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CITY OF LITTLE CANADA RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Office of: JOSEPH G. CHLEBECK, Clerk 515 Little Canada Road Little Canada, Minn. 55117 484 -2177 January 4, 1983 Mr. Peter Erickson Hearing Examiner Office of Administrative Hearings 4th Floor Summit Bank Building 310 4th Ave. S. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 Dear Mr. Erickson: MAYOR Raymond Hanson COUNCIL Michael Fahey Beverly Scalze Dennis Forsberg Mugs Nardini I wish to express my support relative to the Proposed Optional Appendix E Automated Fire Suppression Systems. Fire and Police Protection services are two major concerns for local governments. Not only are they costly budgetary items, but also, they are services which must be paid for out of the general funds, which plainly stated are taxes. Many communities, Little Fiscal Disparities Act. density apartment units. the purposes of creating bility for providing the lice protection, without acute problem. Canada specifically, have been victims of the They have developed with businesses and high There is nothing wrong with that concept for a more favorable tax base, but the responsi- necessary protective services, fire and po- equitable tax collection is becoming a more Federal, State and County fiscal aids are decreasing. In an effort to continue to provide adequate fire protection, at a reasonable cost to the taxpayers, it seems only fair to allow communi- ties greater latitude in trying to meet these costs. I do not feel it to be an injustice to require large developers to augment local fire protection services by the strengthening of local community sprinkler requirements. In fact I feel it to be mutually advantageous to both the community and the developers. 69.