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<br />Notes: <br /> <br />. Attendance was over 100 people (108?) <br />· People came from all areas of the community and some from outside the community <br />who have an interest in land development <br />· Fairly equal mix of urban vrs. rural residents with a couple of business owners <br />· One person who appeared to be a high school student participated and made the <br />comment that there needs to be more of a consideration for the youth population. <br />More needs to be done to involve the youth and give them a choice in how their <br />futures will evolve. <br />· A comment was made regarding the concept of "universal design" accessible <br />architecture. On a broader aspect this comment was in reference to provisions of <br />equal/diverse housing opportunities. <br />· Discussion about the MUSA line was all or nothing. It was a general consensus that <br />there are places in the community that could/should accommodate a MUSA <br />expansion, and areas that could/should not accommodate a MUSA expansion. More <br />specifically the debate is with the expansion into commercial or residential areas. <br />· The question of the bridge did not provide much of an answer. Bridge crossing is <br />important, but does that mean a new bridge or does that mean improve the <br />infrastructure of the Anoka/Champlin crossing? What direction do we go in? <br />· A comment was made to summarize the session "lots of mutual discussion points lead <br />to ideas of intelligent development that preserves the natural resources and identity of <br />Ramsey (such as cluster housing)." <br />· A comment was made that the reason people came to this meeting is because they <br />feel threatened that they may loose their existing lifestyle. <br />· A response to the observation that education and schools was absent to the session <br />was because people do not associate the school with Ramsey. They associate the <br />schools with Elk River, or Anoka because that is where they are located. <br />Development in Ramsey has a significant impact on schools. <br />· The Mayor inquired about where people were from defining urban as within the <br />MUSA and Rural as north of 153ro Avenue. <br /> <br />. <br />