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We live 5 houses away from the proposed building site, yet we are not in the Anoka/Hennepin <br />school district. PACT schools would provide transportation only within Anoka/Hennepin school <br />district boundaries. Why put a school at the very edge of the district boundaries? We already have <br />bus traffic from Anoka/Hennepin schools as well as Elk River schools. I watch the buses follow one <br />another through the neighborhood. It seems futile to add a third bussing route to these <br />neighborhoods. It would make more sense for PACT to build more centrally located to either their <br />elementary school or more central within the transportation limits. <br />Has there been a traffic study to account for increase travel from the new construction of the new <br />neighborhood north on Variolite? As well as church traffic, high school traffic, football game traffic, <br />bus routes from three districts, and fall/spring sports utilizing Central Park? <br />Have there been studies done for drainage? <br />A PACT Charter expansion is a wonderful idea and would be a fine addition to the City of Ramsey. <br />The proposed location for the high school is not ideal and it would behoove the City to entertain <br />other areas for a proposed location. There are many areas of Ramsey that can accommodate the <br />expansion for PACT that would not require rezoning land that is already zoned residential. The <br />residents of the surrounding neighborhoods are not in favor of the proposal. We would rather see <br />Ramsey expand the parks system and use that land for bike trails or walking trails. Update the <br />playground. Create a parks and recreation program within the city that can not only create jobs for <br />our youth, but also create revenue for the city. Keep Ramsey pristine in nature. The loyal Ramsey <br />residents don't want to see the landscape of our beautiful town get replaced with buildings and box <br />houses. <br />Finally, upon doing a bit of research, it appears that several members of the city council have <br />affiliations with PACT. I would hope these members would recuse themselves from voting on this <br />matter as it is a conflict of interest. <br />Thank you for your time, <br />Ashley Pflager <br />Ramsey resident <br />