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• Excellent <br />• Good <br />• Only Fair <br />• Poor <br />• Don't Know /Refused <br />I'd like to get your feedback about Ramsey city streets and roads. Since we are interested in <br />your views of streets built and maintained by the city of Ramsey only, you should exclude <br />county roads such as County Road 83 /Armstrong Boulevard or County Road 56 /Ramsey <br />Boulevard, as well as state highways such as 47 and Highway 10. <br />Using a rating of Excellent, Good, Fair or Poor, how would you rate the following? <br />6. The overall quality of city- maintained streets and roads <br />7. The width of city streets and roads <br />8. Safety features such as street lighting, sidewalks and signage <br />9. The quality and condition of Ramsey's roads and streets compared to neighboring cities <br />10. The responsiveness of the city to road maintenance and repair needs <br />Nearly half of the city of Ramsey's 178 miles of city roads were constructed between 1976 and <br />1985. With routine maintenance, the average expected life of these roads is 40 years, which <br />means that between 2016 and 2025, about $90 million or more in road reconstruction will be <br />necessary to repair or replace city streets. The majority of the cost of this work will be the <br />responsibility of local taxpayers. Currently, the city's street reconstruction policy funds <br />reconstruction projects by assessing adjacent property owners. <br />Knowing this information... <br />11. Do you believe the city of Ramsey needs to develop a long -term street reconstruction <br />and funding policy? Do you feel strongly that way? <br />• Yes, Strongly <br />• Yes <br />• No <br />• No, Strongly <br />• Don't Know /Refused <br />12. Would you favor or oppose an increase in your city property tax if it were dedicated to <br />the long -term maintenance and reconstruction of city streets? Do you feel strongly that <br />way? <br />• Favor, Strongly <br />• Favor <br />• Oppose <br />• Oppose, Strongly <br />• Don't Know /Refused <br />Let's consider three different options the city might consider to pay for long -term road <br />maintenance and reconstruction. For the following three options, please tell me if you would <br />favor or oppose the proposed funding options. <br />13. Option 1: The city could use the road improvement assessment method that is typically <br />used for general maintenance projects. This means that the city would assess your <br />property for your portion of the total project amount, based on the lineal footage of your <br />property. For a typical two -acre lot size, this could amount to an assessment of $27,000 <br />Himle Horner Draft 3 — May 2, 2011 2 <br />