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<br />Tim Gladhill <br /> <br />From: <br />Sent: <br />TQ: <br />S~bj.ct: <br /> <br />Jo Thieling <br />Monday, July 28, 2008 3:47 PM <br />Tim Gladhill <br />FW: community center <br /> <br />HI Tim - this is email from Margaret Connolly re the Community Center. Thanks,Jo <br /> <br />Jo Thieling, CMe <br />City Clerk <br />City of Ramsey <br />7550 Sunwcf)d Drive NW <br />Ramsey I MN 55303 <br />763..433-9840 (Dir'€.ct) <br />763..433..9898 (Fax) <br />jth iel ing@ci.ramsey.mn.us <br /> <br />From; JAMeS MARGAReT CONNOLY [mallto:connolly2u@q.c;om) <br />Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 1:02 PM <br />To: Jo Thiellng <br />Subject: community center <br /> <br />I am unable to come to the Information meetings on the community center so I hope that you will share <br />my husband and my thoughts with the council. <br /> <br />The community center idea Is not new It was explored last In the late nineties. <br /> <br />Shared cooperative effort with Anoka and Andover a tri-city venture and In cooperation with a corporate <br />non profit YMCA and for profit such as life time fitness. I would think the already paid for consultant data <br />is still available for council consideration. <br /> <br />As I recollect the community center would be built with city participation (the building money would never <br />be paid back) If It was a success It would then by fees paid by users would pay 80% of the bills (with the <br />taxpayer paying 20% operation fees for the life time of the facility) these figures were based on the <br />most successful centers and most community centers do not reach this goal and the consultants <br />agreed 80% self sufficiency would be a optimistic goal. <br /> <br />This was determined to be too expensive at the time and remember this Is In the 90's when finances and <br />optimism regarding the stability of the economy was better. Slnc::e that time the city of Ramsey has <br />Increased Its debt load a considerable amount the pool of potential facility users has shrunk and the <br />confidence In the economy has diminished. <br /> <br />If the plan is to build in the town center it would be one more tax free building In the most expensive <br />property located In R.amsey a community center I believe would be like frosting over a unbaked cake and <br />at this time Is not advisable. . <br /> <br />Margaret Connolly <br /> <br />1 <br />-87- <br />