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Ken Wagner - Referred to the cost of land acquisition, State and Federal <br />funding, and inquired what Ramsey's share would be in land acquisition. <br /> <br />Chairman Ippel ~replied that land acquisition and the cost of it is another <br />question that the Master Plan will answer. Chairman Ippel noted that this <br />meeting is the 'first of two public meetings in Phase I of the Plan and at <br />the next meeting the Commission will have information available regarding <br />actual airport layout with buildings, etc. After those two public meetings, <br />there will be an official public hearing. After that, a study will be made <br />regarding setting up zoning and a public hearing will be held and there will <br />be available cost estimates for land acquisition depending on where that <br />runway will be proposed to be placed. <br /> <br />Mr. Otto stated that all public use facilities, if we meet Federal and State <br />criteria, Will lbe funded 90% Federal and 10% local. <br /> <br />Brenda Bauerkemper inquired as to the cost of the Airport Master Plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Koshak replied that the cost of the study is $40,400; 20% of that is <br />paid by the City and 80% by the State. <br /> <br />Matt Kirkielka - 721 150th Lane NW - According to the survey, it <br />seems that oDly 2%% of the business community benefits from the <br />airport and 75% of the airport traffic is recreational; you are <br />disrupting an entire community for recreation and to spend tax <br />dollars in olrder to continue this recreational facility is a <br />fiasco. <br /> <br />Dennis Olson - 7621 150th Lane - If I were thinking of building an <br />airport,~ t would want the blessing of the community before I spent <br />those dollars; I would survey the community that the airport would <br />affect ~- that is the shortest way to eliminate hard feelings. <br /> <br />Jim Martin - Has the City considered an alternate location like <br />the General Mills property? <br /> <br />Chairman ~ppel replied that the General Mills property was studied <br />two years, ago and for a number of reasons, it was rejected. The <br />Airport Commission's task is to study the existing airport; a <br />majority of the area around it is well screened by the landfill and <br />industrial park. The railroad tracks and Highway #10 provide an <br />optimum situation for placement; being an existing facility, a <br />majority of the property is open land and industrial park. <br /> <br />Gene Vale~io - 16541 Jasper - Have not heard anything yet that <br />establishes a need for a commercial airport. <br /> <br />Chairman tppel replied that the study will establish whether or <br />not there' is a need; some of the businesses that are there settled <br />there because of the airport. The purpose of surveying the pilots <br />and businesses was to come up with some type of projection regarding <br />potential airport useage. The citizens are not being ignored; <br />we have had numerous meetings which are open to the public and <br />publicized and a city-wide mailing was sent out regarding this <br />particular public meeting. <br /> <br />AP/May 16, 1984 <br /> Public Meeting <br /> Page 6 of 13 <br /> <br /> <br />