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LCHS be required to fully compensate the City for the increased heating, maintenance, <br />electricity, janitorial and other city services which would be needed to support the LCHS <br />addition? <br />5. Suitable alternatives exist to fulfill the desires of the LCHS. If the projects undertaken <br />by the LCHS have true historical relevance, they could certainly be performed under the <br />auspices of another agency, such as the Minnesota Historical Society or the Ramsey <br />County Historical Society, without the need to embark on an expensive building project. I <br />have no doubt that our tax dollars also support these organizations, and see no need for <br />further duplication. <br />6. Other projects would be a far more valuable use of existing tax levies. I would place <br />much more value on road maintenance, police and fire protection, and recreation, which <br />benefit ALL residents, than on the proposed addition, which benefits only a few. <br />7. Providing LCHS with a building sets the wrong precedent. How can the City turn <br />down future requests from other civic - minded groups who desire the City to provide them <br />space on the same terms as LCHS? <br />8. I believe that the citizens of Little Canada, if fully informed of the circumstances of <br />the proposed addition, do not and would not support the proposal. I encourage you <br />to let the citizen taxpayers decide for themselves the propriety and priority of this project. <br />Place it on the ballot, with a full description of the one -time AND continuing operating <br />costs! <br />In summary, I oppose the proposal to build an addition to City Hall. It is a wasteful use of the tax <br />dollars extracted from the families of Little Canada. Feel free to contact me at 481 -8528 if you <br />wish to discuss this matter. <br />Very truly yours, <br />Michael S. F. <br />Page 19 <br />