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Case ~3: Gateway North Industrial <br /> <br />Chairman Greenberg informed the Comm/ssion that Gateway North, a privately <br />owned public airport, will have to close soon if they don't get help plowing <br />snow this winter. ~es' are requesting that the City of Ramsey plow the runways. <br />He stated that this airport is used more than people realize. There are approxi- <br />mate!y 15 to 18 flights per day and they are not all local flights. The airport <br />has also been used in many emergency situations. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that we would need to work out a lease and that it probably <br />wouldn't cost too much if the City were to plow the runways this winter. <br /> <br />Commissioner Fults said that if the airport were to close, we would be losing <br />an airpo~ that has served us a number of years, an airport that many Ramsey and <br />Anoka businesses have learned to depend on. He stated that many businesses <br />built in that ¥icinity simply because the airpo~-~ was there. <br /> <br />Chairman Greenberg added that the size of the airport wouldn't be changed, we <br />just would like to keep the airport in operation. <br /> <br />Councilwoman-elect Jean Schlueter questioned if the City will be purchasing the <br />airpo_'-t and how it would change hands. <br /> <br />Cnai--nnan Greenberg stated that the airpo~~. would be municipally operated on a <br />long term lease. He also added how much Anoka Vo-Tech's program would be hurt <br />if the airport were to close. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Menkveld and seconded by Com~issioner Muller statin~ that <br />the Economic Development Commission is in favor of the City of Ramsey providing <br />minor maintenance on an .emergency basis'to the Gateway North Airpo~ this winter <br />and that the City work with the airport in eventually t~rning it into a municipal <br />airpoz~. ¥ <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting yes: Commissioners Menkveld, Muller, Greenberg, Fu!ts, <br />Schmidt, Sentryz and F~ller. Voting no: None. <br /> <br />AD JOURA.~.ENT <br /> <br />Chai~-nnan Greenberg stated that the nex~'meeting of the Economic Development <br />Commission is on Wednesday, December 8, !982. <br /> <br />Motion by Con~nissioner M~ller and seconded by Co~ssioner Fu!ts to adjourn the <br />meeting. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting yes: Con~r, issioners ~_~ !!er, ?a!ts, GreeD_berg, Menkve!d, <br />Muller, Schmidt and Sentryz. Voting no: None. <br /> <br />?ne meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m. <br /> <br />.rcespectfu!!y s~_bm~tte~2, <br /> <br />Penny Curtis <br />Secretary <br /> <br />Economic Development Commission <br /> <br /> <br />