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ANOKA-RAMSEY MEETING - Ma~. 13, 1969 <br /> <br /> The meeting was called to order at 8:10 p.m. Mr, Standers said <br />we would go on with the questionnaire starting with "Anoka Financing." <br />No. ? "Will the city push £or equal tax in ail areas? Will the city <br />find it more £easable to call all of Ramsey Township "urban"?" <br /> <br />Answer: Absolutely not. <br /> <br />No. 8 "Will the land along the Rum River be assessed for the dam?" <br /> <br />Answer: In all likelihood "No". <br /> <br />No. 9 "Who will be able to change any rural area to an urban area after <br />annexation and what action must be taken by tko city to change an area <br />from rural to urban?" <br /> <br />Answer is on page 10 of fact-finding report. No property would be <br />changed from rural to urban without notification of all persons in- <br />volved, the.bill on the two platted areas in Ramsey Township passed <br />the legislature so these two areas and all other platted areas accepted <br />from here on are now rural and additional ones would be decided by the <br />City Council. The County Board reviews all tax assessments. <br /> <br />Questions were asked' by the audience and there was much. discussion. <br /> <br />General Questions <br /> <br />[;~o. ~ "What will Anoka do about police and fire protection? Are we <br />gozno to pay more taxes without atditional benefit? Our losses will be <br />the' same as before, yet we willpay more for tko service." <br /> <br />Now the City of Anoka provides fire protectiom for Ramsey Township on a <br />contract fee basis. Cost now is ~ mill of total valuation. Three years <br />ago there were 3 fire calls in Ramsey Township. Two years ago there were <br />12 calls. A year ago there were 27 calls. This year there were 23 calls. <br /> <br />i',~o. 5 a. "Does Anoka plan to set up a "controlled" development in Ram- <br />soy Town.~hip? ', <br /> <br /> b. "Where would the first area. be? and c. Could we see tn~se <br />area~ prior to the anaexation vote?" <br /> <br />Answer: "No to A. ~, & c.r' <br /> <br />~'o. 6 a. "How many people will have to have sewer and/or water i~ Anoka <br />before anything can be done in Ramsey Township?" <br /> <br />Only the extreme northeast corner of Anoke coesn't have sewer and water. <br /> <br /> b. "Do people in Anoka receive sewe~ and/or water on request in <br />Anoka or do they have to wait until their time arrives? (waiting list?" <br /> <br />~' ~i~q~.it they usually don't have to wait very long. There is <br /> <br /> <br />