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Ben Deemer added that now everyone has a park in their yard and that neighborhood parks may be necessary after sewer and water is in when the lot sizes are reduced. Gerald Zimmerman stated that it would be nice to have the land set aside but that the City has a need for the money now to work with the parks presently owned. Ben Deemer commented regarding the housing issue and stated that'he has contacted the census bureau and they are forwarding current census data. Chairman Peterson spoke on the issue of the amount of Industrial land needed in the City and whether too much is zoned ~ndustrial. Gerald Zimmerman feels that it is adequately zoned at present and should rema.in as is. Mayor Gamec has commented that he feels the City needs the industrial land for tax base. The argument on the other side of this issue is that if there is too much and development occurs spread out, and there are areas that remain open inbetween developments that when sewer does become available it will not be economically feasible to bring it into the C~ty. It may be best to keep the industry more concentrated. Gerald Zimmerman pointed out that rising energy costs are one reason for keeping the Industrial land as is because it is very costly for persons living in this area to drive to minneapolis, for example, to work. Chairman Peterson requested that Mr. Marston define exactly what the land use will do for the City, and explain how it differs from the zoning classification etc. Kathleen Schneider commented regarding Industry and Commercial areas in the City. She said in relation to low cost hosing, if the City is to make this type of housing available then they should offer along with it a means whereby the persons living in the housing can afford to keep it up. Transportation Plan Gerald Zimmerman said that the discussion on transportation plans always refer to local and collector streets and doesn't mention Highway 10, signalization etc., and this is where there is a real problem, hazardous situations, where fatalities have occurred. Discussion was held regarding signalization plan for Highway 10 and that one is supposed to haveibeen done, staging, etc. Discussion was held concerning the "s" curve on Highway 47. The Commissioners :felt that there should be some input from the City of Anoka, County of Anoka and State Highway Department regarding a solution to this problem and that this "s" curve affects the traffic flow in and out of the City of Ramsey. P & Z WORKSHOP 10/16/79 Pg. 2