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aAnnScY COU►vrr <br />Offic� of the Connty Ma.na.ger <br />Ter.y Schutten, County'vianager <br />250 Court House <br />15 West Kellogg Boulevard <br />St. Paul, uN 5�102 <br />Apcil 15, 1994 <br />James P. 0't4eara <br />Briggs and Mo�gan <br />Z200 First National <br />St• Paul, MN 55101 <br />Dear Mr. 0'Meara: <br />Bank Building <br />: :: __ . u: �,., <br />,_� � _ . � a -� <br />Te1:61?-266-8000 <br />Fax: 012-266-$039 <br />Thank you for your letter regarding the proposed Mounds Vie�a Ta:� <br />Increment and Development District Plans and Amendments. <br />The Ramsey County Board has considered the issue of Tax Increment <br />Financing (TIF) on a number of occasions, the most recent being in Aori1 <br />and May of 1993. At that time, the Board reaf�irmed their concern that <br />reliance on TIF adversely af=ects the County's prooerty tax base and <br />artiiicially inilates the property taxes oi those propecties that are <br />not included in the TIF plan. <br />The Ramsey <br />involvement <br />management <br />Iimitations <br />County. <br />County Board continues to desire greater County Board <br />in TIF decisions and the process of decision making; <br />ot the growth in the use o£ T2= within Ramsey County; and <br />on the imoact of TIF on the progerty tax base in Ramsey <br />The attached resolutioris (82-734 and ?3-215) express the Board's concern <br />regarding TIF and their posztions conc=rning proposals to change <br />e:�isting legislation relating to it. If you have any questions, please <br />fe�l free to cail me at 266-8014. <br />Sincerely, <br />�i�fiG�z� �i <br />Bonnie C. Jac' en <br />Chies Cler!cC jCounty Board <br />Attachments <br />cc: Ramsey Countv Commissionecs <br />Terry Schutten, County Manager <br />Lou McKenna, Director, Property Records and Revenue <br />Terry Lindeke, Direc;,or, Inte:governmental A=�airs <br />Judy Karon, Direc�or, Community and Economic Deve�ooment <br />Samantha Orduno, MounCS Vie�a Cit� �ianage= <br />liinu�esota's �zst Home t�nie Coant, <br />