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<br /> 0 u( <br /> l~7 .. <br /> 3490 Lexington Avenue North <br /> St. Paul, MN 55126 <br /> (612) 490-5600 c( <br />CAPITOL COUNTY <br />OF MINNESOTA TO: RCLLG Membership <br />RAMSEY COUNTY MEMBERS FROM: <br /> Peggy Rollins, RCLLG Coordinator <br />Anfen Hills <br />F8k:an Heights RE: Ramsey County Home Rule Charter Amendment Regarding Park, <br />Gem Lake Recreation Or Open Space Land And Facilities <br />Lauderdale <br />LftUe Canada At the request of Jeanne Weigum, President of the St. Paul and Ramsey County <br />Maplewood Friends of the Parks and Trails, the following article from the August 1994 <br /> newsletter of the Friends of the Parks and Trails is being reprinted for your <br />Mounds View information. Please be advised that this article is reprinted solely for your <br />New Brighton information and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the RCLLG <br />North Oaks Executive Board. <br />North St Paul ******* <br />Ramsey County 'Shall the Ramsey County Home Rule Charter be amended to require the county <br />.VIlIe Board to maintain a policy which provides for no net loss of park, recreation or <br /> open space land and facilities?" <br />St Anthony <br />st Paul Ramsey County voters will have an opportUnity to guarantee park lands now and into <br />Shorevlew the fUture with a yes vote on the charter amendment in the November election. The <br /> charter is really the county's constitution. Placing this protection in the charter <br />Vadnais HeIghts would make it very difficult for your favorite park to become afire station, jail or <br />Whfte Beer Lake shopping mall some time in the fUture. <br />While Bear Township The current practice and policy of the County Board is "no net loss", in other words, <br />ASSOCIATE MEMBERS if an acre is sold or used for a purpose other than parks, it must be replaced. Since <br />Mounds View School it is just a policy, a different board could adopt an entirely different policy, one <br />District 1Ill21 which provided substantially less protection for park lands. Ramsey county is largely <br />North St PauV developed and those casting about for a place to build often spy wide open spaces <br />Maplewood School and conclude that this would be a great space for a school, strip mall, town house <br />Dlslllclllll22 complex, or manufacturing plant. lWzen times are good and money is easy, elected <br />Rosevllle School officials are not very likely tofallfor that. lWzen budgets are tight and demandfor <br />Olstrlct 1Ill23 services increase, expanded tax rolls look inviting. <br />5t Paul School <br />DIstrlcl11ll25 The charter amendment is supported by the Ramsey County Charter Commission and <br />White Bear Lake the Friends of the Parks. If you have questions or would like more infonnation, call <br />Sch. DIstllll24 the Friends at 698-4543. <br />eamsey 5011 B. Water ******* <br />onservation District Printed on recycl8d P4>6r <br />