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e e City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 PHONE (612) 427-1410 FAX (612) 427-5543 TDD (612) 427-8591 December 10, 1997 Ms. Carol Klick, Managing Editor Andover, Ham Lake, Ramsey Times P. O. Box 48276 Minneapolis, MN 55448 Dear Ms. Klick: Page 6 of the December 1997 issue of the Andover, Ham Lake, Ramsey Times has an article about Ramsey's Comprehensive Plan update process. The article implies that the updated plan is due to the Metropolitan Council at the end of this year. That is grossly inaccurate. The plan is due by December 31, lm. The City is going to considerable expense and effort to ensure that the plan is formulated with community input. Drafting of the plan will not even begin until early 1998 and opportunities for input will occur throughout the year. Your article focuses on the differences of opinion among citizens and predicts that continuing controversy makes "it unlikely that either side will be content with recommendations put forth in the comprehensive plan." It is not surprising that opinions diverge widely at the beginning of a complex process such as this. That is exactly why we contracted with an experienced facilitator and are allowing more than a year for citizens to find acceptable solutions to problematic issues. It is more constructive, I believe, to focus on the fact that regardless of their opinions about how the city of Ramsey should develop, all the people serving on the focus group want the city to succeed as a great place to live and work. With that as the basis ofthis undertaking, I am not as pessimistic as you are about the possibility of success. Sincerely, CITY OF RAMSEY .' ~~~~fi? Linda Waite Smith Acting City Administrator