Agenda - Council - 11/23/1982 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I i Case #3: Gateway North Industrial. Airport~. ~.~..r~.-~ . ~ . . i~_~_.. -. _ ~ _ .. Chairman Greenberg informed ,the :Commis'sT~,on --that, Gate. way Nort.h,- ~a ~priv~,tely~¥~.~%~ .~ o,../ned public airport,, will" have to close soon i-f-' they don't ~get help ~,lowing ~%.~ ~.. s~ow this winter. , They are- ~requesting -.that ~the City.of I-.'am~y plow the runways.,-. -He stated that this airport .'i~..~u~ed more ~than people realize,~.~There, are ~approxi- m,'~t, ely 15 to 18. ~flights- per day, and they~.~are..not all local flights, . The airport .... ha:~ also been used in many. emergency-situations~ _.- - ~- -~.-.. . ..~ ~ Mayor Gamec stated that we would,need to. work out. a.-'lease~and that-it probably~-. wouldn't cost too much if the-City were~to plow the runway~s this winter.. ,.~ ..... ~ Commissioner Fults said that if the airport were to close, we would be losing-., an airport that has served us a number of years, an airport, that ~any Ramsey and Anoka businesses have learned to depend on.- ~e ~tated that many businesses ~L~ ."' built in that vicinity simply because the airport.was there. ' . ~ - · ' Chairman Greenberg added that the size of the airport wouldn'.~ ~e changed, we just would like to keep the ~irport in operation ......... Councilwoman-elect Jean-Schl.ueter questioned if the'City will be purchasing the airport and how it ~ould change hands.~ ~--~.~--~-~ Chairman Greenberg stated that the airport would be municipally operated on a iong term lease. .Healso added ho~ much Anok~ Vo=Tech's program would be hurt-~ ~'I : iii' · Motion by Commissi~"er,'Men~el'.d. !_.a~d.~ec-6hae~d-by C0mmissibner Muller stating that.... !-~ ~-,. '~- : '~he Economic .Devel°l°ment.~C0~iSsi0n.-';~iS:";in-.;favOr-_of._thei--city of'Ramsey providing .-~ - i~ : '~inor maintenance~,°n,an ..eme.rgenC'~.._basis:~tO_¢_t_he:'~Gate~ay North' Airport this-winter ~ I-" ~''}~ ~nd that the ~'-~ ~ ' ~ ,, . .. ~J~9~..: "~ ~:,.~ '~,-~- .?~q---'"'~-? '; ~ _'-; ~----~. - L . ~- '. ~..- ..... ~ . -- . Motion by I. - - ": Motion