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<br /> <br />~ <br />l' <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />2001. Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />. . .... .~. j[ ..r> .>YE.:i<.,/,... .., <br />compares ;to the state percenrade pf ~9. 7% and A?1oIeaCoUnty percentage of 79.3%. Five <br />percent ofhhe civilian labor fO*e"iniRamsey WaSiunetnployed in 1990. <br /> <br />E. Critical Issues <br /> <br /> <br />To identify the critical issue~ ~c~ Rams~Y0to~yand into the future, a series of <br />community meetings were he.ldBitt O~t~ber of 1997.:ttJore specifically, the purpose of the <br />community meetings was to i4e,tiiMthe most important issues that need resolution or <br />furtherdir. ection. Following. tth~ c;t6mmunity meetings twenty people representing a <br />multitude of growth perspec~i"srrw#e appointe~bythe.City Council to participate in a <br />focu~ grOlfP to defme the issuts fclT-~ified at itlir c'jltnmunity mee~ings and .recommend <br />solut1Ons for the consultantst4~ut1~e as Part ~f thr comprehenSIve planmng process. <br />The focus ;group met four timesjiU. Difcember of 1997,to complete its task. <br /> <br />1. Issues Definition ' <br />The focus group definejl sev~n,criticalissues>l;\S follows: <br /> <br />. 0. . _. <br /> <br />~::: ~xis~~ft:t~~~~~::ni.urban growth creates conflicts where it <br /> <br />Issue 2 - ~atIff,tt~reatiQP,:'fr~9s, and Open '. Space - Should the <br />City emphasi2:~p,ssflve open spape oft active parks? Do all parks have to <br />accommodate: aJlpf*e same u~es? <br /> <br />Issue 3 - Pr"e~tllt.llral Lites'tYk- Urban/rural conflicts, how do we <br />resolve them? { .,..' . '.' <br /> <br />Issue 4 - .I.dfi~..al Pro~eJRy.~ghts - Rights of landowners to <br />develop vs. ngijts~of'UIToundingresIqents. <br />, <br /> <br />Issue 5 - Din~U:~...Of Pop*l~tiolJ,.. - How to make urban and rural <br />densities comp~i~le~ ", <br /> <br /> <br />;,. Howl11uch and in which location should <br /> <br />Issue 7,S\Ex an~on -:fShouldMUSA be expanded for <br />residential dev .opm~t? Wb.f:tr1shl;1>ll1d it expand? Should it have to <br />require a referet\'d~ l (chartet;ow~s ~e1ided to require a referendum) <br /> <br />2. Issues Resolution <br /> <br />The following representF ~ summary oftlle dtlgreeto which issues were. or were <br />not'resolved. ~ ' . <br /> <br />i;t;_;:_?_" <br />.Issue 1 -. Resid.el....r.:..l....~.:........r.....QwtJt.... .-......F .o...........c. ~..s.......... Group agreed on "well planned" <br />'growth havmg the!fi ..r. .... ww.g characten.stIcs: <br />. Blends in willi +.tiri~developJ:J1~nt.' <br /> <br />2001 Ramsey ComPrehensive Plan <br /> <br />f, <br />~. <br />~ <br /> <br />;i .'. <br />~.~ <br />ij'-'? <br /> <br />JJ <br /> <br />;; <br /> <br />Page 1II-14 <br /> <br />W--'H <br />~';3,"~i '~' '1: <br />