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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />I.?i- <br />f:r- <br />l <br />l <br />L <br />E- <br />[ <br />[: <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />[ <br /> <br />j <br /> <br /> <br />( <br />j <br />i <br />[l <br />2 <br />J <br />[I <br />1 <br />[~ <br /> <br />, <br />i <br /> <br />r <br />I <br />[1 <br /> <br />~ <br />I <br />f <br /> <br />Ms. V oge <br />October 21, 1993 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />This housing diversity is supported by an article from the June 27, 1993 Minneapolis Star <br />Tribune. which listed the average value of single family housing permits in Woodbury as <br />$127,521; in Eagan $140,727; in Eden Prairie $141,358; and in Burnsville as $137,037. <br />The average value for the northern suburbs were: $97,891 in Andover; $85,855 in Coon <br />Rapids; $96,310 in Champlin and according to Anoka County data, the average value of a <br />home in the City of Ramsey is $91,671. The City of Ramsey currently has over 65 percent <br />of its housing stock valued at $90,000 or less and the median value of a home sold in <br />Ramsey was $97,000, compared to $98,483 for the Metro Area. These figures further <br />support the contention of the northern suburbs supporting the development of a diversity of <br />housing to prevent communities from becoming havens for either low value homes or <br />becoming elitist in allowing only high priced housing sites. _ <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey has also reviewed the growth patterns of the communities directly to <br />the north and west of the City to see if the lack of vacant MUSA property has affected their# <br />growth. The City has found that according to a May 1993 Elk River Star news article, the <br />City of Elk River has platted Joo new homes since the flrst of the year. The Cities of Elk <br />River, Big Lake and Otsego have issued 186, 60 and 75 building permits respectively <br />during the first six (6) months of 1993. All of these are outside of the Metropolitan <br />Council's Urban Service Area and the Metropolitan Council's jurisdiction, however they <br />impact the Metropolitan Area. <br /> <br />We appreciate the cooperation of the Metropolitan Council and its staff in the approval of <br />the proposed plan amendment. We look forward to your continued cooperative efforts in <br />the planned growth of the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br />yan R. Schroeder <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />CC: James Gromberg, Project Manager <br />Sylvia Frolik, Zoning Administrator <br />Steve Jankowski, City Engineer <br />Ramsey City Council <br />