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Community Development Director Frolik replied that it was a business decision. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that he is not comfortable with putting limitations on the <br />In his opinion a business should be making that decision rather than the City. <br /> <br />· Susan Volavka, 5060 143rd Avenue NW, Ramsey, stated that she is a <br />of Ramsey. She explained that prior to purchasing their home <br />about what could be built on the adjacent property. <br />zoned B-1 Business which excluded gas stations. If they <br />station was a possibility, they would not have purchased <br />business or shopping mall, not a gas station which is <br />have called appraisers who have indicated that the on <br />the value of their property. She talked to the <br />should purchase the neighboring homes and Sell them to <br />closely to a gas station is beneficial. She noted that traffic <br />Xkimo Street and cause more cut through to C. R. #116. Also, <br />not be able to get to the park or the sliding hill because there wil <br />Xkimo Street. After the last few ~¥~'~"' snow plow has had <br />median and yet they feel that <br />have taken a strong participatio~?i'cI~e~ing~' '~ ~-' "":~ up and <br />will take a major setback sin~'~here <br />what will happen with the fumes that a~i'~mitted <br />understands they have a stage one vapor <br />City is fighting about buffer zones <br />about a buffer between. bfiSinesses and <br />foot shrubs.- In Maple Gr~;~)~ when they <br /> <br />Ms. <br /> <br /> to <br /> ity to <br /> property <br /> that a gas <br /> They expected a small <br /> She stated that <br /> negative impact on <br /> them that they <br /> .g located that <br /> as station will back up on <br /> the will <br /> traffic along <br /> around the <br /> stated citizens <br /> if all of their work <br />area. She questioned <br />Volavka stated that she <br />sure they are using it. The <br />but no one seems to care <br /> <br />properties. All they have been offered is 2 ½ <br /> streets, the City built a privacy fence. <br /> <br />There are ~lready three gas?sfations in a two and the residents look at a vacant gas <br />station proving that the Cit~;'does not have a need:for so many gas stations. T.H. #47 is a main <br />through fare inthe City~ofRmnsey. and she.'~ders how many eyesores they want in that area. <br />Most 4f the fdk'~dents f~0TM;'~he' :afe~i.h'a;ve:.~pped coming to the meetings because of the City <br />Council's indiffereiices.~ <br />,, ' ;" ", ~'5 -,, <br />Ma~0r. G~ec stated '~at tbS: piece of prope~ has been looked at for m~y different- <br />developments, ranging ~om aPa~ment bmldmgs to shopping malls. It ~s the opinion of the <br />Council tha{:'~Y should b~ aii';wed to move fo~ard with the development. <br /> '¢l:'ll';' <br />Counc~lmemb~::Z~ne~an explmned that years ago the prope~ east of ~mo Street was <br />proposed to be, mult, fam,ly res,dent~al wh, ch the C,ty rece,ved a lot of complaints over so the <br />developer a~?d to develop single family homes and then desi~ate Se remainder of ~e <br />prope~y ~ cffmmercial. <br /> <br />I <br />! <br /> <br />City Council/January 9, 2001 <br /> Page 27 of 34 <br /> <br />-73- <br /> <br /> <br />