Ramsey Resident - 2008 - July/August

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Efwfmpqnfou 3 Ramsey Working Group Over the past couple of components: Residential Develop-wording, better organize the com- 3 months, the Ramsey Working Group ment, Commercial Development, ments, and produce common themes has been working with the Open Transportation, Environmental, from these comments. Work will Space Technology (OST) comments Public Input/Vision, and Administra-continue in the next few weeks to add to categorize them into groups and tion/Zoning.to the overarching themes gleaned 3 develop a vision statement. As part At the May 7 meeting, the from the Ramsey process to date. of this process, they are creating a group worked on developing value On June 19, a community- checklist of core objectives/values statements for each of the compo-wide public meeting (OST session) and are exploring alternative methods nents. They did this individually was held to review the vision state- of zoning.and then came together as a group to ment, core objectives and zoning This hardworking group of again look for similarities. The value alternatives brought forth by the 3 volunteers has been meeting in an statements were then grouped togeth-Ramsey Working Group. This effort to improve the development er and prioritized to work towards the information will be incorporated into process and increase the avenues for vision statement.the City’s Comprehensive Plan. For 3 public participation. At the April 14 On May 19, the Ramseymore information, please visit their meeting, the working group, which Working Group continued to work website at http://www.ramsey3.org/ had broken into sub-groups, reviewed towards a vision statement that best or by calling Community Develop- everyone’s work. They determined ﬁ ts the characteristics of the city of ment Director Amber Miller at 763- areas of consensus and worked on Ramsey and what they wanted for the 433-9843. putting everything into the following future. The group worked to reﬁ ne Habitat Partnership of Northwest Anoka County Seeking Volunteers for Ramsey Build Days Habitat Partnership of Ramsey: 7252 149th Avenue N.W.vided. The project will be supervised Northwest Anoka County (HPAC) is June 16-20– start to ﬁ nish – by an experienced excited to announce their Community July 21-25site supervisor from Twin Cities Build days for 2008. HPAC’s mem- August 18-22Habitat staff. bership consists of representatives August 25-29 Get a group of friends togeth- of local congregations, businesses, September 22-26er or volunteer on your own for an and area residents who have joined September 29-October 3experience that will change your life. forces with Twin Cities Habitat for Individuals or groups can register Anoka: 1540 Franklin Lane Humanity to help with fundrais- to volunteer for Habitat Partnership July 14-18 ing, community engagement, and for Northwest Anoka County Build volunteer recruitment in northwest Days by emailing Jamie Barthel at HPAC is looking for volun- Anoka County. HPAC is sponsoring jbarthel@comcast.net. For more teers of all skill levels and abilities to seven (7) work camps in Ramsey and information about Twin Cities Habitat perform general construction, provide Anoka on the following dates: for Humanity, call 612-331-4090 or lunches, act as team-leaders, and host email www.tchabitat.org. the sites. No current construction skills? No worries. Training is pro- 8 www.ci.ramsey.mn.us