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The North End <br />The North End of Highway 47 is the most rural, and residential, section of Highway 47. The northern end <br />of Highway 47 touches the City of Nowthen, and is identified easily by the winding sections of Highway, <br />large lot residential development, and rural feel. The North End district has larger lots on private well <br />and septic systems, and is largely residential. There is one institutional use in this district, the Cross of <br />Hope Lutheran Church on 179th Lane. Green Valley Greenhouse is the closest commercial operation, <br />west on Green Valley Road. <br />Strengths Weaknesses <br />• Strong rural character • Lack of services <br />• Significant land • Curves in road reduce visibility, feel <br />• Strong natural features, including unsafe <br />proximity to Ford Brook and heavily • Difficult to tell when you leave/exit City <br />wooded areas of Ramsey <br />• Green space • Code enforcement concerns <br />Community Input <br />During the Comprehensive Plan open houses and the Highway 47 Open Houses, Staff received the <br />following comments. <br />Comment <br />Category <br />Node <br />Remove toilet at Green Valley Road at 47 <br />Code Enforcement <br />North End <br />Green Valley and 47 is scary <br />Traffic Safety <br />North End <br />Need to relevel street -visibility poor* <br />Traffic Safety <br />North End <br />Barrier on 47 before Green Valley Road needs fixing <br />Traffic Safety <br />North End <br />Biking is unsafe on 47 - need trails, especially to <br />parks <br />Trails, Parks <br />North End <br />Trails needed on north end of 47 <br />Trails, Parks <br />North End <br />Shoulder used for bikes? <br />Trails, Parks <br />North End <br />Sign for park as you come south in 47 <br />Trails, Parks <br />North End <br />*Staff has followed up on this comment with Engineer <br />20 <br />