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10 <br />RAMSEY ELEMENTARY <br />SCHOOL ZONE <br />NOWTHEN BLVD <br />(COUNTY ROAD 5) <br />For the safety of our children <br />attending Ramsey Elementary School, <br />reduced speed limits and parking <br />restrictions have been established on <br />Nowthen Blvd. <br />Speed Limits: <br />The speed on Nowthen Blvd <br />in the area of the Ramsey Elementary <br />School is 55 miles per hour except: <br />Between 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. <br />and 4:15 - 5:00 p.m., <br />Monday through Friday, the <br />speed limit is reduced to 35 <br />miles per hour during the <br />school year. During the <br />summer months, this speed <br />limit is enforced when <br />children are present. <br />Exits: <br />Exiting from the north and <br />south school lots is restricted to aright <br />turn only during 9:00 -10:00 a.m. and <br />4:00 - 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. <br />Parking: <br />Nowthen Blvd is posted as a <br />NO PARKING area on both sides <br />ofthe street in the area ofthe Ramsey <br />Elementary School. Please note that <br />this area may be posted as a temporary <br />parking area for special events, at the <br />discretion ofthe police department. <br />Please drive with extra care <br />in the area ofthe school. Officers are <br />enforcing these restrictions and are <br />also enforcing crosswalk violations, <br />passing on the shoulder, and basic <br />speed violations. <br />SNOWMOBILE ARTICLE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 <br />• On the right -of ways of City streets INSIDE the MUSA area. <br />WHO CAN OPERATE A SNOWMOBILE? <br />• People who are 18 or older. Effective 10/01/1998, persons who were <br />born after December 31, 1976, must possess a snowmobile safety <br />certificate. This is true even if the person is over 18. <br />• A person who is at least 14 but younger than 18 may operate a <br />snowmobile if they have a valid safety certificate IN THEIR <br />POSSESSION. <br />• A person younger than 14 may NOT operate a snowmobile on any <br />street in the City of Ramsey. <br />WHAT EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED ON A SNOWMOBILE? <br />• Brakes to stop and control the movement of the snowobile. <br />• A "dead man throttle". <br />• A headlight of sufficient intensity to reveal people or objects at a <br />distance of 100 feet. <br />• At least one red taillight. <br />• 16 square inches of reflective material in front of the handle bars. <br />• The muffler must be in working order and not modified at all. <br />• If towing people or things you must use a rigid tow bar. <br />Although a landowner maintains the road right-of-way, they are <br />publicly owned. Therefore, landowners CANNOT place barricades, <br />fences, posts, or other objects, including snow piles, in the right-of-way. <br />If they place such items in the right-of-way they are subject to civil liability <br />in the event these items cause injury or damage to a vehicle. <br />Please contact the Ramsey Police Department for a full copy of the <br />snowmobile ordinances at (763) 427-6812. The map below depicts the MUSA <br />and non-MUSA areas of the City - areas below the black line are MUSA, above <br />the black line are non-MUSA. <br />One measure of leadership is the caliber of people who choose to follow. - Dennis A. Peer <br />