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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />control and police control are common for this corner of Ramsey; every time the <br />City wants to bring in something controversial, it ends up in this oorner of <br />Ramsey. Noted that Council has been giving this area some added consideration <br />in the past couple of years. Irx;{uired as to how this particular piece of land <br />came to IrniN's attention. Irx;{uired if anyone associated with City Council or <br />Ci ty Goverrment suggesteed this particular piece of land to K'lWN. <br /> <br />Mr. 'lhorpe - Replied that nobody connected with the City suggested the subj ect <br />property; it was for sale and it fell within an area where K'IWN felt they would <br />have an even chance for FAA approval and a 100% chance for FCC approval. <br /> <br />Mr. Fries - Noted that the geographic window IrniN had to work with was very <br />limited; K'lWN would love to ranain at it's present location, but that is <br />impossible. IrniN has to move, but not more than 5 or 6 miles; the Subject <br />property happened to be for sale and nobody associated with City Goverrment had <br />any affect on IcrWN choosing that property. <br /> <br />Mark Johnson - 17301 Unicorn - stated that the roads in the area are not built <br />to accanodate the heavy equipnent that will be needed to construct such a large <br />tower. <br /> <br />Mr. 'lhorpe - Replied that K'lWN would need no additional services fran Ramsey. <br />'!he tower will be hauled in sections l::N vehicles that will meet local zOning on <br />roads. A pulley &ystem is used to pull each section up and attach it. <br /> <br />Mrs. Hoffman - 17313 Wolverine - Stated that her sister lives l::N wcen and she <br />can hear their transnissions on her telephone. <br /> <br />Mr. 'lhorpe - Replied that wcen is AM and stations of that lX'Wer will do that. <br />Noted that he knows how to solve the problan and will be glad to do so. <br /> <br />Steve CUrry - 9055 l75th Lane N"l - Ir:quired if the tower would interfere with <br />satellite T.V. and other radio broadcasts. IIX;Iuired as to the affect the tower <br />will have on property values. <br /> <br />Mr. 'lhorpe - Replied that he has been in the broadcasting business for 17 years <br />and he will guarantee, in writing, that if a reception problan is caused, IrniN <br />will correct it. Mr. 'lhorpe read fran an appraisor report regarding a similar <br />situation in Wright County; a residence valued at $195,000, one block fran the <br />Shoreview towers, had not suffered any devaluation based on sales records. Mr. <br />'lhorpe noted that there is an extrane amount of developnent happening at K'lWN's <br />present tower location - River's Bend and Flintwood II - this seems to prove <br />out that properties are not losing their value. <br /> <br />Steve CUrry - Stated that his brother has been in the electronics field for 18 <br />years and is currently pursuing an engineering degree; his brother says that <br />with 100,000 watts, reception of Olannel 11 will be impossible with a regular <br />antenna and there will be possible interference to cable and satellite <br />reception. <br /> <br />Mr. 'lhorpe - Replied that IrniN's current operation has two satellite dishes and <br />the entire music format canes fran satellite; K'lWN is receiving no interference <br />under it's present tower. IcrWN does not interfere with T.V. reception, even <br />June 25, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 5 of 7 <br />