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Arden Hills 715,064 115,064 2.5% 115,064 2.5%
<br />'t'hose .cities include the
<br />state's four largest: Minneapolis, ` ` 9.
<br />Gem Lake 5 912
<br />5,164
<br />3.5%
<br />5,912
<br />4.0%
<br />Paul; Rochester and Duluth
<br />`St iw~e a~ ` °" ;z~0,'i + ~- ~f `~ =.s>~~ .,
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<br />Other`"big recipients` aie rural Maplewood 1,355,601 938,744 5:0% "'1,355,601 7 2%
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<br />:cities and older suburbs with view 1;t23,o ~ 5 1
<br />(relatively ..low property tax New Brighton 1,126,461 582,719 3.6% 1;126,461
<br />abases.
<br />The president of the Coali-
<br />.North St. Paul 1,325,790
<br />247,192
<br />5.0%
<br />469,664
<br />9.5%
<br />tiion of'Greater Minnesota Cities
<br />charged Pawlenty with punish-
<br />Shoreview 500,766
<br />500,766
<br />3.1 %
<br />500,766_
<br />3.1 °h
<br />ing poor cities and favoring rich ;~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~
<br />rSUburbS. Vadnais Hts. 273,030 213,030 -2.9°h 213,030 2.9%
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<br />"What Governor 1?awlenty is as ~ _
<br />proposing is not fair," said Detroit .
<br />sakes-Mayor Larry Buboltz, the •
<br />coalition's president. "He is stick- Afton ' 52,336 52,336 4.5% 52,336: 4.5%
<br />ng it to cities with low property ~~ ~ ~
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<br />wealth-thosecities'that got the Birchwood 20;345 15,406 3.5% 20,345 4.6%
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<br />feast benefit from d ~
<br />talc, relief sngned mto law two .Forest Lake 655,177 377,541 5.0% 655,177 8.7%
<br />protecting the
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<br />ich suburbs in the -Twin Cities Lake St. Croix Beach 72,937• 28,363 5.0% 42,426 7.5%
<br />anetr'opolitan area. We can only ~-
<br />hoPe that our legislators have Lakeland Shores 3 328 3,328 2.8% 3,328 2.8%
<br />n10Te W1SdOm than that." I ~ `- 37 ' _ r ~1c/o
<br />`. COnntleS are Stlll tallyl[lg the Mahtomedi 294,312 217,473 4.2% 270,463 5.2%
<br />dosses. Aa~ording -to ...the ...state - 1 -- ®.: ~~' '~ 2'.5;9'°
<br />Revenue Department, the pro- Newport 469,810 103,446 3:5% 236,449 8.0%
<br />posed aid .cut will ; be about tp0, ; a ,
<br />'$3mi11ionforAnokaCountylnthe pakdale ~ 1,375,517 709,859 4.0% 1.,375,517. 7.7%
<br />first year and' $5.5 million in the ~ ~ 5 z{ 2~1'E 5 ~ . 3
<br />aeCOnd year. For Dakota County, Paul Park 692 704
<br />`St
<br />~ 119,137 5.0°>o zz6,349 9.5%
<br />pt's. $3.5 million the first year and . 7 5,fl% i<t391,zS3 '1.~i41fl
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<br />X6.4 million the second year. FQr Willernie 59,669 7;816 3.5% 17,865 8.0%
<br />Washington Gounty,' it's $2:2 mil- °'
<br />lion the first year and $3.6 million All Cities 671,825,804 140,716,271 3.8% 274,077,361 7.3°~
<br />;the next. Ramsey County would
<br />~OSe $6.4 -1nIll10n the first year
<br />° *LGA=.Local government aid. MVHC=.Market value homestead credit.
<br />Market Value Homestead Credit Reimbursement+Taconite
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<br />s
<br />aIId abOUt $12 m11110n the SeCOnd. ga +
<br />e =
<br />Revenue Ba
<br />'Aids + Transit Aids k Low Income Housing Aid. Total City Revenues = 2000 Total Osa
<br />On top of those cuts, COUnt1eS .Revenue -Local Unit Grants + Net Enterprise Fund Transfers. Borrowed Funds Are
<br />ii711 IOSe money In human S2rv- Also Excluded. Source: League of Minnesota Cities. PIONEER PRE55
<br />ices, ahe environment and other
<br />"My stomach is in knots,"
<br />cent of its budget from local
<br />areas.
<br />some suburbs
<br />To be sure said Ronda. Schert, an adult fos- government aid, .homestead tax
<br />,
<br />won't feel major pain. Eagan
<br />`stands to lose $1.3 million both `.ter. care provider for two devel-
<br />opmentally disabled adults in credits and county.assistance.
<br />"That .doesn't leave our aty
<br />`this year :and in 2004. That's a Oakdale. "You're .hurting these
<br />a with a lot of wiggle room with
<br />"
<br />the shortfall
<br />address
<br />h t
<br />i
<br />~ percent slice of total city revenue.
<br />the .cuts will
<br />4 In some :areas king
<br />people because you are t
<br />away services from them. They ,
<br />.
<br />o .
<br />wh
<br />c
<br />said Mayor Todd Streeter. Costs
<br />,
<br />merely be inconvenient but `not are vulnerable, they can't speak could dribble down to atizens,
<br />if the Women,
<br />For example
<br />dire #or themselves." for instance,. to help pay for sher-
<br />,
<br />.
<br />tnfants and-Children clinic clos- Anoka County. will. close its
<br />in
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<br />h Lib
<br />t iff protection, fire and ewer-
<br />Streeter said. Lake
<br />gency rescue
<br />es in Farmington, `families
<br />would have to travel a few miles y
<br />ra
<br />hdale Branc
<br />Nor
<br />Coon Rapids, one of the smallest ,
<br />St. Croix Beach and four other
<br />farther to another clinic. < libraries . in its system. There communities in -the. Lower St.
<br />Counties also are: being has been a library at that site - Croix Valley area pitch in for the
<br />asked to fund some services for for 40 years and in its current services, but if :all. five aties lose
<br />the first time or increase their
<br />including
<br />"share of the costs 'building since 1978.
<br />Some aties and counties made income they'll be strained to pay
<br />for them, :Streeter said"`We're
<br />"
<br />,
<br />some group homes for the changes in recent months in he
<br />all. pretty much lean .cities,
<br />developmentally disabled. The antiapation of the cuts. To ease said. "We don't, have a lot going
<br />additional cost for that program
<br />for Dakota County alone could the loss of $748,000 in local govern-
<br />meat aid, which is 8 percent of the on in terms of large community
<br />centers or infrastructure we try
<br />be as high as $500,000 each year. city's general fund, New Brighton... to support. We're just trying to
<br />"
<br />The deficit also means that this year established an electricity get by with basic services.
<br />new clients won't be added to and gas user fee expected to Ben-
<br />some programs, including a pro- crate about $460,000 in income Nancy Ngo, Cynthia Boyd, Mara
<br />gram that keeps developmental- annually. New Brighton has Gottfried, Brian Bonner and Mary
<br />ly disabled children and adults increased other fees, as well, Divine contributed to this article.
<br />out of institutions. That trans- including charges for some park
<br />fates to about 300 people per and recreation programs. Reach Amy Sherman, who covers
<br />dear who won't be served. Also, Lake St. Croix Beach, with a Dakota County public safety and
<br />Some existing clients and service population of about 1,140 in government, at asherman@
<br />-1-providers willget less money. Washington County, gets 19 per- pioneerpress.com or (651) 228-2174.
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