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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />other than Tom '!hlJllb and Brooks. <br /> <br />C'.omrissioner Sieber replied that economic benefit is based on people locating <br />their business in the area of the air};X>rt there~ providing a place for <br />transient traffic to spend their IrOney. <br /> <br />Citizen - IS this C'.omrission for or against the air};X>rt? I get the feeling <br />this Carroission wants the air};X>rt regardless of what the people want. <br /> <br />Citizen - Written OOIrJIlents sul:Iritted to the ComJlission in favor of the air};X>rt <br />were frQIl pilots that do not live in RaIrsey. HQ\7 many letters did this <br />Carroission receive frQIl businesSR'en planning to JIlOVe their business and <br />farrUies to Rarosey? <br /> <br />Cbaiman Ippel stated that whether or not the air};X>rt wUl be used is one of <br />the things the Master Plan looks at. Members of this Carroission have put in <br />IDaIT{ hours obtaining information to l:ase a decision on. O1airman Ippel stated <br />that he will l:ase his decision on information gained and COfi1[Ients frCll' both <br />sides of the issue. <br /> <br />Citizen - Why did air traffic at Gateway decrease over the years? <br /> <br />Cbaiman Ippel replied that the decrease in traffic was due to the ecoOOIry, gas <br />prices and type of operation1 the ecoIlalY is getting better and the type of <br />aircraft Gateway would aCCQl'lodate is beCQl'ling JIlore };X>pular. <br /> <br />Comrissioner Stauffer noted that the JIlinutes of this Carroission 's JIleetings shCM <br />that this Carroission is JIlaking every attelrpt to be Objective. <br /> <br />Carroissioner Greenberg stated that he chairs the Econaric Developrent <br />Cozmlission and it's pllr};X>se is to bring industrial and COfi1[Iercial developrent <br />to RaIrsey. Qmrissioner Greenberg stated that he was involved when Rarrsey was <br />a township1 it was realized that residential developrent only would result in <br />tmaffordable taxes and 1400 acres was set aside for industrial developrent. <br />Cozmlissioner Greenberg stated that the taxes on his business are $90/day and <br />JIla!'W other businesss are also IByin9 at that rate1 JIlost of that IrOney goes to <br />the school district. '!he race for COfi1[Iercial and industrial developllent is on <br />in Minnesota in order to ease the tax load and the only thing Rarosey can 00 is <br />developrent that 1400 acres. Olainran Greenberg i1'X;luired as to what could be <br />oone for the residents of Safety Zone B with regards to subdividing in order to <br />be able to afford assessments. <br /> <br />Carroissioner Sieber stated that this Carroission could JIlake recxmrendations to <br />Council but Council is not obligated to follow those recxmrendations. <br /> <br />Qmrissioners Donovan and Sieber stated that they feel it is tiJlle to vote on <br />whether or rot to recarlJI1end Council aoopt the Airport Master Plan. <br /> <br />Cozmlissioner Stauffer stated he thinks there are issues that need further <br />discussion. <br /> <br />Motion ~ CoImissioner Sieber to reCOlJ1lIlend to City Council that all <br />considerations of and work towards a II'uniciIBl airport be stopped until and <br />unless significant interest ~ the residents of RaJIlsey is delronstrated. <br />SepteJllber 3, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 5 of 7 <br />