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~ QCTV Survey on its way! In mid November, QCTV will be conducting a phone survey with residents in each of the member cities of Ramsey, Andover, Anoka and Champlin regarding your viewing habits of the programming provided by QCTV on local channels 15 and 16. They will be seel(ing feedback regarding your satisfaction with the pro- gramming provided on QCTV and what types of programming are most valuable to you. This survey will be conducted by a local firm, Decision Resources, Inc. If you happen to be one of the residents who is contacted by the survey firm, please tal(e a moment to respond and participate in this important informa- tion gathering process! We appreciate your participation and feedbacl(. For more information, contact Heidi Nelson at the City of Ramsey at 763-433-9817 or hnelson@ci.ramsey. mn.us. Public Notice Transportation Amendment to be on General Election Ballot In 1981, the Legislature passed a law dedicating all motor vehicle sales tax revenue to highways and transit. However, for 25 years some (or all) of this money has been diverted away from transportation to pay for other state programs. More than $6 billion in motor vehicle sales tax revenue has been used for non-transportation purposes in this time. To- day, only 54 percent of the revenue from the existing motor vehicle sales tax is used for transportation purposes. Approximately 60 percent of these funds go to highways, and 40 percent goes to public transit. The 2005 Legislature decided to give voters the final say on whether 100 percent of this existing tax should be dedicated to funding highways, bridges and transit systems. The 2005 Minnesota Legisla- ture authorized the Transportation Constitutional Amendment, placing a question in front of voters about future transportation investments. The proposed amendment will ask whether all of the revenue from the exist- ing motor vehicle sales tax should go to improve the state's highways and public transit systems. The proposed amendment question will be as fol- lows: "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to dedicate revenue from a tax on the sale of new and used motor vehicles over a five-year period, so that after June 30, 2011, all of the revenue is dedicated at least 40 percent for public transit assistance and not more than 60 percent for highway purposes?" For more information on this proposed amendment, visit www. dot. state.mn. us/information/mvst/. Articles contained on these pages and other areas of this newsletter are for the purpose of providing information about events or initiatives occurring in, or bordering, the Ramsey community. The city does not necessarily endorse nor subscribe to the beliefs, values, or political affiliations of any of the organizations that lnay present information in this or other sections of the newsletter. Ramsey Municipal Center 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW Ramsey, MN 55303 Presort Standard u.S. Postage PAID Anoka, MN 55303 Permit No. 131 POSTAL CUSTOMER