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City of Ramsey
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<br />September'29, 1~92
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<br />Stan Peich~l,.' Principal
<br />Ramsey Element,C3, School
<br />15000 NoWthen Blvd. N.W.
<br />Ramsey, MN 55303
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<br />Dear Stan: , ,
<br />I appreciated the time you took to meet v, ith me on Thursda3, September 17, 1992. During our
<br />meeting w,¢ ~tisc~ssed'future growth in the City of Ramsey, community education, recycling,
<br />busing, possible ~mprovements to the building and grounds of Ramsey ]~lementary School and
<br />finally, our tt'ail s~,stem, leading tothe school.
<br />Regarding communit3 education, I reported to you that it appears our 1993 budget will allocate
<br />$12,000 toward ,~noka-Hennepin community education programming: I also noted that this City
<br />has never provid[ed funding for community education within the Elk River School District. If
<br />memory serves, ~ou had requested up to 50 blue recycling containers be provided to the school for
<br />distribution in and around classroom spaces to facilitate student recycling efforts. By cop3' of this
<br />letter, I will bi: requesting our project manager, Mr. Jam& Gromberg, to provide a
<br />recommendationito me as to availability, cost and any concerns regarding our donation of these
<br />containers orrin '~e alternative what fee should be char3_ed.
<br />I m~ntioned to 30u that v,e expe~,t approximately-.50 new homes to be built in the Cib of Ramsev
<br />[his year. W,e currenth, use an estimate of 3.2 persons per household, but the 1990 census found
<br />~.43'persons~per household jrt Ramsey. We have not yet received census information that breaks
<br />that down by a_~. For 199~ we are projecting I75 new homes, although if interest rates remain
<br />stable, this e'sfi~.ate will likely prove to be conservative. Since ]X/lay 199~2, subdivisions have been
<br />bmr south~ soutl'i~es~t and soumeast o, me school. ~hxch ~11 total >09 lots with completion of
<br />subsequent Phases (2>6 lots currently exist). We ex~ect to gain approval during 1993 and 1994
<br />MUSA inclusiofi of properB' lust west of Ramsev =lementarx, School which could potentially
<br />contain another [500 lots. .X.c~didonalJv, we hart iust appro;/ed the first 51 of a total 9~ lot
<br />sub,a,B'~smn on file soum mae of H~ghway #10 just east of Ramsev Boulevard N.W. During our
<br />conx ersation: vouimentioned that it was your position that these new subdivisions should ~ bused
<br />into the existing ~chools in the City of ~noka because these facilities have the capaciD' to handle
<br />this _oTowth, iw~ite Ramsev Elem(ntarv School is currently at carmcitv. Further, that it is more
<br />polit}-cally expe. x:ifent to bu~ new subdivisions as opposed to older, ~xisti'ng subdivisions. To this, I
<br />certainly am'Ce. However, I have noted that Andover, a community a similar size to Ramsey, has
<br />two el~m~n~ary.~schools. Davton, a community one-third our size in population, has one
<br />elementary ~cho,bl. Champlin: approximately the same size as Ramsey, has two elementary
<br />schools, a'junior!hi'~h 'the new _
<br /> and now Champlin Park Hizh School recently completed at the£'-
<br />border. AnOkat/as)our elementary schools., two middle schools and two hizh~ schools that I am
<br />aware of and a pbpulation similar to Ramsey plus there are mxMad of schools in Coon
<br /> a
<br /> Rapids
<br />and Blaine:
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