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<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.rn. 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 pUzee?" <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 COUQtry <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 />