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n III I II <br />Lit t MouodgWQW <br />October 23, 1985 <br />RE: Minnesota State Statute Chapter 163,11 - Establishment, <br />Alteration, vacat:-n, Revocation (of County Roadai <br />Senator Steve Novak <br />203 statu Capitol <br />St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 <br />Dear Senator Novak: <br />,ICY/I�CVVwTs 4:., M1 M1• <br />J 101 HIVMN�. la <br />YuuMa�v�IN Yibb N117 <br />�KaM/ <br />Ramsey County has discussed turning the responsibility for <br />maintenance, repair, etc. of some county roads over to the <br />City. The Aounds View City Council has discussed this issue <br />at great length and has asked me to write you this letter. <br />Minnesota Statute i63.11 discusses revocation of county <br />roads. Our review of this Statute indicates that if the <br />county revokes a road and gives it to a townsh,, the county <br />must improve the rcad so that the road wi meet county <br />standards. The Statute does not say anything about the <br />repair[ or improvements to the roar' if the rcad is turned <br />over to a city. <br />i <br />The Councy's abil)ti ,c turn over a county roars to a city <br />without making any repairs to the road is very unfair. We <br />tool like we are being treated as "second class citizens". <br />I an sure that many other cities in the Metropolitan Are• <br />will feel tha same way once the issue is brought to theic <br />attention. <br />If this State Statute is not changed, counties could allow <br />thatr roads to deteriorate and then turn the roads over to <br />the cities just hetore major repair work is needed. This <br />would be an immense financial burden to cicies. <br />