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<br />RAMSEY
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<br />RESIDENT
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<br />VOLUME 3, NUMBER 4
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<br />CITY NEWSLETTER
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<br />MARCH 1988
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<br />Waste Management
<br />of Minnesota, Inc.
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<br />RAMSEY CLEAN-UP
<br />DAY SCHEDULED
<br />
<br />In conjuction with Keep America Beautiful Week,
<br />Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. and the City
<br />of Ramsey will again join forces to sponsor' a
<br />Ramsey Clean-Up Day on Saturday, April 30, 1988
<br />from 9:00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m. Ramsey residents will
<br />be able to obtain a permit that will allow them to
<br />dispose of one load of garbage at the Anoka
<br />Regional Sanitary Landfill on that Saturday, April 30.
<br />Permits for Clean-Up Day will be published in the
<br />April Newsletter. The following limitations will be in
<br />effect on April 30:
<br />1. Ramsey residents will be allowed to dispose
<br />of one load of garbage at no charge and upon
<br />presenting their permit.
<br />2. No commercial or industrial vehicles will be
<br />allowed.
<br />3. The following wastes will not be accepted:
<br />a) Tires
<br />b) Tree stumps
<br />c) Drums, barrels or containers
<br />d) Waste oil, toxic chemicals or paint
<br />e) Special waste that may be identified at
<br />the facility
<br />4. There will be no children under the age of 16
<br />- yrs. allowed out of vehicles.
<br />5. Customers must adhere to the company
<br />policies of Waste Management of Minnesota,
<br />I nc.
<br />6. All loads must be tarped and tied down.
<br />The Ramsey Jaycees will be monitoring the recycl-
<br />ing center. Residents can dispose of metals or
<br />newspapers at the recycling center located at the
<br />Anoka Regional Sanitary Landfill. Proceeds from the
<br />center go to the Ramsey Jaycees.
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<br />RAMSEY JAYCEES
<br />
<br />RECYCLING DAY
<br />
<br />April 30, 1988
<br />
<br />START SAVING YOUR NEWSPAPERS AND
<br />METALS NOW!
<br />
<br />The Ramsey Jaycees in conjunction with Waste
<br />Management of Minnesota, Inc. maintain a recycl-
<br />ing center at the Anoka Regional Sanitary Landfill.
<br />The center is open during landfill operating hours,
<br />Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Satur-
<br />days, 8:00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m.
<br />Containers are provided for newspaper and
<br />metals. Newspapers should be bagged, boxed, or
<br />bundled. Items exclusively made of metal are ac-
<br />cepted. No appliances, drums, household garbage,
<br />or combination of metal and other materials are ac-
<br />ceptable for recycling at this time.
<br />Residents are urged to start recycling now. Any
<br />proceeds from the recycling center are turned over
<br />to the Ramsey Jaycees to be used for community
<br />service projects.
<br />In addition to the Jaycee proceeds, the City of
<br />Ramsey can receive a $4 per ton reimbursement
<br />from the State of Minnesota for any materials recycl-
<br />ed within the city.
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<br />Ramsey Resident
<br />Ramsey Municipal Center
<br />15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW
<br />Ramsey, MN 55303
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<br />PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED REGARDING
<br />GATEWAY NORTH INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT DRAFT
<br />ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT
<br />
<br />A draft environmental impact assessment document regarding proposed improvements to Gateway North
<br />Industrial Airport has been completed. The study assesses impacts in a number of areas including:
<br />
<br />Noise Wetlands
<br />Land Use Air Quality
<br />Vegetation & Wildlife Direct Social Impacts
<br />Geology & Soils Induced Socio-Economic Impacts
<br />Water Resources Historic & Archaeological Sites
<br />Flood Hazard Water & Sanitary Service
<br />Solid Waste Light Emissions
<br />Energy
<br />
<br />Over the course of the environmental study, public informational meetings were held on November 12, 1987
<br />and January 13, 1988. This public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Ramsey Municipal
<br />Center. The primary purpose of the hearing is to receive comments regarding the data gathered in the draft
<br />environmental document. Copies of that document are available for review at the Ramsey Municipal Center
<br />(15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W.) and the Rum River Branch of the Anoka County Library (Rum River Plaza at
<br />Hwy. #47 and 167th Avenue) and the Anoka Public Library (2135 3rd Avenue in Anoka).
