Minutes - Council - 03/24/1975 - Laserfiche WebLink

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A resident said a shopping center will need more police and fire protection. Mr. Albert stated that this shopping center would be building their own roads, have their own security and all the buildings would have inside, sprinkler systems. Policing in resi- dential areas costs a great deal. The plans for the shopping cen- ter would be reviewed by the Council before mY p~rmits would be issued. Mrs. Oliphant stated the citizens did not say we did not have a comprehensive plan but said we are not proceeding in an organized manner with our planning. Mr. Cox gave a history on our comprehensive plan, the cost to educate one pupil and comparison taxing on our houses and commercial property. He spoke about a meeting at which a lagoon type sewer system was discussed and which could be implemented somewhere along Hwy. ~7 to the north. Mr. Ernest Larsen does not disagree with Mr. Cox he said. Commer- cial development is taxed the full amount. He asked how the fiscal disparities law would affect the tax return on the shopping center. Mr. Albert responded describing the operation of this law and that it would affect it very little. Our soil type in Ramsey is good for an on site sewer ~.~system for at least l0 years. Mr. Cox said he did not want sewer coming into Ramsey until absolutely necessary. He discussed a possible bridge across the Rum River; proposed staged interceptor line by the MWCC; also possibility of a bridge crossing the Rum River near the high school. Mr. Albert said a shopping center would provide jobs and would not send any children to school. Net revenue to the City of $1,000,000 from the proposed shopping center. Mr. Cox thinks Highway lO will not be the major street in the City of Ramsey. He indicated that due to the unsafe railroad crossing and the extremely congested traffic on Highway l0 on Fri- day evenings, which is going to the northern regions, it would cause a very unsafe condition for the residents of the community during the normal grocery shopping time. He further indicated that the soil types in the Highway 5 and ~7 area, proposed to be rezoned, were sufficient to support on type sewer systems for l0 years. Also that the proposal, as presented, does comply with current comprehensive plan. Mr. Cox asked Mr. Gorham to temporarily chair the meeting. He agreed. Rev. Lea: He indicated that the audience might not agree with the Council but he knows they have spent a lot of time on this mat-~ ter. Most people moved out here from communities where they had services hut moved out because of the rural area. We need tax dol- lars. There is no way around it. We need commercial property. Before a shopping center can go in, it must be zoned commercial. In regard to this specific problem, the comprehensive plan is sev- eral years old and many things have happened. He asked if this was the most desirable location at this time. Second: Since the school wasJhere first, was it conceivable that a school would have been built this close to a shopping center? Third: If the Council were to vote no to this project, does this mean that no ether de- veloper would be interested in any other area in Ramsey for a