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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Chapter 11: The Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area <br />Figure 11-3 Critical Area Corridor/MNRRA Historical and Cultural Features <br />VAMP <br />mol 11111T <br />001149 <br />4'irr 17 <br />Amor- <br />Rppronimnle Route of the <br />Red River Trail <br />General location of <br />Original IM,co Tillage <br />and Ibrlhern Pacific- Railroad', <br />-Dayton Station - <br />L <br />N <br />Q Critical Brea Boundary <br />Existing Park lands <br />MNRRA Corridor <br />Historical) Cultural Features <br />City of Ramsey <br />3. Overview of current management efforts <br />The Mississippi River, as it stretches through Ramsey, is the northern most stretch of <br />the Mississippi River designated as a Critical Area and one of the southern most <br />stretches of river north of the metro area regulated by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. <br />Development along the river has been carefully managed and regulated since the early <br />1970's through such programs as the Critical Area Act (1973), Wild and Scenic River <br />Act (1973), the Floodplain regulations and local zoning controls. The following <br />summarizes each program: <br />a) Critical Area Plan and Ordinance <br />Ramsey completed a plan in collaboration with the communities of Anoka and <br />Champlin in 1979 to meet the requirements of Executive Order 79-19. At that <br />time the State Environmental Quality Board was the responsible agency for <br />reviewing local Critical Area Plans. According to Metropolitan Council records, <br />the Ramsey Critical Area Plan never received approval from the EQB because of <br />City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 11-6 <br />