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R/~'~omY TO:.'~NSHIP CITY OF A:.,,O:(A - GRO~'~ TOWNSHIP October 26, 1972 Meeting was called to order, at 7:00 p.m. Present were Mr. Scar- borough, I'.[r. Christensen, Mr. Reimann, Mr. Cox~ Mr. Rither and I'.{r. Otto Addlulon to t week minutes' Planner had been reauested to develop' a comprehensive skeleton Plan maintaining a three commun- ity cone, e-or with emph~sis on. qualLty of li'fe 'an.d not bigness~.. [,,Ir. Otto Schmid explained his proposal and presented each o~e With a copy. He said it would be a team oomce~t with three to four people. He said after the study was completed theM felt they should keep in touch to revise it as time goes o'n. Planning is an effort on the part of the entire comzaunity. It should relate to all people in the community and be a true co,mr:unity effort. It would be a November start, and a ]viarch .finish with a certain number o.f." appearances before the Municipal Co~m,~ission. This will cost above the prices auoted in the proposal $200 for each hearing ~].00 each for extra meetings. This is an abbreviated approach and e, - to a prob.]em which should have more time. TheM are willing to meet as many' times as would be wanted by this group. This would cost $~O on hour for' additional time. Pric~ is s cost nlus studM, The A and B sections are a £i~n price but the C section is an open loop contract. Mr,. Cox said he felt Ramsev Tovmship was not in a position to spend that k'i. nd of' money because this quotation v:as $9200 at the lovzest posaible price° Question: Did Grow feel they could be a self- sustaining community? Answer: Th~y did not know if they could. Section /!. ~,,;ot:ld. . cost about $3,000 and 'would come out with a guide that will reflect projected areas of development and growth. It would inc~icate areas that should be developed. Urban sprawl is expectative, i'.~etronolitan growth can over extend ~tself _ne guide wou].d pinpoint the areas that would deve].on first. There are pro- bably portions of Ramsey and Grow that v~i]..~ never develop for the next half century~ it will not tell us what we have to do but it will st.r'cngly urge us to go in certain directions. We have to do the plarininp; ' Ous u as much as they do, Local input will decide the end result. Ifow long would.the plan cover? Plan would be for at least 50 Meats in the future. Caution - do not .think this frs the plan we ,~fl:()u].ci l o.Llow for the next 50 years, The plan mus u be cbanged and modified as time goes on. Plan must be flexible. 'Rea- sons w:i.].] be given 2or' the various things that are planned. Trans- pbrtation would be included. Sizes of roads and She projected traf- f'ic load would also be given, Ut_t!mtM load is also included, TheM would use al..1 'agencies available in their planning,. A comprehensive plan would give us a large lever with the MC. The highway depart- ment follov,s a comprehensive plan in their road building now, Sec, tion B .~ Political Subdivisions gives alternatives to the three commun:i.t:i.e:;, Th.e City of Anoka stands to lose more than .~.~ ........ y or Grow if these two communities incorporate, Anoka is in. s position to get cut off by Ramsey and Grow 'and will have a lasting effect on the City of Anoka for all time. At this point it is an open