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June 16, 1977 <br /> <br />Ge~eral Mills, Inc. <br />P~ o. Box 1113 <br />f?inneapolis , MN 55440 <br /> <br />14100 ST. FRANCIS BLVD.. N, W. <br />ANOKA-, MINNESOTA 55303 <br /> :427.141o <br /> <br />AttD_: Ernest A. Pederson, Corporate Real Estate Dept. <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Pederson: ~ · -' , <br /> ~ . :: i~ .... . <br /> <br />E~closed for your information Please find'~ <br /> <br /> i. A reproduction of'~'the., zoning changes propos©/! <br /> the Ramsey Planning ~ Zonin~g Commission an~ city <br /> counci]~. .. ~.:- <br /> <br /> 2. A copy of the rural open space zoning c!as'zification <br /> from the proposed-new zoning ordi'nance~ <br /> <br />Please note that the enti~e property owned .by General Mills <br />in the western ~rea of Ramse~ has beene.proposed-fez' the 3¢ural <br /> <br />p_Z aced in this zoning-cta.s~i'~ic-atrion-"si')~'~e '.the Ci'f:z~'is <br />of future plans for development 0~ thiS.-~-areavc tt Js noted that <br />prior to any development Of th~i's~ ~oning~.~classification an amend~ <br />~ent for rezoning would n'~e~ to~' be p.~oposed..: i~ am.sure that <br />you understand the Citg's~posi~on of~ b'~'i'nc ~nsure l~o~ to sene <br />~u ~rea for which future ~ev~lopment.'~ro'posaiS a~?o <br />Thi.~ proposed zoning clasS~F~cat~On seems co~siste~.t~ ~.~ith the <br />recent telephone bonversation .which Z had wit'h y~o~ i'n which <br />you indicated that Genera~ Mills ~was.'ne~r completion of <br />tiations with the Department of~Natur~ 'R'esources~o le;..s(~ tho <br />property in question over 'a ten ~ear period to be used ~o~ <br />t.uails and open sp~ce act~vitieS~- I'n-...r~v.~e~.~i~g <br />valuation and tax impact on: the land· w~:th uhe..C;.ty <br />zlsse.usor, I ~eel at thi~ .time no slgn. z.f~cant change :Ln the <br />assessed valuation would ~esult. Of t~]e' ian~] owne(? <br />~.~3!is that which is considered titlsble..~!an(~ car3uios <br />a:.~'~;essed value per acre which iS.'consis'~'e'nt ~,it~] other <br />tillable land in the area~ Per,ions' Of the p33ope~.~ty in question <br />~.;hich are considered swamp-or brush land"carry significantly <br />.Zo~ver assessed valuations;~and thiS. policy .wou~'d'~not change ' <br />we see no immediate impact on the assessed' vaI[~ation of this <br />pz~operty, howeve~r, as you~are aware the~.land' witl inci~oase over <br />the years to keep pace wi~h rising .market values~~ <br /> <br /> <br />