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<br />VI. Preserve unique natural resources for the community and its <br /> <br />current residents. <br /> <br />Rather than honor the vision statement and its commitment to "citizen <br /> <br />driven, collaborative processes," Council and staff have chosen to return to <br /> <br />business as usual. Holding an up-or-down public hearing on the wetland <br /> <br />buffer controversy does not "Involve all citizens il1 decisions that impact <br /> <br />their lives, property and nei1!hborhoods throu1!h the use of a facilitated <br /> <br />l1r.ocess such as collaborative decision-makin1!." <br /> <br />TillS is really what the wetland buffer controversy is about: Will we <br /> <br />choose to move forward towards the comprehensive plan's vision of a new <br /> <br />Ramsey or do we return to business as usual? <br /> <br />Many metro area communities have their eyes on Ramsey to see if <br /> <br />this new idea of collaborative decision-making promises a new era in <br /> <br />community relations or whether it is mere rhetoric. Ramsey staff made <br /> <br />presentations about this process at professional conferences. Ramsey citizens <br /> <br />have spoken about it with other communities. Most of all, the McKnight <br /> <br />Foundation, which funded theprocess that produced the vision statement, <br /> <br />P16 <br />