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! I .I I I I I I I '! ! ! ! ! the Metropolitan Council is projecting a 1990 population of 13,900 for Ramsay, which is a 3.2 percent growth rate per year. Ramsey does not' feel this is a realistic rate of growth based on the following reasons: 1) In 1978, the City of Ramsay adopted a City Code, which placed more stringent regulations on subdivisions with-' out municipal u%illties. 2) At the time of the adoption of the City Code, the City was anticipating availability of sewer service in the early 1980's and discouraged development in the urban 3) With the addition of sewer service to Ramsey, it is anticipated that gmowth in the City will accelerate to the rate experienced in the late 1970's. This is based on discussions with sewered developers in the area which' have plans to develop as soon as sewer is available. 4) The City of Anoka is in the process of providing sewer service to its industrial area adjacent to Ramsey. With industrial growth, the need for residential housing will be increased. 5) With the present high rate of inflation and interest rates, the need for'low'to moderate cost housing will increase. 6) In February of i978, Bordner Consultants completed a mar- ket research and planning study for'development of the Ramsey Center'whidh is located in the southeast corner or'the'City'. Thei~ analysis concluded the Ramsey Center could become the futume downtown.for'the City of Ramsay witha 1976 trade area of'36,990. The analysis was based on the fact that municipal utilities and a Rum River bridge crossing would be Constructed. Anoka County is presently. pursuing the constrUction~ofthe Rum River bridge and is presently-in the'E~I~S, ~hase of'the'project.~ 7) It is anticipated that the current economic trends'~ill~,be reversed by the Reagan Administration and development growth will increase. Based on'the above~ reaSons, the City' is anticipating an average rate of.5.3 percent per year over the next decade. This would result' in a population of 16,916 by the year 1990 or 6,823 people since the i980 census. This would result in the demand for 2,i32 new'homing'units based'on 3.2 people per household. As shown in the'tables:-of'the'existing and proposed developmeht for the Rum River (secondsewer connection) and the Mississippi (first sewer connection), Watersheds in Appendix C, a total of 7-9-81