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WILBUR F. PORN. JR. JOHN J. BERGLUND February 12, 1981 DORN & BERGLUND, LTD- The Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Ramsey City Hall Anoka, Minnesota 55303 Gentlemen: I am one of the owners of approximately 154 acres of vacant, residentially zoned land in the City of Ramsey, located east of Trunk Highway 47 between 164th and 170th Lane. Originally, my associates and I~had planned to submit a plat for a residential subdivision on the north 80+ acres of the tract, utilizing 2-1/2 acre lot sizes, and we have ordered our topography toward that end. However, in reviewing the City's Planned Unit Development (PUD) Ordinance,_the possibility was raised of developing a combined residential plat with a golf course. Preliminary drawings show the feasibility of constructing an 18-hole regulation golf course in conjunction with 50 to 60 residential lots. I discussed the ordinance briefly with your city attorney, Mr. Goodrich, and I believe that he agrees (without benefit of detailed research) that the PUD ordinance would permit small lot sizes where overall density does not exceed one lot per 2-1/2 acres of total land developed. If we were to submit an ordinary plat with the 2-1/2 acre lots for the entire tract, the tract would accommodate between 50 and 60 lots. Our proposal would involv~ developing the same number of lots, but with sizes of abou~ 1/3 acre each, using the remaining land area for the golf course. Unfortunately, we have determined that developing and operating a golf course on a private basis is simply not economically feasible. The purpose of this correspondence is to inquire as to whether the City is interested in exploring the possibility of accepting approximately 115 acres by gift, conditioned on contruction and operation of a Municipal golf course. The remaining acreage would be used for streets and lots. Easements may be necessary for utilization of some fairway areas for dralnfield syst~s.