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Anoka County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 70 family lots, which is serviced by the city sewer facility and the West Lake George Public Well water system. A second area is the new Ponds 18-hole golf course and housing development with 206 urban size single-family lots and 18 townhouse lots. The City of St. Francis provides the drinking water and wastewater is handled by a wetland treatment system. Ramsey Ramsey Infrastructure includes two State Highways Highway 10 and Highway 47. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad runs east/west through the city, which sits along the “Northstar” corridor. The Ramsey Police Department provides police protection to the city and the paid on call Ramsey Fire Department provides fire protection. The educational needs of the community are provided by two school districts. They are Anoka-Hennepin School District #11 and Elk River School District #728. Ramsey has two schools from District #11, Ramsey Elementary and PACT Charter. Additionally, there is Lord of Life Preschool, and Children’s World Daycare. Ramsey Medical Clinic, which built a new facility in 2011 as a local clinic. Connexus Energy and City of Anoka provides the area’s electricity needs. Century Link or Comcast Cable provides telephone service and Center Point Energy provides gas to most of the residents. Some of the more rural residents use propane for gas. Part of the city has city sewer and water, while the remaining residents and business have wells and septic systems. Ramsey is a Charter City, with a City Administrator and a seven person Council. The City has 266 acres of public land within the City. These areas include churches, schools, city offices, public work facilities, and fire stations. Within the City, there is nearly 1000 acres of public parks. The larger City-owned parks are Elmcrest Park (95 acres), Central Park (41.3 acres), Rivers Bend Park (47.3 acres), Peltzer Park (32 acres). In addition, Anoka County has two regional parks within the City of Ramsey. They are Mississippi West Regional Park (204 acres) and Rum River Central Park (308.8 acres). The State of Minnesota operates a wayside rest along Highway 10 that is 18 acres in size. Within the City of Ramsey, there are two public golf courses, Rum River Hills, along Highway 47, and Northfork, along Highway 10. The Boy Scouts own 160 acres of land along Highway 47 and the Rum River that they use for camping and other scout activities. Approximately 1500 acres within the City of Ramsey receive the agricultural property tax classification by the Anoka County Assessors Office. While the City of Ramsey has an abundance of trees, there are no publicly managed forestlands. There are several private business tree nurseries located within the City of Ramsey. The City of Ramsey’s growth, like most slowed considerably in the past couple of years. The Ramsey Town Center, now renamed the COR continues to work to bring in new projects. In 2012 a luxury apartment project will begin bringing in over 200 units adjacent to the parking ramp near city hall. Also planned is a seniors building project, which details are still being completed. Ramsey will continue to be a market for light industrial and retail areas. There are many planned infrastructure projects planned for the future. In regards to transportation, projects include conversion of U.S. Highway 10 to a limited access freeway, a new bridge crossing over the Mississippi River, the relocation of State Highway 169 through Ramsey, and the improvement and widening of County and State aid roads. For utilities, the City will be extending sewer and water trunk lines north of the existing service area to facilitate residential development. The City will also be constructing several new city wells, another water tower, and a water treatment plant within the next 5 years. St. Francis