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I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />'1 <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I' <br /> I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I' <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> a imore ~ral atmosphere, and. l'a~ger'iots' 'With a <br />le ~xpressway (T,H. 65) r%n. ning' through the.enti~e <br /> <br /> length ,f ~he city, ~e, velopment' demands and land values have <br /> · continued ~o .increase'; . they will not s~bSide simply because <br /> of %he io¢~tion of the MUSA line. " ' <br /> <br /> The~Met~Comncil's'"64-in~6.40', policy of development outside <br /> the. ~SA~ l~ne is no do~t. realistic fqT c°~unitiek already <br /> partially ~i~in ~SA,' and having'an' abundance of contiguous, <br /> bui!d.able land. Ham. ~ke, however, has 'long maintainea that- <br /> the~e i~' aF~need :tO recognize a .third:type of' metro co,unity; <br /> tha~ being'~ cities' like ~am Lake whi~ have' physical . · <br /> lim~tation~ on the population Which' can' be absorbea., but al~o <br /> hav~ gro~h d~nds now..'- .: <br /> <br /> The. Met~op°litan Council should 'be encouraging cities like <br /> H~m~ ~k~ t~ c~ntinue to seek'innovative means of &chieVing· <br /> iim~'ted{ gr~w~. The "6'4~in-640'' ~olicy does not limit <br /> ~r0~h.. I~ stops gr°~h. It is unrealistic and unfair' to <br /> e~;ect cl~ies l~k~ Ham Lake, which .are competing with <br /> ~6i~o~i~ Cities for tax base and amenities to 'si~ idly <br /> whi~e i~s ~eighbors flourish.' Thi~ is particularly t~e <br /> where t~'o~e, neighbOrs a~e :iocated in Counties like Isan~i and' <br /> She~burne,~ Completely out of reach of Met Co~cil's <br /> <br /> We hop~ ~' will., recognize the ne~ds' of all of its me.erS,' <br /> and: suppo~ us in 'our effort to. be recognized as a pa~ <br /> the' metro ~area, and hot a mere land. rese~e for kuture ' <br /> de~alop~e.t. . .. <br /> <br /> Willl~am' A. 'Nel~ ~ ' -- ' Kenneth Braastad.' ·" <br /> <br />· co~ncilm~ ~er ' ' Co~ncilme~er <br /> <br />TOTAL P. 03 <br /> <br /> <br />