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air traffic; the air traffic will be joyriders as the improvements are for <br />them and not for industrial development; the 1.3 million dollars should be <br />used to assist businesses to locate in Ramsey to generate money for the <br />city; airport improvements will not generate money for the city. Stated <br />that he does not understand the logic behind an airport stimulating the <br />industrial base; no company would want an aiport on their liability list. <br /> <br />Sharon Mager - 7260 152nd Lane - Stated that these people are not against <br />airport safety zoning; they are afraid of air crashes and in favor of <br />safety. Stated that there has been no safety zoning in place for the <br />existing airport of 15 years and inquired if the zoning proposed is what is <br />needed for the airport as it exists today. <br /> <br />Merland Otto stated that the zoning plan up for adoption is geared to <br />accommodate the future, improved airport; what is proposed would also <br />protect the existing approaches except for the east/west runway; if there <br />were to be zoning for the existing airport that met State criteria, there <br />would have to be some acquisition in the approach areas, but not to the <br />same degree. <br /> <br />Woody Nelson - 5410 173rd Avenue N.W. - Stated he is a pilot and took his <br />training at Gateway. Stated that the process put together by the Council <br />and the Airport Commission to go through studies and generate information <br />on the feasibility and enviromental impacts and adoption of safety zoning, <br />which is a part of that process, continue so that Council can make an <br />informed decision on whether or not the airport should be improved. <br /> <br />Tom Kurak - 15000 Sunfish Lake Blvd. - Stated that airport zoning will <br />upgrade many facets of community life in Ramsey; it is also necessary for <br />industrial development also. <br /> <br />Allen Shallbetter - 17060 Bison - Stated that he agrees that Council needs <br />to take action on the zoning ordinance as three more homes were built in <br />that area this summer that would be affected by Airport Safety Zones A or <br />B. Stated that more people are killed in one day by drunk drivers than by <br />airplane accidents. <br /> <br />Virgil Barnes - 5415 151st Avenue - Stated that safety zoning is to protect <br />everyone. The city has an Airport Commission whose job it is to keep <br />Council well informed on airport issues and they have been doing a very <br />good job. The Commission's purpose was to find out what would make <br />Gateway safer than Crystal's airport and they found that adoption of zoning <br />would do that; Crystal does not have those safety zones. Mr. Barnes stated <br />that there is some misinformation getting out through flyers distributed <br />during the Business Expo; the flyer must have been prepared by persons not <br />very knowledgeable and they could have been if they had contacted the <br />Airport Commission for correct information. The flyers say that DC-3's <br />would be utilizing the airport if it is improved and Mr. Barnes stated that <br />DC-3's can and do use the facility as it exists today. Mr. Barnes stated <br />that most of the city's tax dollars are spent on education and that is the <br />thing most lacking in this case. Some people have attended Airport <br />Commission meetings, learned the facts and then distorted them to suit <br />City Council/October 13, 1987 <br /> <br />Page 6 of 18 <br /> <br /> <br />