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Focus News—Thurs.,September 14, 1995— <br /> II <br /> • MOUNDS VIEW • --- <br /> t .4 <br /> 11i <br /> a; : i <br /> .Ii . ... -. <br /> f � <br /> , .;: . . <br /> r, 1 <br /> . <br /> ., <br /> ,. � � ,ten <br /> 1 «wIs t � <br /> y} .rw,rw� j <br /> `! <br /> J <br /> xit s.:`5 <br /> Photo by Brad Stauffer <br /> Mounds View City Council members agree a pselealrian bridge over heavily-traveled Highway 10 is <br /> needed, but taxpayers need to foot the city's share of construction costs if the project is to move for- <br /> ward. <br /> Tax hike considered to fund bridge <br /> 1. construction over Highway 104,, . <br /> SHELBY NICoLAUS-DUNSKI pedestrian bridge. <br /> 15 During a work session last week. Council Mem- <br /> ounds View residents may have to put ber Julie Trude argued that the city could use tax- <br /> their money where their convictions are increment financing(TIF)to fund the project. <br /> if they want to walk or bicycle over Trude. an attorney, said the proposal is a legal use <br /> Highway 10 traffic. of TIF money since it would enhance the communi- <br /> The City Council is expected to discuss a propos- ty and make businesses on both sides of the high- <br /> al during an October work session to increase prop- way more accessible to customers. <br /> erty taxes to fund a pedestrian bridge over the high- Mayor Jerry Linke agreed. as did the city's bond- <br /> . way ing attorney, Jim O'Meara. who was paid by the <br /> The funding plan is a compromise from labored city to submit a legal opinion on the use of TIF for <br /> debate during a work session last week over how the project. The city's Planning Commission also <br /> • <br /> the city would pay the $120,000 matching funds of pressed the council to consider using tax-increment <br /> a 541.80.000 federal grant to build the bridge. funding. <br /> The only thing council members could agree on BRIDGE/PaQe 7 <br /> last week was that the highway should have a <br /> 0 <br />