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-3- APRIL 12, 1975 Mr. Jaworski said he did not get that impression from reading the newspaper accounts of the Guide and he did not feel that the rest of the people got that impression. Most in the audience agreed with Mr. Jaworski. Senator Milton said that the bill that is referred to as 4/1/75 was a trial batton. He said that rather than give it a number or name it was discussed incommittee to see it could pass and to get the feel of the people on this bill. Senator..Mitton said that this method of trying something has since be abandoned and that he felt too much attentton --and• adverse a -WrI ioet.--- had been given to the 4/1/75 bill. He felt it was a good bill. Mr. Zeiinka related his experience in trying to get a copy of this 4/1/75 bill at the State House on Friday. He said that it took him three hours to get a copy and only after considerable run-around was he able to get it. There was no record in the index for either the. House or the Senate. He questioned this fact. Finally one clerk told him, in an off -the -record -type of manner, that if he went to Room 303 he could get a copy of what he was looking for. Senator Milton told Mr. Zeiinka that he probably could have saved him- self a lot of time had he come into his office. The question of the School Districts Mil rate was brought up. Why is it so high when the enrollments were declining? Mr. Bohjanen said that the protected growth of Lino Lakes according to the MC is approximately 100 people by 1980. Mrs. Tufts asked if the industry in the area and if the taxes could not help fill some of the void? Why weren't the cities doing more to attarct industry to this area? The Council explained that you cannot attract industry without sewers in the area. The problem of the School Distracts and taxing was discussed. Mr. Schneider from Andoverrsaixd• that in their area new schools were scheduled -- to be built but the enrollment was on the decline. But we have to help pick up the tab because of the MC directions. That is just short sited on the part of the MC. Why not make use of the schools that are already built instead of building new ones, because of some line indicating that an area is in another School District when across the street there is a school not being used? The MC is getting so much power that they are no longer an advisory body for the Legislature they are beccmtng a eontr^'iinc may. And the ones