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<br />tip occur today s4etmf.~,j~t: 1~~tj~l'pcte4jn1998. Vacant land
<br />~ear the hotel is' Cu in(~~ <\ or'a.restaurant user. All economic
<br />development that . .' "00 ~tl#I1~th~:FoPi40r J.1aslJccurred away from the
<br />*ve~ont to take ~., ..~ of\Hfc~l!'~~Ll~' >1'he.M,~sissippi River is not
<br />qonsldered as a .... ..cell'~or COm,ln~tcl~ nV;ernavlgatlon through Ramsey,
<br />ijowever, there has.b .etsit1ie inter~sfbYtpriv~~;landoWnersand developers in
<br />zjverfront develoPI1le.roT~mmercialt\putposes such as a restaurant overlooking
<br />the river. .~. .
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<br />c) Public spaces (in'lt>tdJn.,par~.tt..iIS~'d;openSpace)
<br />Three park facilities ....if Id~ted Wit~iWth~Corridor,.aU.having frontage on and
<br />providing access to.'tItelR1~e~. Th.e ..~~~qfMil1Jlesota has a wayside rest at the
<br />~rthwest cornero~,e~c~whic~,~,'~~~helter,restrooms, park benches and
<br />spme historical intMr~~ol1 mcirk~r~r.~ississippi West Regional park is a
<br />qounty owned par~, t1p~ IS~l}rrently~~~e~~~opedbut scheduled to be developed
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<br />2907. The thIrd pari.' .I!J~ ofth~.~v~~VVIC~.SubdivlSlon and Includes trad
<br />afcess that connectS .= ~J~ity ofJ1ah1s~~tnl.il system." This park is directly
<br />a9jacent to the MiSS!ssl i"W'~st ~gi~* P~k.J3~at acce~s to the river is limited
<br />tG canoes at the W~..tJe$t area"i~o!~~eY, ~e Mississippi River is
<br />d~signated a State ,.... R,~te, as iS1~R~~vernorth.ofthe Rum River Dam
<br />in Anoka. Ramsey Is1, . C'te to lta"ei,ev~talstn,dl islanqs (which it shares with
<br />tlte City of Dayton) .' 'n.~e 5 mil~.~r~h of pte .Mississippi River including
<br />tlie named islands of ..' i\Island,llar.to~the Mississip~LWest Regional Park,
<br />qJoquet Island and Go " ~tand.~tfo~.t~e'~l~ds.provide public and private
<br />campsites for river ...0 ..~~~. Fqtutfe:parf) develdpmenti,includes a proposed
<br />p~sive or natural parlf ~oriJthe bantc:$,pf~e .Missi~sippiRiver between Bowers
<br />~rive and AlpacaE~tftf.fl'1fe inte111 pf tlps park cis to preserve the remaining
<br />riverfront in a natural tate. ;i
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<br />d) Agriculture Use
<br />RPughly 250 acres wi iCriticalAjreaCorridQr are actively farmedto com,
<br />sdybeans, and otherc ~s. Alth9l.l4h s~p1e.ofthe soil types in this area are
<br />sqitable to agricultut .' e highip,rm~~bilityofsandY soils. and, the risk of
<br />s$sonal flooding ere ds ~ ,g~cu~tbre llses. The Soils in the areas are
<br />mpre suitable to pa 1voodlroj.d~;ca$h grain agricultural uses. The
<br />cqn.ent farm operati~n, , 0 :yer, ha~epot~p.oVVfli an jnter~st in developing their
<br />la(id. However, asur1la1i ~n P~S~Si!ou'tard,,~long Highway 10, this land is
<br />li~ely to succumbtoc(e~el ~entp~sillre.;i A.griqultural uses are expected to
<br />coptinue until urban;scPtc ~e eXt~~ded tgserve'ihis area and the landowners
<br />m~ke the decision todtfo'fthe l~d.i .
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<br />e) Transportation '. t,'; . ;1;.. .. ....s ............ .,
<br />Tl1e Mississippi Rirel..'Js'ip~maril)'sq~e4e,only as a recreational means of
<br />transportation Within;ttt. '.. .'it~l~f Rarns~)"i'~~reare 110 barge terminals or fleeting
<br />areas north of the Co.n ....~p~jDarp. ..~~or:~()ad}Vaysthatare within the corridor
<br />are. also at a mini~~~.'ig~~y 10, ~~~~eneraJly~ar~lel wit~ the river, ~s a
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