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REGULAR MEETING OF RA3~SEY TOWN BOARD SEPTEMBER 18, 1972 The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p,m. by the Chairman, Mr, Murphy. Present were Mr. Cox, ~r. Hopperstad, Mr. ,Peterson and Mr. Goodrich. Mr. Murphy informed those present that Mr. Scarbor- ough had to move into Anoka due to his health and that Mr, Hopper- stad had been appointed to fill out his term. Mr, Cox moved that Mr. Hopperstad be appointed to fill out Mr. Scarborough~s te~m~, Mr. Murphy seconded the motion. Motion passed. Mr. Peterson swore in Mr. Jerry Hopperstad to fill Mr. Scarborough's term. The minutes of the last stated meeting of the Board were read by Mr. Peterson. Correction: The beer permit given to Mr. Turnquist was for the Annual Fireman*s shoot. Salary for the weed inspector is $300 annually. We will need salt for the roADS for this winter. Mr. Cox moved the minutes be accepted with these corrections. Seconded by Mr. Hopperstad. Motion carried. N~nutes of the last stated meeting of the Planning and Zoning mission were read by Mr. Reimann. ~nutes of the special meeting of the To%~ Board and the planning and Zoning Con~ission were read by Mr. Peterson. Mr. Cox moved the minutes be accepted as read. Seconded by Mr. Hopperstad. Motion carried. Report on the incorporation hearing on September 7th: the Metropo- litan ~nicipal Commission told us to go back and meet with the City of Anoka and Grow Tovmship on October 5th at 7:30 in the City Com- missioner's Room. ~.~. Tooker and the Mr. Sha were requested to attend this meeting. Testimony before the Cormmission involves a plan study. Mr. Tooker described to the people present the maps on development in Ramsey Township. He stated that low land snd a possible high water table could be a serious matter. These v~ll cause natural limits on the use of some of this land. There has been a mixture of com~ercial and residential development along Highway ~lO. There are areas that have developed in a shot gmn fashion. Some time sewer and water will be necessary to serve all the residents in the Tov~ship and it would be very costly to provide because of the scattered developraent. Ser- vices for the Tov~ship would be provided from some point close to Anoka due to the natural drainage patterns. The problem of unre- str$cted development is cost when there is ~de separation between the various con~nunities. The major consideration for planning said Mr. johnson of the Municipal Commission, using as an example com- munities that have bemn entirely residential with no industry, have been doomed to failure because the residential units %~ithin this com- munity cannot pay for the services required. Such an example is Edina. Even the high cost housing in Edina could not pay for the services. Now they have developed an industrial park. In order to justify incorporation the plan that should be discussed by the Town Board and the Planning Cormmission and a guide to use for zoning is the expansion of the residential area together%~th the commercial area on Highway i~lO and to use Trott Brook as a dividing line to ~eperate the residential from the commercial areas. Basically it was a going back to the North Anoka Planning League. Agricultural areas wpuld have larger lot sizes. On the basis of the planning study that