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<br /> <br />Anoka County Parks and Recreation <br /> <br />"::,,-;:~.' <br /> <br />---.......~~,:,.,-~,. <br /> <br />550 Bunker Lake Boulevard NW, Andover, MN 55304 <br /> <br />October 2, 2007 <br /> <br />Pat T rudgeon <br />Community Development Director <br />City of Ramsey <br />7550 Sunwood Drive <br />Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 <br /> <br />Re: Conditional Use Permit Request - Diamond Sports Bar and Grill <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Trudgeon: <br /> <br />This letter is provided as a follow-up fo our recent telephone conversation regarding the <br />proposal of the Diamond Sports Bar and Grill to amend the outdoor recreational uses <br />permitted in their conditional use permit to include motocross, snowmobile racing, demolition <br />derby, and rodeo. Please forward this letter to the Rams.ey Planning Commission as a matter <br />of record for the upcoming. public hearing on October 4, 2007. <br /> <br />This proposal has been reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Committee of the Anoka County <br />Board of Commissioners. The item was discussed as part of their regular meeting held on <br />Tuesday October 4, 2007. The review was made in the context of Mississippi West Regional <br />Park being located directly adjacent to the proposed development by.the Diamonds Sports <br />Bar. <br /> <br />On October 2, 2007, the AnokaCounty Parks and Recreation Committee reviewed the <br />Diamond's proposal. The Committee determined that the proposed development would be <br />inconsistent with the existing and planned uses of the regional park, and therefore requests <br />that the Ramsey Planning Commission d~ny the proposal. <br /> <br />The reasons cited for the Committee's decision includes the following: <br />. the park is a natural area that is a componeflt of the metropolitan regional' park <br />system which emphasizes passive use recreation , <br />the park is 'located within the federally designated corridor of the Mississippi National <br />and River Recreation Area - a unit of the National Park System <br />the park is located along a section of a State designated Wild and Scenic River <br />future uses of the park will include picnic areas, walking and biking trails, river access <br />and fishing, children' play areas, and nature observation/study areas . <br />maximizing the public benefit of the park - and the park master plan that has been <br />supported by the Ramsey City Council ~ is dependent upon surrounding lend uses that <br />are compatible in nature with the designated uses of the park <br /> <br />OPEN SpACES IN NEARBY PLACES <br /> <br />'::::':-;:::-';;:T1::'~~.......-:;:;""''''''' <br /> <br />=~/'.----;,",:.::'--' <br /> <br />Phone: 763.757.3920 <br /> <br />www.anokacountyparks.com <br /> <br />Fax: 763.755.0230 15 <br />