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CITY NEWSLETTER • WWW.CI.RAMSEY.MN.US • JULY/AUGUST 2005 .VOLUME ZO NO. 4 TOWN CENTER UPDATE As the busy summer construction season is upon us, the Ramsey Town Center continues to move forward in developing. In 2004, we saw the construction of the PACT Charter School and the NAU Insurance Building as well as a multitude of infrastructure improvements. This year, there will continue to be major infrastructure improvements within the area. However, it will be during this upcoming construction season that citizens will see significant construction ofbuildings within the Ramsey Town Center for the first time. Below is a brief summary of the some of the development projects that will take place in the Ramsey Town Center. Coborn's Retail Development The Cobom's Grocery Store building, as well as three other retail buildings have begun construction. The Coborn's store will be approximately 70,000 square feet and besides selling groceries, will contain a pharmacy, a liquor store operation, a convenience gas station operation, and movie rental area. All of these will be contained in the building. Cobom's expects to be open by Thanksgiving 2005. The details of the other stores are as follows. Gateway Building will be 12,000 sq. ft. and be located along Sunwood Drive near Armstrong Blvd. The building could have up to 7 tenants. Pond Building will be 9,200 square feet and be located next to the Coborn's Grocery Store and Armstrong Blvd. The building is anticipating to have up to four restaurant /coffee shop tenants. There will be an outside seating area for this building that will overlook the stormwater pond. Corner Retail Building will be 13,000 sq. ft. and is located at the corner of Sunwood Drive and Zeolite Street and is planned to have five tenant spaces. Restaurant Pad Building is proposed to be approximately 5,000 square feet and will be located at the entrance on the parking lot along Sunwood Drive. There is no specific tenant or building design at this point. Ramsey Municipal Center /Parking Facility: An official groundbreaking was held on June 1, 2005 for the City's new Municipal Center (see groundbreaking story). Continued on Page 2 GROUNDBREAKING HELD FOR NEW RAMSEY MuMcw&i CENTER From left to right: Councilmember Cook, Councilmember Strommen, Councilmember Olson, Mayor Gamec, Councilmember Jeffrey, Councilmember Elvig, and Councilmember Pearson Groundbreaking was held on June 1" and construction will begin soon at the site of the new Ramsey Municipal Center. City Council authorized the construction contracts at their regular meeting of May 24th and issued the bonds for the project, providing the needed authorizations and funding to move the project forward to construction phase. Updates will be provided throughout the construction in the newsletter as well as on the city's website. The site is located on the south side of Sunwood Drive, mid -way between Ramsey and Armstrong Boulevard if you are in the area and wish to drive to view the progress. This project, in addition to the other projects within Town Center, will create a great amount of activity in the Town Center this construction season. Please refer to the Town Center Update article of the newsletter for updates on other Town Center projects. If you have questions regarding the project, please contact Heidi Nelson at 763 - 433 -9817 or by e -mail at hnelson @ci.ramsey.mn.us.