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Anoka County 2019 Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 41 Ramsey is a bedroom community, with a mixture of farms, single-family homes on large parcels of land and single-family homes on urban sized lots ranging from starter homes to executive style homes. Senior housing apartments are also available, as well as numerous styles of town homes. The city’s business district is growing with numerous light industrial companies in our three business parks. Along with the abundant tree canopy, natural waterways give shape and identity to the city. The Rum River, with its canopy of flood plain forest, has become an ideal location for many new upper scale homes. Ramsey citizens also have access to the river at the two parks located along its banks, Rum River Central County Park and River’s Bend City Park. The Rum River is also regionally significant as a State Canoe Route and is protected through its designation as a Wild and Scenic River under the Minnesota Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. US Highway 10 (an alternate State Great River Road), and the railroad separate most of Ramsey from the Mississippi River. Except for the flat terrace along Highway 10, the presence of the Mississippi River is not obvious. The Wayside Rest State Park (Daytonport), an undeveloped Mississippi West County Park, and a planned (and partially built) River Corridor Trail are Ramsey’s links to the mighty river. The stretch of the Mississippi River through Ramsey is within the Critical Area Corridor for the Mississippi River and is part of the Mississippi National River & Recreation Area (MNRRA). This stretch of the Mississippi River is also designated as “recreational” under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The Wayside Rest State Park has facilities for camping, drinking water, and canoe launching along the Mississippi River. Surrounded by many wetlands, Trott Brook creates a large natural corridor across the northern part of Ramsey, stretching from the western border east to the Rum River. While Trott Brook has been ditched to relieve residents of water problems, it remains relatively undeveloped along its banks. Other ditches create waterway corridors through northern Ramsey connecting a series of wetlands that drain east into the Rum River. These ditches form the backbone of the sub-watersheds in Ramsey. The city boasts a growing business district. Within this district, there are three business parks, Energy Park, Business Park 1995 and Gateway Park. Since 2007, 225,000 square feet of industrial space has been added. We are proud of our commitment to attract economically and environmentally sound commercial development. The City staff and City Council are working hard to give order and control over future growth to continually provide employment opportunities to the citizens and provide for the future with a steady tax base. The city is proud to have Connexus Energy as the lead employer. Looking ahead, the city is working toward a retail and commercial area that includes restaurants, shopping, entertainment and employment opportunities. Ramsey is served by two school districts, Elk River #278, and Anoka-Hennepin #11. Anoka-Hennepin students have exceeded the state average on the Minnesota Basic Standards in math, reading, and writing. Scores of Anoka-Hennepin students on college entrance exams are well above the national average in all areas tested. The City of Ramsey is home to major employers including Life Fitness/500, Vision Ease/400, Connexus Energy/230, Anderson & Dahlen/160, ALTRON, Inc/104, Command Tooling/84, ACE Solid Waste/80, Zero Zone Refrigeration/59, Wendells/50, Heritage Millwork/45, Airgas North Central/42, and RJM/Gen Paper Products/40. Additionally, the City of Ramsey employs 68 full time staff.