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school district. In 2011, the percentage of your local property <br />taxes going to the city of Ramsey is 38 percent. <br />5. When <br />you consider the property <br />EXCELLENT..............50 <br />taxes <br />you pay and the quality of <br />GOOD..................540 <br />city <br />services you receive, how <br />ONLY FAIR.............350 <br />would <br />you rate the value of those <br />POOR...................30 <br />city <br />services -- excellent, good, <br />DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..... <br />30 <br />only <br />fair or poor? <br />I'd like to get your feedback about Ramsey city streets and roads. <br />Since we are interested in your views of streets built and <br />maintained by the city of Ramsey only, you should exclude county <br />roads such as County Road 83 or Armstrong Boulevard and County <br />Road 56 or Ramsey Boulevard, as well as state highways such as 47 <br />and Highway 10. <br />For each of the following, please rate it as excellent, good, only <br />fair or poor. <br />6. The overall quality of city -main- <br />tained streets and roads? <br />7. The width of city streets and <br />roads? <br />8. Safety features such as street <br />lighting, sidewalks and signage? <br />9. The quality and condition of <br />Ramsey's roads and streets com- <br />pared to neighboring cities? <br />10. The responsiveness of the city to <br />road maintenance and repair needs? <br />EXC GOO FAI POO DKR <br />50 490 350 90 to <br />80 740 150 20 to <br />30 52% 380 70 to <br />40 530 340 70 20 <br />30 590 290 60 30 <br />Nearly half of the city of Ramsey's 178 miles of city roads were <br />constructed between 1976 and 1985. With routine maintenance, the <br />average expected life of these roads is 40 years, which means that <br />between 2016 and 2025, about $90 million or more in road <br />reconstruction will be necessary to repair or replace city <br />streets. The majority of the cost of this work will be the re- <br />sponsibility of local taxpayers. Currently, the city's street <br />reconstruction policy funds reconstruction projects by assessing <br />adjacent property owners. <br />Knowing this information.... <br />