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• Anoka County Multi- Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan volunteer 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 serves as a local clinic. Connexus Energy provides the area's electricity needs. Qwest 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 continues to see high growth in its industrial and commercial sectors. Since 2000, the City has added 817,000 square feet of industrial space and 475,000 square feet in commercial /retail space. The Ramsey Town Center, once completed will add nearly 750,000 square feet in new commercial /retail space. The city has a sustained residential growth that will continue over the next 20 years. 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 St. Francis Infrastructure includes 56 miles of roads with 40 miles being blacktop and 16 miles being gravel. St. Francis has a major highway (State Highway 47) running north and south through the community and running east and west is Anoka County Road 28. Anoka County Road 24 runs east and west with Anoka County Roads 7 and 9 running north and south into the City of St Francis. The City of St. Francis consists of a City Administrator and a Council of five individuals.