Airport Master Plan October 1985 (2)

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KH ~U:vl-:L e~•~NNE~r4 `, n~ y° Minnesota Department of Transportation a ;~ ~¢' Transportation Building, St. Paul, MN 55155 ~TOF TRP`'S I ~ . December 24, 1984 Pnone296-8203 Lawrence G. Koshak Hakanson Anderson Associates, Inc. •-, 222 Monroe Street ~,~' ~ ~~~ L 7 ~~8n Anoka, Minnesota 55303 'I;~~~~__ tom-- "._..___._..... _. Dear p7r. Koshak: ___._ _-~ We have reviewed the draft Airport plaster Plan f'or the Gateway i~orth Industrial Park Airport in the City of Ramsey and offer the following comments: I. Page 2-3, 18) and Page 6-2, 6.2 Runway Orientation - In both of these locations, a crosswind runway is mentioned. Better clari- fication should be added, which states that no crosswind runway is being planned for this proposed facility. II. Page 2-4, 26) - The last sentence of this recommendation is either incomplete or should be removed. III. Page 3-4, (2) - The abbreviation RASP should be clarified/identified. IV. Page 5-2, 5.3 Based Aircraft - Estimates of based aircraft seem reasonable. However, the number of multi-engine aircraft will pro- bably depend on the establishment of an instrument approach and the minimums for such an approach. If the minimums are too high, the owners would probably choose to base their aircraft at another air- ' port with better instrument capabilities. V. Page 5-5, 5.5 Forecast Operations - Estimates of operations appear to be high. Our guess would be 8,000-12,000 in the short term (five years) and possibly 20,000 by the year 2000. VI. Page 7-2, 7.3 Alternative A - In the second paragraph, I believe CSAH 16 should be CSAH 116. VII. Page 8-3, 8.2.3 Socio-Economic - A) Relocation assistance; this plan refers to the acquisition and termination of the McGregor's Restaurant and Tom Thumb store. If the owners of these businesses ' desire it, the city will have to assist in relocating the businesses. ,b B) Zoning and property values; based on the legal precedents, the properties in Zone B might have a detrimental impact upon the air- port, rather than the other way around. Also, depending on loca- tion, height, etc. of structures, approach minimums could be affected. An Equal Oppnnuniiy Employer