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margin thru increased density. Recalculate how many homes get built each year. We have half built developments "Sunfish Lake". Focus on completing current projects. o Having roads and infrastructure to support the people living in Ramsey. High density housing is not desirable and a general negative. oWe do not need any more development. Weare suddenly over populated with roads that are terribly underdeveloped for the amount of traffic. There is also no street lights - so even though there are lots of kids you can't see them walking in the streets _ also sidewalks. Also, why not raise money to be able to hire more police officers to try and control the multitude of drug dealers and user's in Ramsey. o Slow down on development because the road access is being strained by too much traffic, particularly on hwy 47. o Affordable senior housing o Bring in new retail! Address future school needs for growth that has occurred- elementary, middle & high school! New parks near or in existing developments. Put side walks into existing developments without them - to make them safer. o Maintain attractive neighborhoods# (#8 also). I love that Ramsey feels so quiet & safe. We recently moved here from a small town in WI, and feel great about our decision to purchase a home in Ramsey! I believe Ramsey has great opportunity to have both quiet neighborhoods and booming businesses. (P .S. our family really enjoys the Ramsey walking trails!) o No more townhomes, keep neighborhoods friendly and green. o Address the traffic concerns created by more people living in Ramsey. Hwy 47 is a nightmare because too many people now rely on one road to service them. Focus on creating neighborhoods with parks & things that attract young families because that is now who is moving to Ramsey. o STOP building multiple housing units at this ridiculous high rate! Ramsey is a great place to live, but hwy 47 is very congested. Definitely more parks should be in neighborhoods. Our neighborhood (Barium/47) has no parks for any of our neighborhood children. Flower gardens, too - Have Garden Clubs maintain. How about a dog park in Ramsey - great example is 3 Rivers (Elm Creek Park). Keep retail out of housing neighborhoods. Some good bike trails - keep them going and maintained. Note: We lived in Burnsville for 5 years. They as a city would sell bare root trees for a very reasonable price. I know Ramsey has a tree sale, but its not that reasonable. All these new developments need greenscape. o Trails and park systems throughout the city and connections to surrounding cities and park systems (continuous trails/sidewalks not ones that end abruptly). Safer transportation and access to major roadways/highways without traffic back-up. o A balance of housing affordable options is most important. Middle ring suburbs that have no growth opportunities yet have nice neighborhoods & communities and are experiencing low turnover of properties. They have declining young families therefore the schools start to shrink & neighborhoods start to deteriorate. Second, a moderate growth rate is also important. Public services that are needed to support a community need to grow along in a plan-ful manner. If it is too quick, things are done poorly and not thought through. o Improve Hwyl0, Sunfish and Hwy47 by the fairgrounds. Stop the rental housing and work on keeping home owners. Make sidewalks from Sunfish & Bunker Lake Blvd. 7