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o Building infrastructure to support the needs of the current housing. Traffic is already an issue. Any improvements needed to support any new developments should be paid in part, if not all , by the developers. Send current residents "the plan" for Ramsey. What is the benefit of the additional housing to the residents? Our taxes keep going up to pay for this new development. What will be the benefit of the town center to the residents? I am concerned the North Star system and the rental housing may bring many unwanted issues. o Stop building townhomes & rental housing. If it is to cheap it will overrun with crap & welfare cases from downtown. More middle class & upper-class single family homes. o Implement the 4 houses in 10 acre provision. We've lost slight of what Ramsey is all about. Develop the downtown center but leave and preserve the rest of Ramsey so that it can remain rural. Wildlife is being pushed out, trees are being destroyed and houses are being put too close. Somehow, we need to slow down the growth. I really doubt that we're going to see tax relief for the citizens of Ramsey. there is a reason that all this development has occurred. It's money and I doubt we'll see it as taxpayers. o #1,5, 7, 10 & 11 Is there a.need? In order to build more housing for seniors, housing for the disabled & affordable housing - Ramsey needs more services. Low income, seniors on fixed incomes & the disabled need transportation, hospitals, clinics close by, etc. First Ramsey will need to supply the services then the housing. these people would need more than the Ramsey Star Express & North Star Commuter Rail. o I have a hard time with this because on one hand I understand the importance of productive & positive growth. On the other hand we moved here to get away from that. It is hard to see all the construction for "mass-produced" townhomes. It seems we are losing that rural suburbia feel. o Too many rentals means people who may not be committed to the community. Home ownership means you have people who want to be here, see the community as desirable & want to make an investment here. We need to maintain the "rural" feeling that we felt when we moved here. o Continue to build more housing in City of Ramsey. Include any empty lot that owner is willing to sell or put a home on. o Development of senior housing. Ramblers for accessibility. More jobs, etc. o Maintain existing, older neighborhoods as is. Put high density housing in the same area. o In my opinion, Ramsey is no longerthe rural community we moved here to enjoy. Furthermore, I don't think my opinion means anything to anyone that will ever read it. This is proven to me by any televised council meeting I have ever viewed. o Slow down urban sprawl. o No urgent needs. o Keep it rural - that is why most of us moved out here. o I am not aware of any urgent housing needs. I would think that there would not be a great need for low cost rentals as people can rent anywhere and probably somewhere with an easier commute to work. Also, consider enforcing rules regarding visible junk in the yards of homeowners. Please! I do not want my home's value lowered because of surrounding homes. 9