Minnesota, Tharaldson owns and operates 9 Super 8 Motels, 2 Econo Lodge properties and 1 Heritage Inn, which is in Lincoln, Nebraska. THE HERITAGE INNS OF AMERICA. The Heritage Inn concept was developed to fill a market void between budget motels and full -service accommodations such as Holiday Inn and Howard Johnson Motor Lodges. Typical limited -service, budget motels offer clean rooms and low rates. Full -service hostelries offer such amenities, in addition to restaurant and lounge facilities, as saunas, jacuzzis and exercise gyms. The single room rates of budget motels are typically one-half the rate of full -service properties. Not all business travelers or tourists can afford the full -service lodges, but desire the amenities which they offer. Enter the Heritage Inn concept. Our Heritage Inns feature large lobbies, an exercise gym, complete with a sauna and spa, a game room with a pool table, office suites and a complimentary continental breakfast and an airport shuttle. All at rates comparable to budget motels but with all the services of a full -service lodge, minus the restaurant and lounge. The exterior architecture of the building, designed by Edward H. Petersen, AIA, offers a relaxing contrast to the industrial nature of the County Road "C" and Long Lake Road area. The terra cotta stucco and dark red clay brick, set off by white columns give the structure an aesthetic, residential style of appeal often overlooked by architects these days. Cold, sterile glass and masonry building clot the Twin Cities' landscape; the Heritage Inn of Roseville is a welcome departure from that stereotypical design hut.