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From: Sarah Schmid To: Debra Musgrove; Dan Soecht; Matt Woestehoff; Ryan Heineman; Chris Riley; Chelsee Howell; Mark Kuzma; Brian Hagen Subject: PACT Charter School Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 1:46:11 PM 3/8/2022 To the Ramsey City Council, I have been a Ramsey resident for 17 plus years. I love our city and want the best for it. I support the PACT Charter school expansion for multiple reasons; Ramsey does not have a high school and desperately needs an option for our kids. PACT is highly regarded in the community already. This is not going to be another Anoka High School, the size is significantly smaller and allows Ramsey residents an option other than Anoka or moving to another city. Providing phenomenal educational opportunities for our kids should be a priority. The church will sell this land and the land will be rezoned. I would prefer to have another church and school in a community rather than something else. I understand surrounding residents are upset but during the planning commission the school agreed to work through and partner to address issues. The city is not paying for this school. The traffic concerns already exist and have been problematic for years. PACT is offering to help address and improve these already existing issues. To believe this area will never expand is an unrealistic expectation for Ramsey residents. We have already expanded to the point that we need to provide more than an elementary option for our residents. The waiting list at PACT speaks volumes of the need for additional options in our community. Residents of Ramsey need to understand that the City of Ramsey has not been interested in purchasing this land. The offer was made and declined from what I understood during the planning commission. Again, the church, as property owners, has the right to sell their land to interested parties. A school and church affect more residents in a positive way than affects negatively. J.B. Vang and PACT spoke at the planning meeting and outlined all environmental, noise and traffic studies would be completed. J.B. Vang has extensive experience in building schools within communities that have been successful. This rezoning makes sense for the greater good our community. Thank you for listening to all the residents of Ramsey and I asl< that the rezoning be approved so that Ramsey can have a high school. Sarah Schmid 5435 144th Way NW Ramsey MN 55303