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