Ramsey Resident - 2003 - May/June

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5 TREE SALE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ExpO SATURDAY, MAY 3,2003, 7 AM -1:00 PM The City of Ramsey and Ramsey Elem. School partner to bring you a Tree Sale and Environmental Expo for a spring Arbor Day celebration on May 3rd. Local nurseries will have a wide selection of fruit ,nut and shade trees as well as shrubs for sale. A range of sizes will e available, seedlings, potted and bare root sapling and large balled and burlap 2" diameter transplants. There will be an Arbor Day Tree plantings with Mr. Clusiau (Principal) and Mayor Games along with an entertaining program of singing from our 1 st and 2nd graders at Ramsey School. Lyle Bradley leads a bird wall< for parents and children through the school nature area at 7am. The tree sale begins at 7am and runs untillpm. Programs and exhibits are 8:00am to 1 :OOpm. Displays and educational programs are inside and outside the school( weather permitting). The Raptor Center, Bell Museum of Natural History, Petting Zoo, Herpetological Society, Wargo Nature Center, Log Sawing and games for the lads in the cafeteria will be some of the events that will tal<e place on the 3rd. of May. Bring your family and have fun playing games, and visiting the turtles, snal<es, rocl<s and minerals. Food will be available, including Kettle Korn! Below is the agenda for the day: 7:00-1:00pm Food, Cool(ies,juice and coffee hot dogs, chips and pop Tree Sale in bus loop of school Bird Watching with Lyle Bradley Bell Museum learning stations Petting Zoo(FREE) Log Sawing Demo Games in cafeteria for l(ids Turtles, Snakes, Lizards, Rocks Minerals Wargo Nature Center Interactive Waterflow Exhibit-Minnesota Science Museum Opening Ceremony-front of school-l st & 2nd graders singing Raptor Center presents Hawks and owls 7:00 am 8:00am-lpm 9:00-12:00 9:00 and 11 :OOam 9:00-1 :OOpm. 9:00am-l :OOpm 9:00-1 :OOpm 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REpORT GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL & SENATE PROPERTY TAX FREEZE PROPOSAL City faces difficult decisions, consequences or proposals from Governor, Senate Cuts to library hours and scaled bacl< parl<s and recreation programs. Deferred street maintenance, less snowplowing. Delayed or eliminated development to accommodate the needs of fast-growing communities, and for business and housing redevelopment in older cities. Fewer police officers. Street lights that are being turned off. These are some of the actions cities throughout Minnesota are tal<ing in response to legislative proposals from the Governor and Senate that would limit the ability of cities to use the only tools available to them -local property taxes and state shared revenues - to continue providing the quality of life Minnesotans expect and deserve. Currently, the City of Ramsey provides services to residents including: · Police and fire protection · Street maintenance . Parl< maintenance and improvements · Land use and zoning review · Administration and support of numerous community events The City provides these services primarily through apportion of the property taxes it receives and with funding from two property tax relief and reimbursement programs called Local Government Aid and Marl<et Value Homestead Credit Our City currently receives $764,986 in LGA and MVHC, commonly referred to as state shared revenues, and $4,031,546 in property taxes. The proposals before the Legislature would drastically reduce state shared revenues. But of greater consequence to our community are recommendations in the proposals to impose strict levy limits, debt restrictions and reverse referenda Continued on Page 9 The following is a list of nursery vendors who have reserved participation: Maple Leaf Nursery - Monticello, Henl<e Nursery - Ramsey, Better Yards and Gardens - Ell< River, Anol<a Conservation District - Ham Lal<e, Northwinds Nursery - Princeton, Wirz Nursery- Ramsey. Come join us in a day of fun and education toward our "green environment"! It s not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere. - Anonymous