<br />
<br />ANNUAL BOARD OF
<br />REVIEW SCHEDULED
<br />
<br />Ramsey's Annual Board of Review will be held on
<br />Tuesday, April 26, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ramsey
<br />Municipal Center for the purpose of reviewing and
<br />correcting property valuations for 1988. All persons
<br />considering themselves aggrieved by said valuation,
<br />or who wish to complain that property of another is
<br />valued too low, are hereby notified to appear at said
<br />Board of Review and show cause for having the
<br />valuation corrected.
<br />No complaint that another person's property is
<br />valued too low will be acted upon until the person
<br />to be assessed, or his agent, have been notified of
<br />such complaint.
<br />It is also requested that any person wishing to
<br />question or complain about their property valuation
<br />call City Assessor Lester Wirz prior to the Board of
<br />Review. Many questions can be answered or pro-
<br />blems resolved without going through the Board of
<br />Review and thus save considerable staff and citizen
<br />time. Lester Can be reached at 427-1410,8:00 a.m.
<br />to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Fridays.
<br />
<br />PLANS ARE BEING MADE FOR THE 15TH
<br />ANNUAL TREE SALE AND ARBOR DAY
<br />EVENT . WATCH THE APRIL RAMSEY RESI-
<br />DENT NEWSLETTER FOR FURTHER
<br />DET AILS.
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<br />CITY OF RAMSEY
<br />ANNUAL SPRING PET CLINIC
<br />
<br />The City of Ramsey will be sponsoring its annual
<br />spring pet clinic on Saturday, April 30, 1988 from
<br />8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. It will be held in the lower
<br />level fire barn of the Ramsey Municipal Center
<br />located at 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, Min-
<br />nesota. The following shots will be offered:
<br />
<br />DHLP and Parvovirus (<{anine) $9.90
<br />Rabies (cat and dog) $3.75
<br />Pan RC-C-P (feline) $4.75
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<br />Dog licenses will also be available at the clinic.
<br />Ramsey ordinance requires the licensing of all dogs
<br />in the City. The cost for these licenses is $3.00 for
<br />males and spayed females and $5.00 for unspayed
<br />females. Licenses are good for a period of two years.
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<br />POSTAL CUSTOMER
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<br />SPECIAL ELECTION
<br />
<br />APRIL 19, 1988
<br />
<br />On April 19, 1988, there will be a special election
<br />in Ramsey on two issues:
<br />Airport Zoning Ordinance
<br />-and-
<br />Volunteer Fire Department
<br />The Gateway North Industrial Airport Zoning Or-
<br />dinance was introduced in 1987 and generated a
<br />petition requesting that the adoption of this or-
<br />dinance be submitted to a referendum. The purpose
<br />of the Ordinance is to prevent establishment of air-
<br />port hazards, to protect the airport, to protect pro-
<br />perty and persons on the ground and provide aircraft
<br />with safe maneuvering space near the airport.
<br />The City Council has also asked that the voters
<br />opinion be expressed via an advisory election on
<br />whether or not Ramsey should establish it's own
<br />volunteer fire department. Currently, Ramsey con-
<br />tracts with the Cities of Anoka and Elk River for it's
<br />fire protection. Since the fall of 1987, a special study
<br />committe has been evaluating how fire protection
<br />should be provided for the City of Ramsey in the
<br />future and has recommended that a volunteer fire
<br />department be established.
<br />In preparation for this election, there will be a
<br />special issue of the Ramsey Resident published and
<br />delivered sometime during the week of April 4, 1988.
<br />That special issue will contain sample ballots, in-
<br />structions to voters about where to vote and how to
<br />register to vote.
<br />The two questions will be reviewed in as much
<br />detail as can reasonably be afforded within the space
<br />of the 4-page Ramsey Resident. Included will be ex-
<br />cerpts from the Fire Safety Study Committee's
<br />Report and the Gateway North Industrial Airport Zon-
<br />ing Ordinance, tables, questions and answers and
<br />summaries.
<br />All information will be factual and no part of the
<br />Ramsey Resident will be used to persuade the voter
<br />to vote in opposition to or in favor of either issue.
<br />The editor of the Ramsey Resident does, however,
<br />recognize that the whole story can only be
<br />understood by reading the facts and hearing the
<br />arguments in favor of or opposed to an issue.
<br />Therefore, as a service to our readers, we will pass
<br />along the name and telephone number of any per-
<br />son wishing to receive further information to those
<br />persons who are advocates and opponents of the
<br />two issues. If you are interested in hearing more,
<br />leave your name and telephone number with Sylvia
<br />Frolik at 427-1410. Please indicate for which issue
<br />you would like more information.
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<br />CAR-RT -SRT
<br />BULK RATE
<br />U.S. POSTAGE
<br />PAID
<br />PERMIT NO. 131
<br />ANOKA, MN 55303
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