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-2- <br /> <br />Commission feels Auoka has too much government. Alee Anoka would undoubtedly <br />take the indu~trial a~ commercial property and leave the ~ut.lyi~g property. <br /> <br />ttam Lake just bought two used fire trucks for $~,000 and have a volunteer fire <br />department. It takes them ? minutes average per fire call. <br /> <br />¢~uestion~ Could Auoka be me~e to take all of Rmm~ey Town.hip or san they Just <br />t~ke p~rts? <br />A~swer~ Statement at a ~eti~ in ~oka "~oka would not Be left as a ghetto <br />area." The ~u~cipal C~isalon feels ~ey To~,~hip zhou~ ceneider Shem in <br />~ action the2 t~e ~d. therefore, ~ w~te ~ot~r study. <br /> <br />~'. Scarborough: Our biggest concern is the need for orderly plannin~ so we <br />will know where we are going. For the past two years it has been in a state of <br />flux. People donlt know w~t is goi~ to ~ppen. tt is difficult to do a~ <br />11~ r~e plying ~ithout knowi~ w~t ia goi~ to ~ppen in the future. We <br />now ~ve a fl~ new p~i~ ordi~ce. 2he main object is te t~ $0 keep ~eey <br />Township as it ia, as much aa possible. <br /> <br />Questioni Do you anticipate that Ramsey Township could ever become l~amse¥ <br />Village with its present boundaries~ <br />Answer 'by Dick ,~ha{ Yea, I think it could. Possibly ~oka could ~ite with <br />0h~plin. It c~ld also go with Grow Township. First we ~st prove through a <br />stu~ t~t Ramsey Vil~e o~ld go it alone. We ~mt also prove we would not <br />ha~ the surro~di~ oom~itie~. <br /> <br />Er. Scarhorough~ ?~% of the b~ttle is acquiring a professional planner who can <br />present it to the Municipal 0ommissiou. After so~e inquiries it would seem the <br />planner would probably cost $2,500, the legal fees $1,000 and. the filing fee $2.50. <br /> <br />Question~ Would there be & referendum? <br />Answert Ko. Mr. Cook stated the success of any go~rning unit depend~ on it's <br />respo~diBility to the people. You can h~ve as lousy a government as ~ou will <br />allow and Just as inefficient as you will put up with. t~e said "Keep the rascals <br />under control. # <br /> <br />Question~ Row much would it cost to start a village? <br />Answer~ 1~o more than it does now. <br /> <br />Dayton Just consolidated a~d became a village, <br /> <br />Questionl Hov about sewer and water. Would that be put in if we bee~ a <br />vi 1 lage? <br />Answer~ The present government has the power to do this now, The Village of <br />Minnetonk~ spent $360,000 for sewe~ and there is only one house hooked ~.p to it. <br /> <br />M~,. Scarborough~ Ramsey Township has been successful in taking care of keeping <br />B~mse¥ Township out of the sewer problem of $3,~00,000 progressed for us by the <br />City of Anoka. The Metropolitan Sewer does not require sewage where there are <br />le~,~ th~n three houses per acres. <br /> <br />question: 0ould Anoka Out down the size of l&te to get more houses in less ~paee~ <br /> <br /> <br />