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<br />Committee VisioninQ Responses <br />February 7, 2007 <br /> <br />Question 1. What is the current emphasis of economic development activities in the area of Anoka County <br />.you represent? <br /> <br />Ham Lake - Job creation. <br /> <br />Columbus - Developing municipal utilities and dealing with wetland issues, since 60% of Columbus is wetland. <br /> <br />East Bethel - Biggest thing is working with the Met Council on building a stand-alone sewer system to service the <br />surrounding area and to enable development along the Hwy. 65 corridor, <br /> <br />Fridley - Redevelopment concentrating on sites that are difficult to develop" City gets involved only if private sector <br />can't do it on its own." <br /> <br />Blaine - Re-thinking future plans in the northeast area. <br /> <br /> <br />Burns Township - 90% of our community leaves the Towns~j:p:~o work. WorkHii9pn a commercial land use plan to <br />prepare for future and to become less of a bedroom community. '" <br /> <br />Coon Rapids - Infill development and redevelopment, partIeDJ', 'iong Coon Rapids Blvd. There is a shift in <br />demand towards the service sector. Most propD9?lare for 0 c~'i,buildings, not industrial projects. We are also <br />paying more attention to our housing stock. "', <br /> <br />ACHRA - We can only work with citie5~d;,1Qwnshipsj:,our,emp '15.150n doing our part, in parks and recreation, <br />transportation, the National Sports C~nler,TP0~ Vikings(s{adium, etC. We need to create an inventory of what is <br />available so we can give people op~s to sta . the Couhi~, <br /> <br />City of Anoka - Transporta!i08tlas com~ <br />the rail station coming to ":COmrrl'l!.IllljIy. <br /> <br /> <br />"ptot~~jst. particularly on Hwy. 10 and 47. We are excited about <br /> <br />Question 2. Let's travelltt~4me to thec'Y.ear 2017. What economic development success stories will have <br />made local, state or regionarh:~dline~;~~er the last 10 years? <br /> <br />Ham Lake - To have created a positive image for the City. <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />Burns Township - To have become a sports tourism destination. <br /> <br />Coon Rapids - To have completed redevelopment on Coon Rapid Blvd. and the success of commuter rail at both <br />station sites. <br /> <br />Anoka County - There is an interest in the Vikings stadium deal, it was successful at creating a positive image of <br />what is available here. We have to look at the big picture, and work together. One of the things is to develop a <br />theme, we were looking at a stadium and retail opportunities which could have made Anoka County and Blaine a <br />sports and entertainment center in the upper Midwest. <br /> <br />Columbus - Racetrack will be a cornerstone of our future development, and it will bring in utilities. <br /> <br />ACHRA - Economic development is going to impact transportation needs in Anoka County, and rather than fighting <br />to maintain smaller road systems we need to reinvent Hwy. 65 as a full highway. <br /> <br />41 <br />