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Sust inin Our Le cy <br /> The Future of Ramsey <br /> RETROFIT <br /> RETROFIT: OTH REMAINS AT CURRENT LOCATION (continued) <br /> Over the years,there has been interest in putting the Old Town Hall to use.Since it was <br /> left mid-remodel, it has been sitting there, lifeless. We will explore two business proposals <br /> for adaptive reuse of the Old Town Hall, as well as potential use of the space as a <br /> business incubator. By looking at the proposed floor plans for the building,we will <br /> evaluate the reuse options and their effects on the space. <br /> School of the Arts Community <br /> Growth <br /> - •• -. <br /> It's not really about me.I just want to see that A new - •• • <br /> A7, <br /> space used again and I want to bring more artists focus on bringing. •" •• " <br /> to Ramsey.» the community will help •" • <br /> Ramsey's community and <br /> Shannon Potter's proposal for reusing the Old Town Hall - '' --- •�•• •• <br /> focuses on bringing a community use back to the building. <br /> The location is a main draw for potential arts instruction Property <br /> ' <br /> programming and Shannon's experience as a property Management <br /> manager gives her an ability to manage the building while Having the historic ' <br /> utilizin6 the space.Proposed program components include: property used by E„ <br /> business - . . .. . <br /> -Teaching: •Flexible teaching artist model a property manager adds •-• ••-• • <br /> Classes for youth •Expanding classes offered as extra understanding to ____ •-••- ••• •- <br /> Classes for adults new teachers join the nature of running a <br /> Voice lessons -Building reservations for historic property. -•• ••• • <br /> Other art classes as possible community events -•- - <br /> Braven Music Anoka Established Dividing Space <br /> We love history and a good story;we think that it Business The school needs -building <br /> is great that the building started out as a school Braven has already to be divided up into at <br /> rt and could again be one! established a client base '"practice rooms. <br /> and is not a new business This will involve a great deal <br /> just trying .get :. - <br /> Tara Gattner's proposal for the building is based on feet. outgrowsspace, -- <br /> expanding the established music school.Having reached dividedCommunity + room, - <br /> maximum capacity operating out of their home and limited _ _ • •• - - - --- <br /> rental space,the stand-alone Old Town Hall building seemed property difficult. <br /> like the perfect location.Program components include: Braven is an active <br /> participant _ Sound Proofing <br /> -Teaching: •Currently over 50 studentscommunit of musicwill <br /> The separate rooms in the <br /> Music -Music lessons for youth attendingsch.. --. . <br /> Fine motor skill optimization•Experience working withcommunit events --- <br /> Personal discipline children with disabilitiesto into <br /> This will also add an <br /> People skills •Giving back to the Ramseyive would be extra lay Bringing that er complication to <br /> Team building community boon _ _construction•• <br /> Business Incubator <br /> «An incubator would catalyze entrepreneurshipDiversification <br /> in the city of Ramsey and be the cornerstone for Brings a _ •_option, Control <br /> ` f the <br /> creating local goods and services.` _ncouraging__ development - Ramseycon ' <br /> of <br /> uilding,requiring management <br /> diff <br /> nt types of businesses <br /> and oversight on the part of the <br /> not already served by the <br /> The city's economic development team and the Resilient Ramsey Business Incubator. <br /> Communities Project have been working to create places <br /> and services provided by the city of Ramsey aimed to help ram VS - <br /> startup businesses get off the ground.The Old Town Hall _Existing_� hasThere <br /> Ramsan <br /> building would diversify this by creating a smaller scale space '• - bat <br /> that appeals to new businesses.Components include: •• •'incubator program.This -possibility of the space being <br /> •Business possibilities: •Flexible business model addition simply expands th left empty and underutilized. <br /> - <br /> Small scale start-ups -Discretion of Ramsey program. <br /> Nonprofits •Building can be used for <br /> Arts organizations community events <br /> (To further explore the business incubator option, <br /> see the"Talent&Tenacity"posters) <br /> There is local interest in putting the Old Town Hall building to use on its current site and bringing <br /> new life to the area through adaptive reuse of the building. However,the City of Ramsey has <br /> also considered moving the building to the Center of Ramsey (The COR),the city's new mixed- <br /> use downtown area. In the next set of posters we will explore the relocation of the Old Town <br /> Hall. <br />