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110 EAST Ii7TH STREET " HASTINGS, MINNESOTA 55033 o (612) 437-9023 <br /> <br />March 18, 1987 <br /> <br />Mayor and Members of the City Council <br />City of Ramsey <br />Ramsey MUnicipal Building <br />15153 Now~hen Boulevard N.W. <br />Ramsey, ~ 55303 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Proposed Airport Zoning Ordinance - Gateway North Industrial <br />AirpOrt <br /> <br />Ladies and Gentlemen: <br /> <br /> The purpose of this letter is to provide further comments to <br />the proposed iRamsey Airport Zoning Ordinance which was the subject <br />of the hearing at the City Municipal Building on March 11, 1987. <br />Tom Thumb Food Markets, Inc. has owned and operated a convenience <br />store zn Ram ey since 1974, as long as the City has been in exis- <br />tence. Th~is~convenience store provides gasoline service and con- <br />veniencei~oods and services to the citizens of Ramsey. We believe <br />that the~to~.e has been a good thing for Ramsey, and citizens of <br />Ramsey havre apparently appreciated our store, because they have <br />patronized it and the store has historically been profitable for <br />us. Your ~.ipr~.posed ordinance puts our store directly into Safety <br />Zone A, Which we understand means that if the ordinance is adopted, <br />our store 'can no longer exist. <br /> <br /> We ar.e alarmed and very concerned. As you know, if we are <br />forced to.trY to relocate, we would have to acquire property which <br />is simila~ to that upon which our store is presently located. Pro- <br />perty at.l{amSey is now very very expensive. We would also have to <br />go to the ,ad~ltlonat expense of constructing a new store, restocking <br />it, and gO..ing through extensive advertising to inform the public <br />about the .,flotation of this store and its existence. That involves <br />more eXper~se.~ As we understand it, the City of Ramsey at the pre- <br />sent time,;do~s not have a firm purchase agreement with the owners <br />of the ex!sting airport for the purchase of that airport. We also <br />understan~ that the City has no definite financing lined up to <br />finance the airport or to finance any of the additional property <br />(including our store) which the City is going to have to acquire <br />if the pr~,poSed plan does go through. <br /> <br /> From'our viewpoint this whole situation is both worrisome and <br /> <br /> <br />