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- 9- of Anoka. Ramsey should work with Anoka to resolve any remaining issues. D. Consistenc~-with. Other Guide-Chapters 1. Investment Framework (Norm Werner) The comprehensive plan contains a capital improvement program which includes improvements in the functional areas of sanitary sewer, water, streets, equipment and buildings for the years 1981 to 1986. In addition, there is a separate capital improvement program for annual park and trail improvements for the years 1981 to 1985, with some additional estimates for the years 1986 to 1991. The total of the projected improvements exceed $19.5 million. The financing will be provided by federal, state and local sources, including general revenues, general obligation bonds and special assessments. Improvements planned for the county highway system during the period are not included in the capital improvement program, although they are discussed elsewhere in the comprehensive plan. The information in the CIP generally meets the requirements of state law, except that information on the need for the projects and the financial impact that the projects will have on the city are not included. The comprehensive plan contains an informative section on the city's finances for the years.1978 to 1986, including an analysis. of the revenues by source and expenditures by function. Also included is a section on the existing and the proposed debt of the city, which presents a debt service schedule for each issue and on the combined debt. While maps are not included in the CIP, those in other parts of the comprehensive plan illustrate the improvement sites. From 1978 to 1981 the operating revenues of the city increased by 78.5 percent. Because the city is now subject to the levy limitations law, its revenue increases may be severely restricted. Operating expenditures increased by 81.0 percent during the same period {Figure 5}. The city has projected revenues and expenditures to 1986 using three population levels: no growth, 3.3 percent per year and 7.4 percent per year. From this study it would appear that the city must restrict its population growth or reduce its services in order to not incur operating deficits. A similar pattern is shown for capital improvements (Figure 6). The city has not shown the impact on operations and capital outlay costs of concentrating development. If urban lot sizes are platted throughout the city, but only one in four lots are developed, the cost of services per household must be four times that of a fully developed neighborhood.