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<br />see a ~;~;t back but not ~J acres. Mr. Cox said the zoning code
<br />would ~:r'obably have to ,~hange from time to time. He asked Mr.
<br />Carter ',~h~t he would o~.~er instead. Mr. Cox said if we wait too
<br />long to p-~t in this z~ni.ng that it would be too late.
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<br />Mr, Jac]< i'~iiller~ Minn?~-~nka. He spoke about the ownership of land
<br />from far in the past ~!~ to the present time. He said as we become
<br />more so?~hJ, sticated we ~,~,~ant to save our natural waterways. The
<br />rivers t~rought the fi~,~'.t development. We are going about it cor6
<br />rectly i',~y -01an. nimbi _?o~' the future. He said you can't build a
<br />house a~]y way you wani~; -~o. We recognise that we need to beautify
<br />our river,,-~. The gove,?~m~ent cannot take away our property except
<br />by due process of' ].aw~ The area c-1 reduces the value of a man's
<br />property. Condemnat.i~ is one way of legally taking awaM a man's
<br /> property but not by ~o~:~J.ng. He said why should one man pay $100
<br />toward parl~s and, ~ome,~.~ else pay nothing. We have to protect our
<br />rights ~ve~a if it mea',~,~ not to acquire some beautiful spot we want.
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<br />]~ob [',Jeary .~ ~[um [-f, iver f~res Estates. They had to go to the County
<br />when they 'were prepar:.ng their plat. The covenants and restric-
<br />tions put into their ,.~l~t are more strict than the requirements of
<br />the Shoreland Managem~,~t Act. C-1 does not give any more people
<br />the us~; o]' this land i~y the residents of Ramsey Township. He thinks
<br />further' co~'~sideration [.;hould be given to this 5 acre idea in set-
<br />ting u~ ar,~as wher~ 5 a~:res are going to be required.
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<br />Mr. ,James _~!eilso~, at',o~eM for Mr. Menkvetd. He thanked this
<br />body for t[t~e time and work 'they have put into this plan. It is
<br />not just f,~r us today b~.t for our grandchildren. He thanked us
<br />for having an ope~ me~ting for the public. However, he does not
<br />understa:ad the pu~¥~os~ or reason for the c-1 district. What is
<br />the rea]. r~,ason.? ]~e ].~r~ows the Township is turning its attention
<br />to beaut[fi./ natural f~a~_,ures in the district, wetland areas, na-
<br />ture ,~;cree~s, areas; t],.at do not drain, and beautify land that has
<br />a water co~,~ditio~]~ H~.: knows many plats in the Township were
<br />laid out o~ a rather 1.~e.~ic system of putting lots on a map and
<br />that some ,~:hould not t~ave been put in marshland. He understands
<br />that tl~e Town is not f~i~:,ancially capable of going out and buying
<br />these c-~[ ;~.reaso [t.t ~.eems to be an attempt to provide people with
<br />a walkir~/~ trail ~,;y~,~ter~ ~[~?om neighborhood areas to the flowing
<br />streams, i"eople ahoui!d be contributing to a park fund as the com-
<br />munity ?ii~?o~,~;. '~i~ rec<,goise this is an attempt to minimize devel-
<br />opment ~_~ the low are~ s~ However, he cannot understand the huge
<br />areas se i~ aside :i.~; 'th~ Tov,s~ship for the c-1 zone. He thought it
<br />must be ow~? 1,()0() ac~e~s, ~ie said "open spaces" was fine but
<br />aren't ~,~ v'eallM taking someone's land for a public purpose and not
<br />paying the owner for ~t. the c-1 area along the Mississippi River
<br />is beautil'~l riv~r ba~:k~ and is beautiful for building lots. Can
<br />we say e~,~.a~_:t].y wh~t a~ e~ is covered by these strips 100 feet wide
<br />or the d2s[,ance ol' th~- ~_~!~rip. Can you use these strips in combin-
<br />atior~ with adjoi ~ing zo'aes? Answer: c-1 can be used if the party
<br />owns 'the st~ip and also the industrial area it buffers. Indus-
<br />trial bui.]_~i, ings ~.,~ould not be permissible within the green areas.
<br />What is th~ widtt~ reql~ir~3ment in the c-1 area? Statement - you
<br />are taki~g this man's property. Mr. Cox asked "What would you
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