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1995. The City has initiated another Industrial Park (Gateway North Industrial Park #5) that is comprised of four lots south of 116 and west of Basalt St. The first lot will be developed with a 40,000 square feet facility with a 20,000 square foot warehouse. The City is also redeveloping the Northwest Quadrant of Sunfish Lake Boulevard and McKinley Street. Planning: In 2000, the City approved four residential plats creating 20 single-family lots and 94 townhouse units. The City also reviewed 17 commercial site plans, 4 rezoning applications, 20 conditional use permits, and 13 variance requests. The Metropolitan Council requires cities within its jurisdiction to formulate and follow Comprehensive Plans for land use and transportation. The City is currently working with Metropolitan Council to have the Ramsey Comprehensive Plan approved in early 2001. City Council approved the 2001-2003 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The CIP program document projects the priority and the schedule for completion of $28,170,720 in public improvements over the next five years. Most of these improvements are funded through dedicated funds that are set aside specifically for the noted project at this time. A few projects will require a general tax levy in order to realize completion. While Council amends this plan each year, it is this document that gives the community the best picture of projected new roads, utilities, and parks over the next several years. PUBLIC WORKS Streets: Each year Ramsey adds to its inventory of paved streets. The chart below shows the number of miles of paved streets the City has owned and maintained during the past few years. Year Miles of Paved Streets 2000 136.76 1999 135.38 1998 1134.85 1997 133.21 1996 130.62 1995 125.69 1994 123.19 1990 106.1 The City also maintains 6.4 miles of dirt and gravel roadways, and Anoka County and the State control another 39.51 miles of paved arterial highway corridors. Ongoing maintenance of these roadways is a high priority. Annually, the City completes sealcoating or overlays on approximately 15 miles of existing City streets. In 1993, the Council created the Public Improvement Revolving Fund (PIR) to provide the dollars necessary to pay for half of the cost of this maintenance. Without this fund, either the property owner would pay all of the necessary costs or a tax increase would be required for the City portion of the sealcoating program. The PIR is self-supporting through its interest earnings.