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June 25~ 199!
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<br />RAMSEY MAYOR & CITY COUNCILPIE~BERS
<br />Ci t>' of Ramse)'
<br />15153 Not~,then Bl~.,d.
<br />Rarr~se >.', MN 55309
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<br />Dear. Ma.vor ~: C:ounci lmembers:
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<br />Thank you in >'our. logical ~'eduction of property taxes in the
<br />Riverside West Deuelopment, Businesses, homes, and others
<br />have suffered financial ly and emotionall>' sir, ce las. t Apri 1
<br />20 , l 99O .
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<br />Ur, able to speak totally or realistically about an>' others
<br />than ourselves, we t~,ould like at this time to state:
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<br />We have ac t i ue 1 y pursued the se 11 i ng of our.
<br />Riuerside West property. We had a uery interested
<br />buyer but then ~hen the Adult Bookstore becarr, e
<br />our neighbor the sale ~as lost.
<br />Since April 20, lC??I u,,e hage seen a stead>.' decline
<br />in the child care enrollment.
<br />In March 1990 ~,e expanded our family orientated-
<br />family run business to include an infant prograrr,.
<br />We s.a~, such a need but our. dream t~as crushed in
<br />Apri 1 1990.
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<br />Our time, energy and finances ~er.e from that time fc, ru.,ar.d
<br />depleted. We had to instal 1 a security systern, t.,..,e t.,,,ere told
<br />repeatedly by clients of their fears, Euen though the
<br />families, that t.~,ere in our center remained: ne~,, family
<br />enrollrnent decl ired.
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<br />b,le ha,..¢e opened a new facil i ty -rnan>' of our. famil irs are
<br />transferring out of fear. The>' stm. yed because of loy'alt>-' to
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<br />us.; hut nc, t&~ t,.,ith other options the>' bt. rathe ca._=.ier rno,..,ing
<br />O ri ·
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<br />We ar.e ._~.t.,.lare that the thri,..,ing Adult Books. tor. e t,..lil 1 not e,..,en
<br />be affernpted .... tn be rrlo,..~ed before D~cember ~,~1 , 1~¢'1... , t.,.li~h. . that
<br />i n mi nd , and the Knot:,,1 edge that 1 arge sums of mot, e>.' h.s,Je
<br />been budgeted for this area alone, u.,e make a request for our.
<br />bu.=-.ir, ess to r-ecei,Je some type of funding to al lou,, us.
<br />remain operational until th s. matter, is. r. esol,Jed.
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<br />[.,..Ir k;not,.~ u. le are a needed bus. ness, t.,.,e t.,,~er.e thr. i., i r,9 unt i 1 the
<br />Adult B,z, oE-_=.tor, e came about and t.~,e u.,ant the opportun t>' to,
<br />stay around until the bookstor, e is either relocated c,r the
<br />ci ty p~Jr. chases ,Dun business s.o uJe can once again be a
<br />thr'i,..,in9 b, us-iness,
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<br />L,Je make a r-eques, t for' '$50 ,000 .00 that t.,.,i 11 a. 11 ~(,~ us. to
<br />r-emain oF, eration~l . I..,..le ~eel t.,..me ar-e jus. tif~ed in th
<br />r.~ques( ~n~ ~sk5 l?ou ~or- )-'our. set- i ou~ con-~.i der..B.~ i on n ~h i -E.
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