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Written responses to public survey - In your opinion, what is the most urgent housing need in the City of Ramsey? o Remove the blight, esp. on Hwy 10, prevent future blight in existing neighborhoods. Avoid over building, don't become another Woodbury. o Keep private property private - not mixing high density housing with acreage lots. Keeping townhoues near Town Center - business area- industrial area. Holding the raising of property taxes. o More retail businesses. Wireless internet availability. More parks. o Less expensive Single family homes o I just moved into Riverbends Apartments, the only apts. that I would live in Ramsey. I also looked at Coon Rapids & Maple Grove. I am age 59 & graduated from Anoka. I picked this bldg. because of elevator, oversized apts., underground heated garage, city utilities & retail near by. I was working at Van Maer in Eden Prairie and I am right on 169. This place needs repair also. I did not need to pay for tennis courts, party room, pool. At this point I am looking for safety, convenience & peace of mind. My whole family lives in Ramsey & did not even know these apartments were here. o Expansion of services - retail, jobs, parks & expansion of affordable housing (non- rental) to be able to compete with neighboring cities. o Stop the townhouses - way too many keep low income out - too many problems o Need more green space and slow the development - taking over wetlands o Maintain attractiveness of neighborhoods to support property values o I believe more start-up single family homes are needed. I also feel that some neighborhoods (Dysprosium) get cleaned up. o Require parks & walking paths for all new developments o Get road infrastructure updated to handle the increase in traffic created by more housing. - oWe love walking on trails so we'd like more of these in & around all neighborhoods. Also, because we're a growing family, more houses with 3 bedrooms upstairs is what we're hoping for. But we don't want to be on top of our neighbors, so we'd appreciate more new neighborhoods with larger, affordable lots. o Over all Poorly worded survey! o Clean up the junk in the city - time for a nice renovation of Ramsey o Rental is NOT important. Senior units would be nice. Upscale single family important. oWe would like to see less townhomes and more single family homes. o The creation of neighborhoods with parks, walkways, etc. A development trend in housing that would foster community participation instead of just a place to go to sleep o Quit building - roads unable to meet the commuting needs of current residents o Affordable housing in neighborhoods with parks for families with young children. No more townhomes. o More single family homes. The process of building $175,000 townhomes next to 350,000 - $500,000 homes doesn't sit well with me or my neighbors. A diverse city is what everybody wants but keep housing and rental units apart - not throw them 5