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Mr. Jim Overtoom, 16660 jaSPer StreOt,: stated they .are at the meeting to talk abpu~ :the Comprehensive Plan. He stated:the City. Spent imany years and much discussion to com~ Up'%ith: a Comprehensive Plan.. He stat~ sixty daYs ag°, they received a petition from a d :er resident to change that plan.: He started, t~ey need to study what the ~s to the'~' Comprehensive Plan mean to the Cityl He did not feel a sixty,day review for.~i~..n, dment to the Comprehensive Plan is adequate. ' .~?;!}'!"':~': :" . Mr. Overtoom stated a Comprehensive Plan change for these de~?lo will changdi:th~. hvabd~ty of Ramsey. He stated they are requesting the ar a~g-5~ [on to deny Comprehensive Plan Amendment and the Sketch Plan be, ~:~ G S;~¢~i st~e. Mr. Jeff Uecker, 17121 Vanohte Street, :stated they ~ent a 1.ong time discussing Comprehensive Plan change and inow they are gOing more ti~ediscussing amending i~":::" again when they should be plann, ing for the he,ct losing all of the rural character by the use of the density, He s.. Vice Chairperson Johnson stated they are °nlY a recommending :to the City Council. Mr. Gary Smith, 16821 Garnet the ten-year ............. ~as submitted He stated instead of ng this plan, they e did not thi~~ deVelopment made three years later than when it was should be concentrating on sense. He explained the City adding more homes. He overcrowded and nothing can bedone leave the amendment as it is more homes on of~6wn, ten years Mr. Chuck HedStrom, 71 towards t~.d~velopment i since, he!'m0¥ed into inadequate the land and ar~a~, his home. City i~::!!i.~ill n°t have to hool~ hook uP to City sewer cdngested roads instead of overcrowded and is still He thought they should ~s. He stated by adding adding to the problems, not solving them. felt Traprock is the first step in moving described the history of his neighborhood Stated there is no transition in the lot sizes,' more automobiles; the ecological impact on is approved, City sewer and water will pass by he mOuld have to hook up within two years, the City Charter says he he would like some assurance that he would not have to system is inadequate. Mr. Hedstrom!Stated ho:ii~.appreei'ated Mr. Peters°n meeting with the neighborhoods. The best argument he h~i';.for Mr. Peterson's development: is he is holding twenty acres of what is being proposed for a fi'iend. He asked the Commissi°n to refuse the request of Mr. Peterson to amend the ComprehenSiCe Plan. Mr. Bob Hanborg, 15755 TraprOck Street NW; stated he was encouraged by the number of peOple at the meeting speaking uP~ He stated what became evident to him is it seems like the cart is getting put before the horse when this_development may not even take place because the clean up may cost more than expected..He wondered What would happen then, would the amendment Plan~ning CommisSion/March 3, 2005 ': ~ page6~of22