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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />Jo Thieling <br /> <br />From: Ithompsen [Ithompsen@ga-er. org] <br />Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:29 AM <br />To: Jo Thieling <br /> <br />Subject: Please forward to all involved in making these decisions! <br /> <br />May 25, 2005 <br /> <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />My name is Lori Thompsen and I live on Old Co. Rd. 5 in Ramsey. <br />I just ~bund out at 4pm yesterday that the City Planners are working on a plan to extend Potassium in <br />order to accommodate the new proposed developments and place a road through my property connecting <br />to County Rd 5. Our Mayor himself made the suggestion at the last meeting, not even caring that my <br />house, home and business is located right at the end of-Potassium right now. Extending it would force <br />my family to move. <br /> <br />I went to the meeting last night, as well as the majority of our concerned neighbors. We were not even <br />giving the chance to speak our concerns or to hear about the city planners plans. I have not been <br />contacted by phone, letter, or person about these proposed plans. My husband found out by calling <br />the city engineer yesterday and asking what was going on. I understand that the matter was tabled for <br />other reasons to contact neighbors. While I am glad a decision on the developments has not been made <br />yet, how can the counsel make any decision in the future without hearing the concerns of the people? <br />~low can the people know what is going on if they can attend a meeting and not hear the detailed <br />proposals? <br /> <br />My daughter goes to Anoka High School and has 2 more years until she graduates. I do not wish to be <br />fbrced to move and possibly have to make her change schools! I dare say I would never move within <br />this county and possibly this state if you take my house!' <br /> <br />I have started my own agricultural business on my property and grow and sell plants at sales, farmers <br />markets, as well as family, friends, co-workers, etc. I have all the licenses from the State of MN and the <br />paperwork to ask for a conditional use permit from the City. to sell at my own home. However,. I am not <br />filing it clue to the cost and the uncertainty of our'future. Even if you do not take my house, I may loose <br />2 acres or more of the' 6' usable acres we own. We pay taxes on a total of 9.5 acres which includes <br />several acres of Roadway. (Alpine, Co. Rd 5, and Old Co. Rd. 5) We pay quite a bit in taxes just to fund <br />your roads. We were never contacted about the sidewalk/bike path placed on our property by the <br />developers of the town homes across the road and are concerned we will be accessed taxes to pay for <br />and upkeep that even though we had no knowledge of it. In fact the city engineer in charge of the project <br />told me he "assumed" it was the developers land, not ours! These acres are extremely important to the <br />growth and success of my business! Even if I never go retail I need the room to grow. We just invested <br />in several apple trees and are doing a prairie restoration project which would be destroyed. <br /> <br />This uncertainty has been a nightmare. No one cares about the little people. I f we are in the way, the <br />developers with all their money and lawyers jest step on us to :~o~rher line their pockets. And The Mayor <br />of Ramsey and its Counsel,.help, them.,You can table it meeting after meeting until no one bothers to <br />show up to protest and then:tl4e developer~: will. have~ their way. <br /> How do any of you sleep at night? <br /> <br />5/27/2005 <br /> <br /> <br />