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I I I I I I ! I I / SKOGLUND CbMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2625 CLEARWA~TER ROAD, P.O. BOX 865 ST. CLOUD, MI'4 56302-0865 (6~2) 253-3000 (13~0) 777-4[~96 September 30, 1993 Mayor & City Cpuncil City of Ramsey : 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W. Ramsey, MN 55'303 Dear City OfficiOs: In April, 1992, I obtained a,copy of the draft ordi'nance regulating billboard signs, it was my understanding tha~ the mood of th~ council was to allow billboards under very strict conditions. Your spacing requirement of 1200 feet and requiring signs to be a principle use of the property eliminated most potential sigb locations in Ramsey. I was fortunate en[ough to find a location that would meet the criteria at Alpaca Estates, 300 feet east of Llama Street. On April 27, 1992 we signed a lease with owner, Haakson .la. mess, expecting the draft ordinance to be pa~;sed. Because of other pressing issues, it took almost a year and a half to be brought before the council[for a vote and was defeated at the last meeting. I am as'king that gpu reconsider and overturn your rejection of the proposed ordinance. Because the ordinance is so re.lu-icfive, I could only find three parcels of vacant land that met the requirements of the ordinance and~of the threes o,nly Mr Jarness was willing to commit to a l~se agr~ment. By reversing your decision, you will not be closing the door to an industry that provides Ramsey tax payers with lease rent wlgl.e their property remidns vacant and unproductive. Your requirement. ~tha/ as.i",~,n be an attractive single r>ole, design with unde.r_,2round landscaping indica~s that you were concerned with aesthetics when this ordinance was drafted. am enclosing a n6Wspaper article that I hope will convince you that billboards play an important role the business choate of any city. Sincerely, Richard Mlodzik Real Estate Department RM:mf Enclosure Office~ in: Duluth, MN · ldinneapolis, MN · St. Cloud, MN · Eau Claire WI