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Charter;!i the City Council may or may not have the legal authority <br />to decide to build an airport but they can't bond the money for <br />it without asking the citizens first. Council is the only body <br />that can spend the public's money and they must follow certain <br />rules to do so. <br /> <br />Greg DUchene - 15951 Ramsey Blvd. - Stated that airport improve- <br />ment is'a benefit that Ramsey could and does need; it would be <br />a good draw card for industry in Ramsey. <br /> <br />Jill Newman - Crystal - Pilot at Gateway - Inquired if any <br />studie$~haVe been done as to what would be at the Gateway <br />location if the airport was not there. Suggested that something <br />could be there that might be even more objectionable than noise <br />of airplanes. <br /> <br />Chairman Ippel stated that there was a study done by Waste <br />Management Board addressing potential sites for three different <br />types of hazardous waste facilities (storage, incineration and <br />waste t=ea~ment), The entire industrial park area was recommended <br />on the initial study and one of the things brought up at the <br />hearings was that smoke stacks would interfere with airport <br />operation. The Hearing Examiner's Report recommended that the <br />area to,the west be eliminated because of it's not easily <br />accessible to sewer and water and that the area to the east of <br />County~Roa~ #56 be totally eliminated because of the airport and <br />the final recommended area became a very small section, <br /> <br />The public meeting recessed at 9:38 p,m. <br /> <br />Chairman lppel called the meeting back to order at .10;20 p,m. <br /> <br />Mary Larson - 14725 Ramsey Blvd. - Stated she would like to go <br />on record as not being in favor of the airport projectl especially <br />if it means she will have to move. Her reasons were that she <br />likes where she lives, she doesn't want herlchildren to have to <br />switch schools, she built her home 28 years ago and it would cost <br />more to,replace today and taxes would be higher on a new home. <br /> <br />Chairman Ippel inquired of Mary Larson that if she felt she were <br />compensated equitably, would she change her mind regarding the <br />airport, <br /> <br />Mary Larson replied that she probably would, not change her mind~ <br />the fact still remains that she would have higher taxes on a <br />new home and she has 28 years invested in landscaping of her <br />current're~idence. <br /> <br />Jon Anderson ~ Comments have been made that Ramsey cannot afford <br />an airport!and the airport would reduce property values~ these <br />are alllthings that point towards getting some 'attraction into <br />Ramsey that would create revenue,' Don't know 'of any community <br /> ~ the, metro area that is growing and doesn't have an airport <br /> ~rby, <br /> <br />.~issioner Greenbezg sited Milaca and Princeton as an eXample <br /> noted the difference in the towns; even thOugh ~Mil'aca is <br /> <br />AP/August 22, 1984 <br /> Public Meet%ng <br /> Page 9 of 10 <br /> <br /> <br />