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May/June • 2017 <br />City of Ramsey Partners with University <br />of Minnesota Through Resilient <br />Communities Project <br /> -community with access to students from a <br />silient Communities Project (RCP) is wide range of programs and disciplines— <br />pleased to announce that the City of from architecture, planning and engineer- <br />Ramsey has been selected as its partner ing, to business, environmental sciences <br />community for the 2017–2018 academic <br />year. Starting in September 2017, Ramsey RCP, the City is able to enhance its own <br />and the University will begin collabo-capacity to deal with a variety of commu- <br />rating on 20 multidisciplinary projects nity issues. Students who participate in <br />that advance community priorities from <br />Ramsey’s Strategic Plan focused on a opportunities to apply their knowledge <br />stable tax base, a connected community, and training. <br />smart citizen-focused government, and <br />and purpose of the individual projects, <br />incubation, community engagement, U.S. and begin matching them with courses <br />Highway 10 corridor planning, environ- <br />spring 2018. RCP Director Mike Greco <br />asset management, greenway planning, will administer the partnership on behalf <br />housing for all, organics recycling, retail of the University, and Ramsey Commu- <br />market analysis, water conservation, and a nity Development Director Tim Gladhill <br />community volunteer program.will coordinate the City’s participation in <br /> the program. <br />history of being a leader in planning and RCP is a program of the Center for <br />citizen engagement strategies,” Ramsey - <br />Mayor Sarah Strommen stated.sity of Minnesota. To learn more, visit rcp. <br /> -umn.edu, contact Mike Greco, Resilient <br />gram matches students from the Univer-Communities Project Director at 612- <br />sity of Minnesota with a single Minnesota 625-7501, mgreco@umn.edu, or Tim <br />city or county for an entire academic year. Gladhill, City of Ramsey Community <br />-Development Director at 763-433-9826 <br />nering with a community in Anoka Coun-tgladhill@cityoframsey.com. <br />ty. An RCP partnership provides the <br />Administrator’s Corner4 <br />Spring Recycling Day Event Flyer6 <br />Pet Clinic9 <br />The Draw Summer Events Series Flyer16 <br />