Ramsey Resident - 2003 - November/December

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6 SNOWPLOWING CHILD FINGERPRINTING AVAILABLE By APPOINTMENT According to the National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrown Away Children (October 2002), there are nearly 800,000 children reported missing each year (more than 2,000 per day). 58,200 children are abducted by non-family members while 115 children are the victims of the most serious, most long-term abductions. Precautionary measures include keeping a complete description of your child, taking color photographs every six months, l(eeping copies of your child's fingerprints, a sample of DNA, and maintaining medical records and dental charts. The Ramsey Police Department will be fingerprinting Ramsey children by APPOINTMENT ONLY on Monday, December 22nd from 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at the police department. We use CompuKid, a digital fingerprinting and camera system. Parents receive a colored copy of their child's information as well as a disl( that can be updated as necessary. Infants and children under two can be photographed only, fingerprints can be added at a later date. To schedule an appointment, call the Ramsey Police Department at (763)427- 6812. MAILBOX REPLACEMENT POLICY Mailboxes installed and maintained to City U.S. Post Office regulations which are damaged as a result of direct contact by City snow removal equipment will be temporarily repaired within 48 hours of receiving notification of such damage. If the mailbox cannot be temporarily repaired, a portable mailbox will be set in place so mail service will be continued. The City will replace the damaged mailbox structure the following spring with a standard No. 1 black, white, or silver mailbox mounted on 4-by 4-inch treated post. Residents whose mailboxes are lmocked down as a result of direct contact by City snow removal equipment may request $75 allowances, if they so choose, to replace the mailbox structures themselves, relieving the City of any further obligation. In such cases, the City will provide portable, temporary mailboxes until the following spring. Mailboxes, which are not installed to City and u.s. Post Office regulations or are damaged due to snow deposited from plows (versus being hit by City snow removal equipment), will not be replaced. The City is not responsible for damage to media or paper boxes and will not repair them. The winter season is fast approaching and we alllmow what that means - Snowplowing! The Public Works Department is responsible for clearing all city streets and municipal parking lots. This equates to over 300 lane miles of roads. The Public Works Department makes every attempt to avoid damage, but because of the conditions encountered during plowing and the size of the equipment used, it is sometimes difficult to judge where the edge of the pavement ends, and where the grass begins. The City retains an easement on the edge of the road for snow storage purposes. When sod is damaged due to plowing in this easement it will be repaired, in the spring, with black dirt and grass seed. Irrigation systems, landscaping and plant materials placed in the City's easement will not be repaired and are the responsibility of the homeowner. Several things can be done to diminish the chance of damage to the easement near your home. 1) Place wooden lath every 20 to 30 feet along the boulevard to marl( the road edge. 2) Pay special attention when staking corners and radiuses, as they are difficult to judge after a snowfall 3) Checl( the condition of your mailbox. Is the main post rotted? Is the box itself firmly secured to the post? Make repairs now before the weather turns cold and the ground is frozen. If you have any questions about snowplowing, please call Ramsey Public Worl(s at (612) 427-8254. ICE RINK SCHEDULE AND CLOSING GUIDELINES Ice rinl(s at Ramsey Elementary School (15100 Nowthen Boulevard N.W.) and Central Park (7925 161 st Avenue N. W.) are open weel(days from 3: 3 0 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (10 p.m. ifneeded); Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; and Sundays from noon to 8:00 p.m. Rinks will be closed if: 1. Temperatures are 10 degrees below zero or lower, and expected to remain so. 2. Rinks are in unsafe conditions due to warm weather. 3. Attendant may close if weather conditions become severe and are expected to remain so. 4. Temperatures are 32 degrees or above. It s almost impossible to overestinzate the unimportance of most things. - John Logue