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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 04/11/97 13:24 8612 337 5601 DSU, INC. 005/015 City of Rarnsey Cotnpreh ensive Plan Proposal Page 2 Other issues that impact the development of a Comprehensive Plan for Ramsey include: Ramsey is a moderately growing community and the issues of housing, economic development, and the relationship between urban and rural areas are at the forefront of the community's concerns. The essential goal of this comprehensive planning process is to offer strategies and recommendations that allow R .amsey to continue to develop as a vibrant City while giving its citizens good places to work, live, and play. Creating and maintaining community connections and maintaining an "edge" between the rural and urban areas of the City as Ramsey continues to develop is the major challenge in this effort. To remain a vibrant community, Kamsey seeks a Plan which will focus first on the need for attractive housing as well as more opportunities for commercial and industrial development while protecting environmentally sensitive areas. These areas should be unified with the remainder of the City. At the same time the existing local transportation system is in need of upgrading and strategies for its improvement.should be addressed. In order to accomplish 'this, the Plan will revolve around five basic elements: Residential Areas (both sewered and unsewered); Commercial Corridors and Nddes; Park and Open Space Connections; and Transportation and Public Facilities. The planning process must be creative and open, and the result must be a comprehensive yet flexible plan, understood and supported by the' citizenry, who will be represented in part by a Planning Committee drawn from many segments of the community. The Plan w/Il serve as a framework for making individual decisions, such that the results create a whole greater than the sum of its parts. While seeking its own identity and its own plan, Ramsey must also recognize its unique geography as an integrated piece of the overall metropolitan fabric. The City must therefore work closely with its surrounding communities to continue to form larger community networks -- employment, shopping, schools, entertainment, recreation, joint services -- which are a vital and inevitable part of life in the northwestern suburbs. Budget is also a concern to the City and we have outlined a process that includes a number of options. We are also willing to discuss other ways in which we can work within your budget. In addition, we will rely on information found in reports developed for the City including the February 97 Comprehensive Plan Amendment, the.Highway 47 Access and Corridor Study, Anoka Co. Transportation Plan, as well as other City documents. We will build upon these studies to create a Comprehensive Plan for the City of Ramsey in a cost effective manner.