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11 ilkSNOWMOBILE SEASON: •.•. * MAILBOX WHAT You NEED To KNOW * REPLACEMENT POLICY Earlier this year,the Ramsey City Council considered Mailboxes installed and maintained to City making changes to the Recreational Vehicle ordinance which U.S.Post Office regulations which are damaged regulates the operation of snowmobiles and other recreational as a result of direct contact by City snow removal vehicles in the City of Ramsey. The Council did not approve any equipment will be temporarily repaired within 48 of the proposed changes to the current Recreational Vehicle hours of receiving notification of such damage. If ordinance. The following information should help you understand the mailbox cannot be temporarily repaired, a the current city ordinances and state laws that regulate the portablemailboxwillbesetinplacesomailservice operation of snowmobiles and other recreational vehicles in the will be continued. The City will replace the damaged City of Ramsey. mailbox structure the following spring with a WHEN CAN WE SNOWMOBILE? standard No. 1 black, white, or silver mailbox • Between the hours of 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM Sunday mounted on 4-by 4-inch treated post. through Thursday. Residents whose mailboxes are knocked • Between the hours of 8:00 AM Friday to 1:00 AM down as a result of direct contact by City snow Saturday. • Between the hours of 8:00 AM Saturday to 1:00 AM removal equipment may request$75 allowances, Sunday. if they so choose,to replace the mailbox structures • One half-hour after sunset to one half-hour before themselves, relieving the City of any further sunrise you MUST operate your snowmobile in the obligation. In such cases, the City will provide same direction as traffic flow. € portable,temporary mailboxes until the following WHERE CAN WE SNOWMOBILE? : spring. • You can snowmobile on your own property. Mailboxes,which are not installed to City • On the property of another person if you have IN and U.S.Post Office regulations,or are damaged YOUR POSSESSION written permission of the due to snow deposited from plows(versus being owner of that land. hit by City snow removal equipment),will not be • On the land of a person who has clearly visible signs replaced. The City is not responsible for damage allowing snowmobiles. to media or paper boxes and will not repair them. • You can operate on public trails that are designated by the City Council. Ramsey has NONE of these trails in the City limits. • Right-hand portion of roadway in MUSA area. z �: > • On lakes that are subject to the City's jurisdiction. • The only lake of this type in Ramsey is Emerald Pond. • On the right-of-ways of State Trunk Highways and County State Aid roads. SNOWBIRDS GET • On the right-of-ways of City streets in NON-MUSA AREAS. TAGGED AND TOWED WHERE IS IT ILLEGAL TO SNOWMOBILE? Remember not to park your motor vehicle • On someone's land without his or her permission. on any City street during a snowfall,or afterwards, • City Parks. You may operate on the water of Emerald until it is plowed. Vehicles parked along the road- Pond but NOT in the park area. • Railroad right-of--ways. way cause the snowplows to go around them,leav- • Golf Courses. ing unplowed areas. They also present a danger • School grounds. to plow drivers when visibility is poor. These • Tree Nurseries or planted areas. "snowbirds"are tagged and towed at the owner's • In the median or area between opposing lanes of expense! Save yourself money and aggravation traffic. while you help us provide for safe and efficient Continued on Page 14 snowplowing services. Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.-Betty Smith