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-3- T.B.12-17- Mr. Cox moved that from now on the registration files for voting will be at the Court House in Anoka. Seconded by Mr. Hopperstad. Motion carried. We strongly object to the City of Anoka Commissioners preparing a financial impact report on the total area of Ramsey Township when the hearing before the Minnesota Municipal Commission was for only the area up to 149th Ave. N.W., which we also opposed, and that their financial report was full of irregularities and inaccuracies, based on the fact that in one paragraph they indi- cated the annexed area would be in a rural tax district and in another paragraph they indicated they might convert it to urban tax district. The Town Board goes on record as opposing this ac- tion by the City of Anoka. They indicated the cost for servicing our roads at $2,000 per mile or $77,000; when our actual mileage is 56 miles which would then be $112,O00. They would be reducing our police protection to almost nothing at a cost of over $61,000 plus reducing many other services to the people in the Township. The services they would furnish would be at excessive cost and the entire concept of annexation was for economizing. It cost the Town- ship $27,900 to maintain 56 miles of roads last year against the $112,O00 proposed by Anoka. We cannot understand why this would be economy in government. Mike Auspos requested that a small pickup be sent out by the Anoka Fire Department instead of sending out the whole fire department for a small fire, such as rubbish, car, motorbike, etc. The Board indicated this would be one of the considerations when we make our new fire contract for next year. Mr. Norm Holm and Mr. Runyon brought in a map showing the location on which they would like to put up a store just north of the Town Hall on Highway No. 47. Mr. Murphy suggested they take this ques- tion to the Planning and Zoning Commission. They also suggested that their road be located west of their building and not along Highway No. 47. If they are going to use less than the full amount of land they own here, they will come under the subdivision ordi- nance. It was also suggested that the entrance come in from High- way No. 5 to the north. Mr. Cox moved the meeting be adjourned. Seconded by Mr. Hopper- stad. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at ll:lO p.m. Resp~ectfully~itt~d, Deputy Clerk