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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />RAMSEY <br />"What Does This Place Want To Be?" <br />SUMMARY <br />VISIONING SESSION <br />September 18, 1997 <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The Ramsey Visioning Session was held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, 1997 <br />at the Ramsey Elementary School. Approximately 96 residents and businesspersons <br />participated in the Visioning Session. Participants were randomly assigned to 16 small <br />groups. A series of questions were asked to which each small group responded. <br /> <br />OPENING EXERCISE-"What is this place?" <br /> <br />The following questions were asked of the participants: What is this place? What <br />characteristics define Ramsey? What makes Ramsey "Ramsey"? The following <br />verbatim responses were recorded on a flip chart from any and all that offered them: <br /> <br />. Abundant natural resources (trees, open space, bodies of water) <br />. Urban, rural crossroads (causes conflicts) <br />. Semi-rural/diverse population <br />. Place where the City meets the Country <br />. Quiet place <br />. Place of a "landfill" <br />. Abundant used car lots <br />. Not fun to drive through <br />. Need for central shopping district <br />. Clean community with clean air <br />. Low-crime <br />. Abundant choice and variety of churches <br />. Private community (able to see the stars at night) <br />. City of neighborhoods <br />. Lots of open space <br />. Place to live and not work <br />. Place of two (Mississippi and Rum) rivers (or 3, Trott Brook) <br />. Community with no distinct development patterns <br />. Abundant economical/affordable housing <br />. Dangerous streets near school <br />. Blue collar perception, but a good mix of blue and white collar exists <br />. Horse country <br />. Limited public transportation opportunities <br />. No longer a secret <br />. Legacy of Landfill <br />. Land of nostalgia <br />. Land of failing family farms <br />. Land of contradictions <br />. Land of beautiful oak woods <br /> <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />Ramsey Vision Session Report <br />