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<br />7. April 19, 1988 - Airport zoning was resoundly oefeated by <br />citizens. <br />We have tried to folIo...' City policy throughout this whole chain 0: events, <br />but we can' t keep up \d th City pol icy. <br /> <br />tirst, citizens have to reti tion if they want to vote; se we petition door <br />t.o door in the cold anC snow, just before Christmas. Tnen, p::>licy changer.; <br />t.he fire cleJX::rt:ment issue is aa6ed to our b...llo~. Then c p:rmit is neeaed <br />tc put up 51gnS; we ge~ the permit; su6denly no signs are alloweO. <br /> <br />We have been harrasseo, both on the phone and in person; one of our helpers <br />\-;as called a 'ood damn s~L"Pi6 idiot' in a public place by a councilmember. <br />We kneo...' that fighting tl:i!?"iss\Y2 wouldn't be easy, but we didn't know that <br />~he policy 0:' the City wo~6 iX' changed to our 6i.sadvaTltage. We feel that <br />O:.1r rights &5 citizens have bee~ not just stepped on, but trampled. The <br />t:.:me has cornE: for yOt: to rectify this. Tne c: ::izens have sho"'-'n ho",' they <br />feel about tilE ai::pcr't. h"hat you gentlemen 5..."'1ould 5110,",' now if' your faith <br />in the citizens of Ramsey. An ordinance dire.."'ting yourselves and upcoming <br />Counc:':"s to stay out of the airp:::>rt business is in oraer. We ",'ill 6rc:.ft <br />and ir...: ":iate one if we have to, but we are reguesting that you 60n I t for ce <br />us to 0: that. We feel it would be to evervonE IS acvantaoe if vot: direct.ec <br />your s:aff to work \dth us on an ordinance of this""' type: :or yo\;r <br />c;?prova.. . II <br /> <br />RaTlOY Bite - 4572 117th Avenue-N.h'. - Inquired as to the consequences if <br />if Ramsey, !>'.innesotaor the Netropolitan Airport Commission do not gain <br />control of the Gate,.;cY North 1'..:rport ana that property is sold for other <br />uses. Mr. Bite stated t.'1at t.lJe existence of the airp:::>rt plcys a major part <br />in Ramsev not beinc se:ected for anothe~ landfill site. <br />.- ""' <br /> <br />pP??.')JJ:..:l, CF AGENDA <br /> <br />Motion bv CouJcilrrerrber Scr~ebers-and secon5ec by Counc~l~ber Pearson to <br />approve the agenaa ",ith t11e follOv.'ing additions: <br /> <br />Case <br /> <br />~ -., <br />1:"~.L : <br /> <br />Chanqe Order No. 1 For The Ind~strial Sewer Ana Water <br />projec:. <br /> <br />Case *-22: Disc:lssion Regarding Anoka County Acg1:Lisition Of fliartin <br />Pro:p=!'ty en Hv.'}". € 10 l~. i';. <br /> <br />Motic:. carried. Voting Yes: Neyor ReiInann, Council~rs Sorteberg, Cox, <br />DeLuca ana Pearson. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Pt'TBL TC EE.ll..P~S <br /> <br />~~ycr Reirr.ann acjournec the regular meeting at 8:21 p.m. ~n oraer to <br />conauc:: t.'1e foll o....ing p~l ic hearings: <br /> <br />1) Front S~reet 1\. Vi. i.rrp:ovements <br /> <br />2) Co::-:sider rnocEficaticns t:.c Developmer::: Prograrr. ::or Develc:;:ment <br />Dis-:.rict l~o. 1 a'"1c Tc:.): rn:::61len~ Pir~anc:..ng Plc.!'l fo: ~a}: Incre"Tlent <br />Ci~y Cot.:LJcil/April 26, lE'88 <br /> <br />PaS'e '= 0:: 12 <br />