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~, <br />F <br />July 30, 1985 <br />Mr. Lawrence Koshak <br />Hakanson Anderson Associates, Inc. <br />222 Monroe Street <br />Anoka, Minnesota 55303 <br />Dear Mr. Koshak: <br />>,~~,: <br />-„ , v <br />Metropolitan Council <br />300 Metro Square Building <br />Seventh and Robert Streets <br />St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 <br />Telephone (612) 291-6359 <br />~G ~~ ~~~ ~~~ :. <br />AUG - 5 l9G.5 <br />The Metropolitan Council has received the Draft Master Plan and Airport Layout <br />Plan for Gateway North Industrial Airport. The Council, as a part of the <br />public hearing process, will be formally commenting on the proposal at its <br />meeting on August 22, 1985; however, as requested by Harry Nemec of the <br />Minnesota Department of Transportation, some staff comments are being provided <br />for your information at this time. <br />The Council's formal comments will likely focus on the following areas of <br />concern: <br />- Aviation forecasts <br />- Aircraft noise/land use compatibility <br />- Cost effectiveness/financing <br />With respect to the aviation forecasts, the Metropolitan Council recently <br />completed regional forecasts of aviation activity for the years 1993 and 2003 <br />as a part of the update of its Aviation Policy Plan. The forecasts used in the <br />draft Gateway master plan are significantly higher than those for the region. <br />The draft master plan assumes growth from 23 to 52 based aircraft (mid-range <br />- estimate) between 1982 and 2005, or an annual average increase of 3.6 percent -- <br />over four times greater than the regional forecast of 0.78 percent per year <br />during a comparable time period. Aircraft operations are also high compared to <br />the regional forecast. The master plan data yield an average annual growth of <br />2.0 percent, compared to the 1.6 percent annual increase forecast for the <br />i Region. <br />Although it is expected that population and employment growth in the northwest <br />._ portion of the region will exceed that of the region as a whole, the forecasts <br />appear to be high. Such potential over-estimation of facility use may affect <br />the benefit/cost considerations for the City of Ramsey by overstating the <br />economic benefits and underestimating the necessary subsidies. <br />An Equal Opportunity Empbyer <br />