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Printed on Recycled Paper RAMSEY IDENT RE CITY NEWSLETTER VOLUME 5, NUMBER 8 AUGUST 1990 ALERT SIREN SYSTEM By Police Chief Auspos Hopefully everybody living and working in Ramsey is aware of the Civil Defense/Storm Warning siren network by now! I feel certain that those living very close to the siren sites, if they are home on the first Wednesday of each month at 1 :00 p.m., definitely know about them! There are seventeen of these siren locations in the City, each producing a cone or pattern of sound that slightly overlaps its neighboring site to provide, when all seventeen are actuated, an ail-encompassing warning system. While the name' 'Civil Defense" is still a part of the system nomenclature, this system is also for the purpose of warning of impending severe storms. While I may be a little too optimistic, current events seem to indicate that the danger of a storm of ICBM's descen- ding upon us has greatly lessened. Besides, for all intents and purposes, if such a thing were ever to occur, about all the sirens would do is to interfere with saying good bye! The siren network exists to warn us of an approaching storm cell of such magnitude as to cause heavy destruction, personal and property, as in tornadoes and straight-line winds. When the weather services or confirmed/accurate observations warrant it, the sirens are activated from the central control point in the Anoka County Dispatch Center and citizens can seek shelter. Since the tornado season seems to be pretty well past us now, I won't dwell in this issue on the fine points of tone meanings, shelter, etc. but will, rather, do so next March. The main pOint in this article is to seek out citizen assistance in monitoring the effectiveness of the system. It was designed by the manufacturer to not only be activated by radio signal but also to report by those radio signals the status of each siren unit. That is, the radio telemetry would result in a printed report at Central Dispatch on the first Wednesday of each month tell- ing administrative persons, of which I am one, whether each siren functioned properly. Unfortunately, like Mr. Burns "Mice and Men" , things often go awry and this reporting idea doesn't always work as it should. Sometimes the siren is shrieking it's little heart out and the report is blandly stating a "no-show" and when the siren is mute as a rock at test time, the report joyfully indicates all is well. Alii can say to this is, "It's being worked on!" However, until we can be sure that the glitches are all gone and the concept in reality works every time, we are asking for your help. What is needed are persons who are routinely home during the day, particularly at 1 :00 p.m. on the first Wednes- day of each month. We would like to establish a network of observers and listeners who will report in to the City Hall via telephone to let us know how the sirens functioned on test day. We will establish criteria by which to jUdge the performance and supply each volunteer with printed forms to note on in a few simple categories regarding sire performance. That per- son would then call in those three or four notations after the test and be done until the next month. The pay for this task is absolutely minimal, like zero, and the percs are equally dismal but if you've always wanted to be like those Olympic contest judges and assign 9's or 1 O's to per- formance, this is the job for you! Then too, there is always the satisfaction you will be reasonably assured that if, Heaven for- bid, the day ever comes that the sirens need to wail, you and your neighbors will hear them well before you hear the tornado. If you are interested in participating, please call the Police Department at 427-6812 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or the Administrative Offices at 427-1410, same times and days. We'll take your name and when everything is ready to go, get back to you. Ramsey Resident Ramsey Municipal Center 15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW Ramsey, MN 55303 [I PRIMARY ELECTION DAY Tuesday, September 11, 1990 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. You are eligible to vote if you are 18 years of age or older, a citizen of the United States, and have resided in Minnesota for 20 days. You may register to vote on the day of the election with one of the following required identification: 1. Valid driver's license or learner's permit (or receipt for either) showing correct/current address in the precinct 2. Valid Minnesota non-qualified card (or receipt) showing correct/current address in precinct (carried mainly by senior citizens and non-drivers) 3. Notice of ineffective registration Showing the address of the voter in the precinct 4. Valid registration in the same precinct (applies only if the voter has moved within the same precinct) 5. College students may use any of the following which show their address in the precinct: - Current student fee statement - Current student identification card - Current student registration card 6. Oath of a registered voter in the same precinct or a voter who registered on election day with proper ID ANOKA COUNTY TRAVELER A new business in Anoka County may prove to be a great convenience to parents weary of transporting children and to people who don't drive. The Anoka County Traveler is a deluxe minibus that will take teenagers, commuters, college students, senior citizens, and anyone else in need of a ride anywhere in Anoka County for only one dollar. The air conditioned vehicles ar equipped with wheelchair lifts and are accessible to the disabled. To arrange for a one-way trip with the traveler, people need to call 464-8883 24 hours in advance of the necessary pick- up time. For an extra 50 cents, each trip arrangement can be made for same day service if space and time permits. Regularly scheduled trips can be arranged for consistent trips. Standing orders such as rides to work or school can then be automatically scheduled wilthout having to call each time. For more information on scheduling, discount fare cards and conditions of service, please call 464-8883. We are pleased to announce the addition of a City Engineer to our staff at Ramsey Municipal Center. Steve Jankowski comes to us from Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin. Steve is busy these days relocating his family to the area and establishing Ramsey's first in-house engineering department which will include the addition of one Jr. engineering technician and one Sr. engineering technician. POSTAL CUSTOMER MINNESOTA FIREARMS SAFETY COURSE State Conservation Officer Kathy Brehm wishes to announce that the Lions and Jaycees are promoting a Minnesota Firearms Safety Course to be held at the Park Center in Cen- tral Park. The course will begin September 6, 1990 at 6:30 p.m. Instructors have completed the requirements for certification established by the Minnesota Department of Resources and the national Rifle Association and include Dean Jaros, Larry Anderson, Gary Hoffard and Joel Jaros. Boys and girls in the Ramsey area who are interested in hunt- ing or shooting are invited to enroll in the course by calling Arlene or Linda at the Police Department at 427-6812 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Students must be 12 years old by November. There is no maximum age, although the course is designed for youths up to the age of 16. There will be eleven 11/2 hour classes plus a Saturday morn- ing shoot at Minnetonka Gun Club. The course fee of $5.00 will cover all materials. Class size is limited to the first 25 students. Youths between the ages of 12 and 16 who have taken the training and have received the certificate are permitted to hunt small game and are eligilble to purchase a big game license. After reching age 14, certified youths are permitted to hunt unaccompanied by their parents or guardians. ASSESSMENT HEARINGS SCHEDULED The City Council has scheduled assessment hearings begin- ning at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5,1990 at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., regard- ing the following 1990 improvement projects: · Sewer, water, sotrm sewer and bituminous street surfac- ing on Rivlyn Avenue · Sewer, water, storm sewer and bituminous street surfac- ing for Juniper Woods Addition · Sewer, water, storm sewer and bituminous street surfac- ing on Dolomite Street N.W. · Seal coating improvements in Rolling Green Addition · Sealcoating improvements in Ramsey Terrace Addition · Sealcoating improvements on Magnesium Street N.W. · Street overlay improvements in Autumn Heights Addition · Street overlay improvements in Woodland Green Addition · Street overlay improvements in Halls Dover Acres Addition · Bituminous surfacing on Baugh Street NW. · Bituminous surfacing on 178th Avenue N.W. and 178th Circle NW. ******************** : Featured Articles : * * * Siren System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 * * County Traveler Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 * * Hockey Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 * * RYAA Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 * * Boy Scouts of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 * * Voting Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 * * Employment Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 * * Fire Department News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 * ******************** CAR-RT -SRT BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 131 ANOKA, MN 55303