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Q5: What do you perceive as the City of Ramsey's external threats? <br />1. Ten years of traffic disruption on hey 10 before our residents can benefit from the improvements. <br />Increased competition for new development from neighboring cities. <br />2. Perception of not knowing much about Ramsey. <br />3. Bad business, low income housing or multi -unit housing along with rental property. Building too fast to <br />create more taxes for spending. <br />4 The galactic empire 1/28/2015 11:54 AM <br />5. Our biggest external threat to overcome is the prior reputation of the City of Ramsey. We need to <br />focus on the correct opportunities to create a positive environment. <br />6. Still remains a second or third tier suburb. Somewhat remote and considered rural by many. <br />7. Infrastructure, traffic into Ramsey area. Rail traffic cutting off access to Emergency access in Anoka and <br />Elk River. Also, the communities surrounding Ramsey have readily accessible information regarding <br />their own communities - much of it online. Those other communities have a more open marketing <br />approach to what they can offer residents and businesses (chambers of commerce, business listings). <br />8. Costs passed on from higher government <br />9. Ramsey is a difficult city to navigate through - its roadways do not facilitate ease of access to its assets <br />in comparison with neighboring cities. As a Ramsey resident, it is easier to drive further to Coon <br />Rapids than to drive within the city to get to a grocery store - that's a problem. <br />10. Simply said. Highway 10 and further building development. Highway 10 due to its safety concerns <br />which I understand are being evaluated & some action, particularly in Tight of the Armstrong <br />interchange going in, is being taken. Pedestrian & car accident deaths on Highway 10 must be lowered. <br />Also, Ramsey has great areas of open areas and wetlands. The city has nicely extended paved trails for <br />citizens to use. This is great. But a certain percentage of areas abutting natural wildlife habitat should <br />be preserved from over development. Ramsey has this great amenity. Let's not lose it. It is difficult to <br />go back once the land is developed. <br />p ro u ty project <br />Strategic Planning • Organization Development • Board and Team Development <br />6385 Old Shady Oak Road, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55344 <br />Tel 952.942.2922 Ton 800.747.7469 Fax 952.942.2927 <br />