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MAYOR'S TOWN HALL MEETING <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The fist monthly Mayor's Town Hall meeting was held beginning at 7:00 p.m., on <br />Thursday, February 19, 2009, in the Alexander Ramsey Room at the Ramsey Municipal <br />Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Present: Mayor Bob Ramsey <br />City Clerk Jo Thieling <br />Mayor Ramsey introduced himself to the residents present and explained that the reason <br />for the Town Hall meeting was to offer a venue for the citizens to talk with the Mayor <br />about issues/concerns/ideas in a more informal setting — no television cameras, no <br />microphone. He also introduced City Clerk Jo Thieling. <br />There were eight attendees — those who signed in include: <br />Dale Voltin, 190 Grove Road, East Bethel, MN 55092 — part owner of property in <br />Ramsey, 651-464-9823 <br />Jim & Jean Gookin, 6851 — 160th lane NW, Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />Duane Greskowiak, 7441 — 151st Lane NW, Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />Randy Backous, 14148 Argon Street NW, Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />Mr. Voltin stated he has a financial interest in the property that the former Diamond's Bar <br />& Grill is located on and he had heard that Menards was interested in building on that site <br />at one point and he wondered whatever happened to that plan. <br />City Clerk Thieling offered to find information for Mr. Voltin and report back to him. <br />Mr. Voltin stated to Mayor Ramsey that if the City was interested in purchasing that <br />property at all, he thought it could be bought for less than $2 million. <br />Mr. Gookin expressed his opinion that the Ramsey Star Bus Service was not a good use <br />of the City's money. He also mentioned the Anoka County Fairgrounds and thought it <br />may be a good idea to talk with the Fair Board about relocating to the City of Ramsey. <br />City Clerk Thieling thought that this idea had come up in discussion at a meeting some <br />time ago and offered to research that and get back to Mr. Gookin with her findings. <br />An inquiry was made re the Armstrong overpass and Mayor Ramsey updated those <br />present on that proposed project. <br />An inquiry was also made about the plans to extend City sewer and water. Mayor <br />Ramsey outlined the latest sewer and water projects and what made the most sense with <br />