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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />REC'D SEP 04: 2009 <br /> <br />tt- LPlD ZSll9 <br />(}a'l~ ~tl tJefl <br />J W1l0 f!cwyrPtt ~). MfI <br /> <br />August 24, 2009 <br /> <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br /> <br />Enclosed is our paymelJt!or the City Services of Ramsey MN. <br />1 would like this letter given to who ever would handle the real estate or property <br />assessments in Ramsey. " <br />[Iee/ouf property taxes afe high and we are expected to pay them to keep tJIe city and <br />communities in good conditions. <br />[ have lived in Ramsey for 23 years and have seen a lot of changes that I have not <br />liked. <br />They chopped down every tree that use to be so niche to walk through to put in these <br />large houses that people really could not afford. They also put on the block over from <br />us on Dysprosium a bunch of run down shacks. Tiley were built so bad and cheap that <br />they were all falling apart a couple months after they were first put up. <br />[spoke to my real est(lte company and because oftheloreclosures in our area it <br />brought the value of our home down a lot. <br />Every day [drive by those houses they just make me sick to look at some of them that <br />have been left and uncared for. <br />I feel the idea of cramping all those houses 4 to a driveway was the worst idea anybody <br />has ever had in my life. <br />I would like to request that if those homes areforeclosed homes that Ramsey should try <br />and get themfrom the bank and just plow them down and open the land back up. <br />I am wondering also that if the money we have lost in the value of our home if Ramsey <br />is going to cut our taxes. We lost at least $100,000.00 in the value of our home. <br />1 know a lot of people are struggling at this time, but Ramsey should have thought of <br />that when they built all those giant houses behind the pond on 141'd. That use to be all <br />woods that we could walk through and take our dogs for walks. 1 have seen so many <br />wild animals in my yard including deer looking for a place to go. <br />But my biggest problem right 1I0W is the GHETTO houses on dysprosium. They afe <br />not all bad, but some of them just upset me because that is affecting the value of our <br />49me and others in the area. . <br />I would likefor you to bring this to the housing people you go to and discuss these <br />issues. [should not have to pay taxes on my house ifit is not worth what it was <br />appraised by the city of Ramsey for. <br />The city let all these developers buy this land and put what ever they wallted on the <br />land and now all oftl,e houses are being/orec/osed on according to my mortgage <br />company al.d that Is causing tl,e market value 0/ my house to fall. <br />\ It was just about a month or two a,o that some guy had himself held up in one of these <br />houses because he held a gun at some kids at the park. That standoff lasted for hours <br />. and Ramsey had every body out therefrom every city (Coon Rapids, Anoka, Blaine, the <br />Swat team and an ambulance ready and waiting. <br />How much did this cost the tax payers of Ramsey? <br />He said it was because he lost his job and was upset. Weill would like to let that guy <br />know that half of America lost their jobs altd houses. <br />