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RAMSEY IDENT RE Printed on Recycled Paper VOLUME 4, NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 1989 CITY NEWSLETTER ANOKA HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ELECTION November 7, 1989 On November 7, 1989, resident of the Anoka Hennepin School District #11 will be asked to vote on a $49,750,000 bond issue. The bond proposal is itemized as follows: a) Construction of a 4th high school $38,000,000 b) Coon Rapids Senior High School Field House $ 7,000,000 c) Coon Rapids Senior High School Cafeteria $ 2,600,000 d) Bring current Coon Rapids Senior High School building to current code $ 1,400,000 While it is impossible to project the exact effect on an individual's tax bill, the projections for homestead property owners in an average city in our District are as follows: Assessors Annual Monthly Market Value Increase Increase $ 50,000 $ 9.00 $ .75 75,000 29.00 2.42 100,000 40.00 3.33 125,000 55.00 4.58 150,000 69.00 5.75 200,000 99.00 8.25 Because projected student populations are expected to outgrow the District 11 's buildings by the middle 1990's, a fourth high school has been proposed as a solution to accommodating future enrollment numbers. These conditions are largely at the elementary level. It is expected that the plan to build a new high school and restructuring the grade levels (K-5; 6-8; 9-12) will allow for the enrollment surge from elementary up through the higher grades. The restructuring consists of relocating 6th grades to middle schools. Based on the fact that the majority of the population growth is on the Hennepin County side of District #11, the task force has recommended that if the bond passes, the site for the 4th high school be in Champlin. It is proposed that the new school would be planned and built taking into consideration possible decreases in enrollment in the long-term future and it would be designed to not only house high school students but elementary and middle school students as well, if the need ever arises. Some alternatives to constructing a new high school to accommodate enrollment numbers are: a) Split school shifts b) Transporting students to rented sites c) Use of portable buildings An informational meeting will be held on October 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ramsey Elementary School regar- ding the bond issue. NOTE: Regular precinct polling places will not be open on Tuesday, November 7. All precincts in Ramsey are being asked to vote at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W. The poll will be open from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Residents of the Elk River School District will not be voting on this bond. YOU ARE INVITED TO A HALLOWEEN PARTY Sponsored by Ramsey Community Education October 31, Tuesday - 6:30-8:30 All you ghosts and goblins come for the: * Games to play * Trick or Treat bags * Goodies to eat * Spook House to scare you * Costu me Contest 7:00 Preschool 7: 15 K & 1 7:30 2 & 3 7:45 4-5-6 Gr. Cost: $1.50 (includes trick or treat bags and tickets to play your favorite games) Ramsey Resident Ramsey Municipal Center 15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW Ramsey, MN 55303 POSTAL CUSTOMER PLANS CONTINUE FOR THE EXTENSION OF 153RD AVENUE N.W. As you may recall, over the past couple of months this Newsletter has been addressing the proposed improvement to the City's east/west transportation corridor. The proposed improvement consists of ex- tending 153rd Avenue N.W. from Nowthen Blvd. N.W. (Cty. Rd. #5) to Ramsey Blvd. N.W. (Cty. Rd. #56). Part of the consideration process included preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW). In September, the EAW was an- nounced as being completed and available for review and comment. The City did receive three comments regarding the EAW. As a result of those comments, no significant impacts were determined to exist that could not be mitigated relating to the proposed project. On Oc- tober 10, the City Council approved the Findings of Fact relating to the EAW and found no significant impact to exist. That action allows the City to pro- ceed with right-of-way acquisition and preparation of construction plans. GOOD NEIGHBORS The City of Elk River is our next door neighbor just upstream on the Mississippi River. For some time now, that community has been struggling with transportation and safety issues related to Highway #101 connecting U.S. Highway #10 to Interstate #94 at Rogers, Minnesota. That highway has been the site of many deaths and injuries to the traveling public. More recently, Elk River has suffered the loss of individuals at poorly constructed railroad cross- ings of the Burlington Northern Railroad. On Thursday, October 12, 1989, Elk River hosted a safety hearing before Governor Perpich and several representatives from the Department of Transportation. As a good neighbor, the City of Ramsey was represented at that hearing, suppor- ting the efforts of the Elk River community to find solutions to their growing transportation and safety needs. Like Elk River, the City of Ramsey also has transportation and safety needs that are being ad- dressed by the City Council and the City's legislative representatives. What we learned from this is that wherever we go we find responsible local govern- ment leadership vying for limited resources to solve important problems. As Elk River's good neighbor downstream, we wish them well and offer our sup- port to solve transportation and safety needs wherever they may occur. Featured Articles School Bond Issue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Halloween Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Community Ed. 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