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SKOGLUND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2625 CLEARWATER ROAD, P,O. BOX 865 ST, CLOUD, MN 56302-0865 (612) 253-3000 (800) 777-4896 September 30, 1993 Mayor & City Council City of Ramsey 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W. Ramsey, MN 55303 Dear City Officials: In April, 1992, I obtained a copy of the draft ordlnance regulating billboard signs. It was my understanding that the mood of th~ council was to allow billboards under very strict conditions. Your spacing requirement of 1200 feet and requiring signs to be a principle use of the property eliminated most potential sign locations in Ramsey. I was fortunate enough to find a location that would meet the criteria at Alpaca Estates, 300 feet east of LIama Street. On April 27, 1992 we signed a lease with owner, Haakson Jarness, expecting the draft ordinance to be passed. Because of other pressing issues, it took a/most a year and a half to be brought before the council for a vote and was defeated at the last meeting. I am asking that you reconsider and overturn your rejection of the proposed ordinance. Because the ordinance is so restrictive, I could only find three parcels of vacant land that met the requirements of the ordinance and of the three, only Mr Jarness was willing to commit to a lease agreement. By reversing your decision, you will not be closing the door to an industry that provides Ramsey tax payers with lease rent while their property remains vacant and unproductive. Your requirement that a si. gm be an attractive single pole design with undergrom,.d wiring and landscaping indicates that you were concerned with aesthetics when this ordinance was drafted. I am enclosing a newspaper article that I hope will convince you that billboards play an important role in the business climate of an3, city. '- Sincerely, Richard Mlodzik Real Estate Department RM:mf Enclosure ¢0 Offices in: Duluth, MN · Minneapolis, MN · St.. Cloud, MN · Eau Claire, Wt