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1 1 1 2o5 4/24/72 Mr. Marier moved to authorize the Attorney to send in certifications of zoning on Forrest Tagg's land. Seconded by Mrs. Swanson. Carried unanimously. Mr. Marier asked the Clerk to break down the permits into the above classifications and to bring the list to the next meeting. He suggested we do this until the end of the year; if the new law becomes effective, the State will buy the signs that are up if we issue permits for them, or they will remove the signs if there is no permit from us. Mr. Locher has finished the questionnaire on legal fees charged to the Village by his firm, and read the entire form and his answers. He noted that he sends copies of all our new ordinances to the League for them to distribute to other municipalities as samples. He also noted that we have to pay for the prosecution of tic kets by other units of government and that we get very little money back from the fines. He felt the other units should prosecute their own tickets for offenses against our ordinances and we should get the fines. The Clerk was asked to make copies of the questionnaire for members. Mr. Bohjanen reported that he has attended the MSB meeting on April 19th when our cost allocation appeal was to be discussed; the MSB Appeals Hearing Committee had recommended that our allocation be cancelled, and the final decision on our appeal and several others will be made at the MSB's May 3rd meeting. Mr. Bohjanen stated that Lexington will send a revised copy of the changed portion of the fire contract which will help to lower our insurance classification. If we get the No. 9 classification, it could give a $10 reduction on the fire insurance premium on a $20,000 home. Mr. Bohjanen noted that the matter of buying the Centerville police care was being dealt with, and that the figure of $1000 had once been mentioned. We has offer- ed $800 as a counter proposal, but he had heard by the telephone that they will not accept this price - they want $1000 or the car back. Mr. Bohjanen noted that we have the car in service, even tonight, and that the police say they can't get by with only one car. Mr. Myhre said the use the Centerville car when: 1. The Plymouth breaks down. 2. On Friday and Saturday nights in Centerville. 3. There is an amergency. 4. They have to run for parts and supplies, thus leaving the Plymouth in the Village on duty. 5. Investigating burglaries, etc., so they don't tie up the other car. Mr. Myhre said they had put 12,000 miles on the Centerville car since October, and that if we wouldn't have had that car we would be due for buying another new car by now. Mr. Myhre had gone to the Centennial BAnk to see what they thought the 1969 Ford was worth and got these prices: Retail - $1425, Wholesale- $1000, Loan Value -$925. Subtracting $150 for having more than 50,000 miles on the car gives the following figures: Retail - $1275, Wholesale -$850, Loan -$775. After discussion, Mr. Marier recommended that we wait for Centerville's letter on our proposal and see if they will have a change of heart; Mr. Bohjanen didn't think there was much chance of that. Mr. Myhre stated that the Centerville car is in better shape that the 1970 Plymouth. It was agreed to wait for the answer. Mr. Bohjanen noted that Commissioner Burman had set up a meeting on the. State Building Code for April 25th at the Anoka Court House, and that he intended to go and felt the Building Inspector should too. He mentioned that there was a similar meeting in Bloomington on the following evening.