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Jim Overton, 167t" and Jasper, Ramsey, stated that he has been a resident of R~ Ce 1973
<br /> area of concern had to.do with- the extension of 167th Street west of Ja '~ ough
<br /> aald
<br /> his
<br /> a large swamp and adjo~mng Vanohte Street to the west. He explained th.~iWthe road'~er, e to
<br /> go through it would pass through the oldest home in the City of Ramsey. was
<br /> 1868 and a still stands, in which he lives in. Mr. Overton felt th~th,
<br /> extend the roadway to avoid the costly expense of the wetland, home. He
<br /> stated that the neighbors in the area request the removal of the ~dicafi for the extension
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<br /> JeffPerry, 592l 148th Avenue NW, Ramsey, comme ~d applaude~ staff, the Planning
<br /> Comrmssmn, and the C~ty Counc~l for the m~t:~,;.ae~omphs~ ::~ One of those
<br /> accomplishments is the passing of a Comprehensive Plan. TlS~}~[~pgd}..~ hshment being the
<br /> Council's recent decision to proceed with the master trail .pla~!~ i~1 the CoUncil's recent
<br /> support and author/zafion for the support of the Greenways Grant,":"-"~¢h will be.used to identify
<br /> s~ffn~ficant habitat comdors worthy ,~..f. long term protectmn. ~',i~3~;~rds~,~z"the proposed
<br /> amendments there are many request,!~:~.~ :ge land use from Iow densff ¢!:.~e~'i'~<htial to medium
<br /> density residential and he stronglT¢~3a~:!~h&:P)~ng Commissio~ :~:~e~s., City Council to
<br /> table actmn on those ~ssues BeCat~se ~e master :'~a~:~!(,..aa..~d GreenWo/ys =o-rant will provide
<br /> ~mportant mformatmn to the C~tS' whicls(:~.!l assist ~n.,~ ,~d use demsmns. Mr. Perry
<br /> stated that there are si=mzificant factors lT~'~}uded in~3~ning and one of those factors
<br /> could be that an area being considered 'if0~,. r~mng coul~e< ~dent~fied as a potentml trail
<br /> corridor areas and other:parcels could be k or areas fd]~the City. Some areas contain rare
<br /> and protected s~d~i:':tg~ ~ioubling the un/ts;¢~!:~ill bye far greater impacts on natural resources.
<br /> Some of the?~ommon ~m~.~,c,,aUons would '~.~5, mq,r.,e, ased traffic and associated concern for
<br /> children, m~eased ermssm~'~mcreased pollu~f~water quahty, mcreased demand on C~ty
<br /> servmes;.;P. 0tentml quahty ~(f']Jfe, and overaI~?essmn on commumty. He respectfully asked
<br /> that th~:,Ci¢i,~ble the lan'ii~e,r.e,q, uests bas~:~ the ongoing projects which include the master
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<br />~:gq~:!i;/!5~'tl~:'Fvedricks, 755'~5:~3~,, Avenue NW, Ramsey, stated that the statement that no one will be
<br /> forcect to<rsook-up to C~Sewer'and water ~s m~sleadmg, because the key word m the language ~s
<br /> "functional?.~ystem" as W~l:l'.'::'~/the fact that if someone sells their property they may also be
<br /> forced to ho6k..~/~ to C~."serv~ces. He &d not beheve that that mforrnatmn was being conveyed
<br /> to the citizen~i?~g, Ramsefk, hen they discuss the possibility of extending City services to their
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<br /> !i?;;~i;,CouncilmemlSer'Hendriksen noted that the City s. current ordinance states that residents will be
<br /> ':":[:}if T. orced to liOb~-up to City services if they sell their home and services are available to the
<br /> 'pr°Perty;ibUi"there has been some speculation that that ordinance may be removed.
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<br />Planning Commission Joint MeetinWJanuary 24, 2002
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