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<br />! <br />4 <" <br /> <br />~, ,..., " ,i. ," <br />support our local school diStt'ik." [kNot ~y~o~lus;at:e,overjoyed to see a <br />~ ~~~~::" s=;!~t:t,~~~~:l:, rr:~~~~"l~ aJl.\ii~~:da;~a Mr~ <br /> <br />getting short-changed as a 1 n#~'~crease in ~eSirepre$ents only about <br />$22 per student. That comparesl\i'ri~ St. wuisParks , $90 per student and <br />Bloanington's $86 or $87. The t1~f5:renceis in 'the amount> of taxes paid by <br />businesses versus the number ofhftQ~nts~~We need to attract business or <br />we can expect our taxes to col'ltJnue: to inct'ease, at an unacceptable rate. <br />We can't blame governmenLTile.II)t)st conservative estimates of growth <br />suggest that Ramsey will grCMbt~2~ to 3~ bet.ween1987 ,and 2000. Can you <br />and I afford to live in a bedrotn\ ~unity? In closing, I would ask you <br />to consider the issues discusse41;by~ a) Support the community leaders you <br />elect by encouraging far-sight.ei,', Pi""" e."',ii:."..,1,.. sion, mak",.,.",i119,.""",,; b,), '"WOk at the long term <br />community benefits rather than Ihbr#- term se1f-~nterests. The 'me first' <br />attitude Championed in the 60~S dbesn't wprk; c) Ramsey is a growing <br />community whether we like itpf.not.. It wilL require more or expanded <br />services. If we do not want to~~ Ifhow asot}e big' eyesore', we should not <br />start by destroying a form ofi tr~nsportati()l1 resource that cannot be <br />duplicated or rebuilt." <br /> <br />Case #20: Landfill Corranission ~.Change: <br /> <br />Mr. Hartley stated that he and ,r. (ioodrich have researched and can find no <br />reason why the Landfill Commiss40p name coQ1Qn'~ be changed to the Ramsey <br />Envirorunent, Health and Solid Wtt.ste..Cornmissipn. However, a simpler name <br />might be preferred. ' <br /> <br />Mr. Bacon of the Landfill Commi.$SiPl1 waspre~nt ano stated that he agrees <br />a simpler name would be preferrcid! bt;it ,the 9copebftheLandfill Commission <br />ism u c h b r 0 a d e r t . h am the 1 an d f ill i s sue . <br /> <br />Mr. Kurak of the Landf ill Com{nission was present and stated that the <br />Commission should be renamed ';the Landfill Closing Committee; he is <br />interested in regulations to clQse the landfill rather than how to collect <br />garbage. <br /> <br />Mr. Otto noted that the Landfp.3.I'CommiE;s!i.ol1 has been charged with <br />coordinating the Landfill Abatentel'lt .;Plan an~ therefore is involved with <br />solid waste issues in addition ijo,1;:.lXe landfill. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Cox afl~ajecondeflbyCouncilmember Pearson to <br />request that the Landfill Conuni$~911 research and recommend a new name that <br />would be simpler and yet reflect! the scope of the Cormnission. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Maf9r ,~i.ma.nn,Councilmembers, Sorteberg, Cox, <br />DeLuca and Pearson. Voting No: ".lQ'orie. <br /> <br />case #21: QpclateQ, Stat1J.s Of ~~~t Acqut$itionFor Front Street NW: <br />'.~ : -: j, ot: - - . <br /> <br />Mr. Goodrich reported that progrJa~s lis being made on purchase agreements <br />for e a S em e n t a c qui sit. ~Q.n s f ,orf r 0 nt S t r e e tN. W . <br />City Copn.ci'l/May 24, 19'88 <br /> <br />