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14100 ST, FRANcIs BLVD~ N. ANOKA, HINNESOTA 55303 427-1410 March 22, 1977 Mr. Charles Burrill, Assistant Commissioner Metropolitan Region Minnesota Department of Transportation S~. Paul, Minnesota -55101 Re: 315 Review of City of Ramsey Urban Planning District Study Report Metropolitan Council Referral File #3527 Dear Mr. Burrill: Reference is made to your letter of June 26th to Mr. John Boland relative to the Ramsey Urban Planning District. Two items were taken from your letter and used in the Metropolitan CounCil staff findings and conclusions relative to the plan. · In item No. 2 you stated that "Even the initial stages of development (shopping facilities with 75,000 to 100,000 square ·Feet) are likely to substantially tax the current carrying capacity of Minnesota 47 South of CSAH 5 o The City should carefully consider the costs of public capital improvements which may be necessary to make such a development successful." These observations led to a Metropolitan Council staff conclusion that "Ramsey should reduce the size of the commercial areato be more in scale with a neighborhood center. Furthermore', any commercial development should either be consistent with the highway capacity or the City should state how this increased capacity will be provided'~ We are sure you will understand that this places Ramsey in the unique position of (1) determining the amount of traffic that Minnesota Highway can tolerate -- presumably somewhere near the proposed commercial area or (2) assuming the planning functions Of the Minnesota Department of portat~on if the City had some means of determining the "highway capacity" and thus could determine the point at which such planning would become necessary. Before the City can respond to that conclusion, it 'is necessal?y that i:he "highway capacity" be established.