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air traffic; the air traffic will be joyriders as the ~mprovements are for <br />them and not for industrial development; the 1.3 million dollars ~hould be <br />used to assist businesses to locate in Ramsey to generate money for the <br />city; airport improvements will not generate money for the city. Stated <br />that he does not under~tand the logic behind an airport stimulating the <br />industrial base; no company would want an alport on their liability li~t. <br /> <br />Sharon Mager - 7260 152nd Lane - St'ated that these people are not zfainst <br />airport safety zoning; they are afraid of air crashes and in favor of <br />safety. Stated that there has been no safety zoning in place for the <br />existing airport of I5 years and inquired if the zoning proposed is what is <br />needed for the airport as it exists today. <br /> <br />Merland Otto stated that the zoning plan up for adoption i~ geared to <br />accommodate the future, improved airport; what is proposed would also <br />protect the existing approaches except for the east/west runway; if there <br />were to be zoning for the existing airport that met State criteria, there <br />weuld have to be some acquisition in the approach areas, but not to the <br />same degree. <br /> <br />Woody Nelson - 5410 173rd Avenue N.W. - Stated he is a pilot and took his <br />training at Gateway. Stated that the proce.':s put together by the Council <br />and the Airport Commission to go through studies and generate information <br />on the'feasibility and enviromental impacts and adoption of safety zoning, <br />which is a part of that process, continue so that Council can make an <br />informed decision on whether or not the airport should be improved. <br /> <br />Tom Kurak -15000 Sunfish Lake Blvd. - Stated that airport zoning will <br />upgrade many facets of community life in Ramsey; it is also necessary for <br />industrial development also. <br /> <br />Allen Sha!lbetter - 17060 Bison - Stated that he agrees that Council needs <br />to take action on the zoning ordinance as three more homes were built in <br />that area this su~-~.er that would be affected by Airport Safety Zones A or <br />B. Stated that more people are killed in one day by drunk drivers than by <br />airplane accidents. <br /> <br />Virgil Barnes - 54!5 151st Avenue - Stated that safety zoning is to protect <br />everyone. The city has a~ Airport Commission whose job it is to keep <br />Cou~ci! we!~ ~ -~ ~ ' ' <br /> _ .... o.~e~ on a:,.roort issues and 'they have been dc_~ a very <br />~cod job. The Ccmmisszo~' 's ~,uroose, . was +~e =zna' * ~ .... wh=t would make <br />Gateway safer.. ~aan ~.)s~al s airport ane they found tma~ adoption of zoning <br />would do that; Crystal does mot have those safety zones. Mr. Barnes stated <br />~.at~ there _.~: some ...... o.~=~ion getting ou~ t~-ough~_ ~=iv~ ~-s.. di~ributed <br />~u~~'-:~.~ the ~usines.= Exoo. ; ~,~ .... flyer must have been prepared by' persons not <br />very ~;ncw;.z~e=o-_= and they ~ouid have ~een if they mad contacted tae <br />Airzcrt. Commission f~.~ correct i~fcrmati~. T~.,e =~__>'ers say ~=;.._ n~_~_~ _' <br /> u .... z_n~ -irocr if it i5 ~proved a=d <br />DC-~'s cam and do 'a~e the =~ :~-' as it exists ~ ~ ~'- ~ ne ta <br /> c~ the cltv's ax doll. ars are ~pent on ecucau~cn anc that i= <br />thing mcat !aching im this case. Some people have attended Airport <br />Co~ission meetings~ learned the facts and then digtcrted them to <br /> City Council/October ~ ~ 1987 <br /> <br /> <br />